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Holding Ourselves as Food Media Accountable

EATER

I don’t recognize the Eater of 2008 in the Eater of 2020. I wrote last week that it’s one thing to have a policy or guidance in a Google doc or talk about it in meetings, but it’s wholly another to hold our reporters, editors, hiring managers, and myself accountable every day. It’s not the moment for complacency.

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David Chang’s Memoir Fails to Account for the Trauma He Caused Me

EATER

But as an employee on the receiving end of that rage, the book fails to account for trauma he caused me. I am definitely not the intended audience for Eat a Peach : In 2008, I was hired as the corporate beverage director for Chang’s young empire; I held this job for seven months before I was fired without explanation. I love teams.”

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EasyHotel appoints new finance director

Hotel Owner

He started his career at Baker Tilly as an auditor in 2008, before joining the National Basketball Association as finance manager in 2012 to 2015. The other hires who join this month are Kay Pithwa, UK and Ireland financial controller, Sophie Ruelland, France and Spain financial controller and Fil Goralczyk, senior management accountant.

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The ascension of extended-stay hotels in the U.S.

Hotel Business

marked by the highest counts recorded since Q2 2008 by Lodging Econometrics (LE) , there’s been a significant rise in the popularity of extended-stay hotels. In Q4 2023, middle-tier extended-stay brands significantly influenced the segment, accounting for 1,467 projects/139,092 rooms. that have 50 or more active projects in the U.S.

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LE: Upper-midscale projects lead U.S. construction pipeline 

Hotel Business

The hotel construction pipeline continues to grow at a moderate pace with current project counts 3% below and rooms 14% below the all-time high of 5,883 projects/785,547 rooms reached in Q2 2008. construction pipeline, accounting for 38% of the projects and standing at 2,149 projects/209,895 rooms at the Q3 close.

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The Shore Group’s Recruitment Division Appoints Managing Director, Darren Burnett

Luxury Hospitality Magazine

Founded in 2008, The Shore Group is an integrated support services business operating in the construction, property, facilities management, and retail sectors. Co-Founders James and Lewis will remain accountable for all aspects of the Group’s business strategy, performance and growth plans.

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LE: U.S. construction pipeline rises in all project stages

Hotel Business

Up 9% by both projects and rooms year-over-year (YOY); project totals at Q1 ‘23 are just 338 projects, or 5.7%, behind the all-time high of 5,883 projects recorded in Q2 2008. Projects in the early planning stage account for 44% of the projects in the total U.S. construction pipeline at Q1.