OAK BROOK, IL – McDonald’s Corp. today announced its biennial summary of innovation in the 2014 Global “Best of Green” report. “Best of Green” is a collection of best practices that illustrates progress in five categories — energy, recycling and waste, sustainable sourcing, engagement and greening the restaurants/workplace. “The success of McDonald’s is built on […]
NORWALK, Conn., . . . Priceline.com, a leader in mobile travel and part of The Priceline Group [NASDAQ: PCLN], announced today the launch of a custom-created hotel search and booking app specially designed for Amazon’s new Android-based Fire phone, which launched on July 25. The priceline.com Fire Phone app is available now for free download […]
STAMFORD, Conn.– Today, Westin Hotels & Resorts unveiled the next stage of its year-long Westin Well-Being Movement with the announcement of two new nutrition-focused partnerships with SuperChefs™ and The Juicery and the newest member of the brand’s Well-Being Council, dietician Ashley Koff RD. As an advocate for wellness and healthy eating, Westin teamed up with […]
What would Starbucks beverages look like if they were interpreted in another handcrafted form? At a recent South Korea fashion show, a vibrant pink blouse, belted with an oversized fabric flower, over a taupe-colored layered, flared skirt represented a new Starbucks beverage introduced in Korea – the Passion Tea Lemonade Starbucks Fizzio™ with Hibiscus Jelly. […]
ORLANDO, Fla. and SAN FRANCISCO — Darden Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: DRI) and Golden Gate Capital today announced that Golden Gate has completed the acquisition of the Red Lobster business and certain other related assets and assumed liabilities for approximately $2.1 billion in cash. The sale of Red Lobster is the culmination of a robust competitive […]
Chevy Chase, Md., – How does a luxury hotel company bring its brand to life and showcase a memorable performance by highly skilled artists in China? It recruits one of the nation’s finest performance arts troupes to offer spontaneous acrobatic shows in Shanghai, and then shares the beautiful video content with a global digital audience. […]
KFC had a vision to condense an 80-page instruction manual into an interactive video that would play on a screen the size of a fingerprint. And they did just that, by developing a Google Glass platform to explore how team members train and respond to the fast-changing restaurant environment. Resembling an elaborate Bluetooth earpiece, Google […]
STAMFORD, Conn.– Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) today announced that its world-renowned Westin brand has reached the 200th hotel milestone with the opening of The Westin Chongqing Liberation Square in China. Westin will follow this growth milestone with the opening of three more hotels in China: The Westin Zhujiajian Resort in Zhoushan, […]
As Americans around the country grow increasingly frustrated with the partisan gridlock in Washington, a few mayors are looking to neighborhood Starbucks stores to help spark local action. Through the new Solutions City℠ initiative, mayors in five cities – Sacramento, Baltimore, Columbus, Orlando, and Phoenix – will bring together constituents and other local leaders for […]
The UK’s hospitality, leisure and retail sectors are set to see significant growth over the next few years, according to a new report from Barclays, which reveals annual expenditure from domestic tourists will surge by 25% to over £108 billion by 2017. The research, independently commissioned for Barclays’ Retail and Hospitality & Leisure sector teams, […]
