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🔥🌶️ A Big Thank You! 🌶️🔥 A quick post to say thank you to Niels Mekenkamp for sending these serious looking sauces to me as a gift! I think someone is itching to do the Edwards & Finn Ltd Hot Wings Challenge?! 👀 Keep your fingers crossed you get nominated soon sir! #hospitalitymanagement #hospitalityindustry #hotelindustry #hotelmanagement #hotelier #revenuemanagement #commercialmanagement #salesandmarketing

The wine industry suffers enough from a reputation of elitism and exclusivity, it doesn’t need yet another super elite private club. Leaders of fine wine and fine dining should be working towards grass roots education to inspire, attract talent and develop & acquire new markets. Instead, this new private elite club member venture is clearly sending out the message of division, exclusion and in other words “if you’re not rich enough you can’t join our club”. Sad but true. #winebusiness #wine https://lnkd.in/gYiQptd5

What are Gordon Ramsay's 3 x S's to a successful business? 🤔 1. Service 2. Service 3. F$@! Service And the award-winning chef and restaurant owner measures a restaurant by one simple metric... The customers' willingness to come back. 🙌 Agree or disagree with Gordo? 🤝 #customerservice #lifetimevalue #loyalty

- Colonel Harland David Sanders, Founder, KFC An American businessman and founder of fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (also known as KFC) - Colonel Harland Sanders founded the famous brand at the age of 62. - His fried chicken recipe was rejected 1,009 times before a restaurant accepted it Quote: "I've only had two rules: Do all you can and do it the best you can. It's the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something." - Colonel Sanders #colonelsandersquotes #colonelsandersstory #FromPovertyToSuccess #AmericanDream #KentuckyFriedSuccess #ChickenEmpire #BuildingABusiness #OvercomingObstacles #NeverStopLearning #BusinessTips #DreamItAchieveIt #AgeIsJustANumber #StartSmallDreamBig #frompovertytosuccess Credits: Marketing Motivation

Good point Alison! With so many wineries and brands in total ‘survival mode’, I think it’s real easy to start chasing alternative routes to a P&L. Your point about the restaurants is potentially a great key, especially if wineries had greater access to collaboration with local restaurants. With 170,000+ new brand registrations in the last year, 80,000+ of them imported product, staying in business seems to be overshadowing the focus of being a great hospitality brand. I believe in creating experiential winery events highlighting the miraculous details of wine as the key to great hospitality eventing. A little food ‘to go with it’ is an accent or enhancement to the focus, not a focus of the brand.🛟🍷 #directtoconsumer #dtc #winemakersforum #wine #winery

Does it make a difference if you don’t have a known person or a godfather in the industry? I’ve been asked this question multiple times, and here’s what I think. 🤔 #successmatra #IndustryInsights #CareerThoughts #PersonalJourney #ProfessionalGrowth #FoodForThought #mantra #success #simple #sucessstory #foodie #chefs #youngchefs #chefbhasin #cbhospitality #consultant #mentor #foodandbeverage #restaurant #advisor

You've probably seen Esquimalt Wine Company (Esquimalt Vermouth and Apéritifs) on menus and in stores- learn a bit more about one of our local businesses in a recent interview: https://lnkd.in/dh2xUh8z #esquimalt #shoplocal #localbusiness #yyjfood

Waitrose welcomes further Small Beer innovation! Felix James and I took this picture in the Summer of 2020, an incredibly proud moment as Small Beer Brew Co. landed on the shelves of more than 160 Waitrose stores across the country. Waitrose & Partners stood true to their values of supporting independent, sustainably-minded British producers. Embracing our mid-strength beer category innovation and front-footing the rapidly changing consumer environment and their customer's relationship with alcohol. It's a relationship that has continued to blossom with Waitrose being able to cater to a customer base who are shopping more mindfully than ever. At Small Beer we're not seeing consumers wanting to forego the social occasion, but we know that many (ourselves very much included) are more conscious about the impacts of alcohol on us personally and professionally. This May we exclusively launched our Small Beer Stout across 200 stores, grew distribution of Small Beer Lager to more than 200 stores and developed our Small Beer Pale pack size proposition, increasing it from single bottle to 6packs. It continues to be a great pleasure to work with a retailer whose values align with our own. Special acknowledgment to the Waitrose Buying Team who continue to challenge and push the boundaries within their offering, and a delight to share a partnership and category that is only strengthening. #independent #business #innovation #retail #category #growth

🌟 Reflecting on My Experience in the Restaurant Industry Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with many passionate professionals and restaurateurs, and each day I’ve learned something new. One of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that success in the restaurant industry doesn’t just depend on the quality of the food but also on the quality of the relationships built with customers and the team. Investing in people, listening to feedback, and always being ready to adapt have been the pillars that have guided me on my journey. What are the most valuable lessons you’ve learned in your work? #ProfessionalGrowth #LifeLessons #RestaurantIndustry