Subscribe

Food & Beverage

  RSS
The latest on food and beverages behind the business of meeting planning.

  • Starting From Scratch at Gaylord
    Stephanie Corbin - 10/05/2009
    If you’re having an event at Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn., you’ll have the opportunity to experience the culinary delights of Executive Chef Michael Swann. Swann started at the resort in 2004 after he gained experience as executive chef in restaurants and smaller hotel properties. More

  • Affordable Appetites at Convention Centers
    By Joalien Johnson - 10/05/2009
    Meeting planners and tradeshow organizers have scoured their budgets this year, looking everywhere they are able to find ways to streamline costs. One item on almost every budget that has undergone scrutiny has been food and beverage service. Organizers and planners have had to figure out the best ways to meet the expectations of their attendees – all the while cutting corners. More
  • Not So Tiny These Days
    Stephanie Corbin - 08/03/2009
    Being an entrepreneur is tough – and sometimes rewarding – work. That’s the case with Denise Medved, who has translated her "The Tiny Kitchen" cookbook into a series of food and entertainment shows, one of which, The Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show, was just named a TSW Fastest 50 winner in its first year of eligibility. More
  • Centers Trim Costs Where They Can
    By Joalien Johnson - 07/06/2009
    When it comes to being hit by the recession, no one's dodged the bullet, least of all convention centers. Depending on their source of funding, be it public or private, some have fared better than others, but, across the nation, convention centers of all sizes admit they've had to be resourceful in coming up with new ways to save money at the venues – especially smaller-sized facilities. More
  • Sorority Dinner Makes It Into Record Book
    04/16/2009
    The Guinness World Records announced April 16 that Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority held the largest-ever sit-down dinner in history, for 16,207, July 17 at the Walter E. Washington (D.C.) Convention Center.

    More
  • Greening Suppliers: Overhauling Tradition
    By Stephanie Corbin - 04/20/2009
    When show managers decide to make their shows more sustainable, there are things they can control – such as decorating – and things they can’t. Those that can’t be controlled are usually services provided by suppliers, though there are options out there for show managers who look for them. More
  • Centerplate Slips Out of Public Eye
    By Rachel Wimberly - 02/16/2009
    Centerplate kicked 2008 off with a bang, snagging a 10-year, $300 million catering contract with Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center in January. One year later, though, after it lost a lucrative contract to continue to be the concessionaire at the Yankees' new home and its stock took a beating, the company was acquired by Kohlberg & Co. More
  • Existing Venues: Managing Sustainability
    By Stephanie Corbin - 09/29/2008
    Greening convention centers is becoming quite the trend as sustainability takes hold in the industry. Existing convention centers have been implementing and expanding programs to fight global warming. More
  • Next »

NEWS FROM THE WEB

Advertisement

SPONSORED LINKS

  • Blogs
  • Talkback

Michael Hart
BEHIND THE STORY

March 5, 2010
UBM’s $1 Investment
Elsewhere on our Web site you can see the news that United Business Media will repris...
More

Stephanie Corbin
OFF THE SHOWFLOOR

February 26, 2010
The Other Side of the Pen
Back in December, I gave an interview to The Los Angeles Times. Tiffany Hsu, one of t...
More

Stephanie Corbin
Off the Showfloor

February 9, 2010
A Badge of Honor
Last week, I visited my home state, Ohio, for a few days on invitation to attend the ...
More

Michael Hart
Behind The Story

February 3, 2010
MGM Mirage’s Macau Sacrifice
A while back, I mentioned to a show organizer I know in Hong Kong that I’d been...
More

» VIEW ALL BLOGS RSS

TRADE SHOWBOOTHS

Need to buy trade show booths for your next trade show? Compare options and get free price quotes from multiple dealers with one easy request


BY THE NUMBERS

Q1 Earnings Are Mixed
In releasing their first-quarter results, Las Vegas Sands and Boyd Gaming had reason to envy MGM Mirage. Sands' first-qua...

» View all stories







Advertisements






TSW NEWSLETTERS
TSW Green Show Report (Monthly)
TSW Association Show (Bi-weekly)
TSW MedShow Report (Bi-weekly)
TSW E-mmediate News (Varies)
TSW eWeek (Weekly)
TSW Las Vegas (Monthly)

About Us    |    Advertising Info    |   Site Map    |   Contact Us    |    Subscriptions    |    Useful Sites    |    RSS
©2010 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Use of this Web site is subject to its Terms of Use | Privacy Policy