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SUMMARY:Greater Newport Hospitality Lab: The Business of Hospitality & Data Based Thinking
DESCRIPTION:Facilitated by Salve Regina University faculty members Dr. Melissa Varao and Professor Brian Connors\, the Newport Hospitality Lab is a professional development series created for the people who power hospitality throughout Greater Newport.Restaurants\, hotels\, event venues\, culinary teams\, and seasonal operators are all part of the same ecosystem.This Lab exists to strengthen that ecosystem\, together.Topics:Understanding core financial drivers such as labor\, food cost\, and marginsUsing sales and scheduling data to plan more effectivelySimple frameworks for daily and weekly decision-makingIntroduction to practical technology and AI tools that save time and reduce errorsOutcome:Participants gain clarity and confidence around the numbers that drive business successSeries Topics:3/2: Menu Engineering for Profitability *Complimentary!3/9: Guest Experience & Service Quality3/16: The Business of Hospitality & Data Based Thinking 3/23: People Leadership That Actually Works3/30: Kitchen Systems & Modern Operations\nMondays\, March 2nd through March 30th. 10-11:30a.m.Innovate Newport\, 513 Broadway\, Newport
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Facilitated by Salve Regina University faculty members Dr. Melissa Varao and Professor Brian Connors\, the Newport Hospitality Lab is a professional development series created for the people who power hospitality throughout Greater Newport.
Restaurants\, hotels\, event venues\, culinary teams\, and seasonal operators are all part of the same ecosystem.
This Lab exists to strengthen that ecosystem\, together.
- Understanding core financial \;drivers \;such \;as labor\, \;food cost\, \;and \;margins
- Using sales and scheduling data \;to plan more \;effectively
- Simple \;frameworks \;for daily and weekly \;decision-making
- Introduction \;to practical \;technology and AI tools that save \;time and reduce errors
Participants \;gain \;clarity and \;confidence \;around \;the numbers that \;drive business success
Series Topics:
3/2: Menu Engineering for Profitability *Complimentary!
3/9: Guest Experience &\; Service Quality
3/16: The Business of Hospitality &\; Data Based Thinking
3/23: People Leadership That Actually Works
3/30: Kitchen Systems &\; Modern Operations
Mondays\, March 2nd \;through March 30th. 10-11:30a.m.
Innovate Newport\, 513 Broadway\, Newport