2015 first quarter financial results may not be in for most hospitality companies but we at UGSRP feel there are many industry leaders deserving a grade of A+ for their 'sustainability' efforts to start the year. Here are a few of the encouraging signs that we've noticed in the first few months of 2015. Canadian … Continue reading More good news than usual….2015 off to a ‘sustainable’ start!
4th Annual Symposium on Issues in the Canadian Restaurant Industry
Please join us! UGSRP’s 4th Annual Symposium on Issues in the Canadian Restaurant Industry GETTING & KEEPING THE BEST Discussions around retention in the Canadian Restaurant Industry Wednesday, March 4th, 2015 – 7 p.m. Thornbrough Building - Room 1307, University of Guelph Reception to Follow in PJ’s Restaurant – Macdonald Stewart Hall Speakers Mo Jessa, … Continue reading 4th Annual Symposium on Issues in the Canadian Restaurant Industry
Why are young managers leaving the restaurant industry?
Every now and then a student writes a paper that makes you stop and really think about a topic. Rebecca Gordon, a 4th year Hospitality and Tourism student at the University of Guelph has written such a paper. Her work entitled "Should I Stay or Should I Go? Why are Young Managers Leaving the … Continue reading Why are young managers leaving the restaurant industry?
OHI Top 30 Under 30 Celebrating 10 years!
The Ontario Hostelry Institute (OHI) is an organization that was created to raise the standards of professional post-secondary hospitality programs in Ontario Colleges and Universities. For the past 25 years the OHI has done this through raising money for student scholarships. Since its inception the OHI has raised over $2 million dollars for … Continue reading OHI Top 30 Under 30 Celebrating 10 years!
My Summer Studying Food Waste
By Emily Martin Food waste is an overlooked but crucial piece of the sustainable food movement. Food waste is rarely considered or included in conversations about sustainable eating. I spent this past summer working as an undergraduate research assistant on a project exploring both residential and restaurant industry food waste in a Canadian context. … Continue reading My Summer Studying Food Waste
Social uprising south of the border!
The ground swell of a new movement is well underway, at least in the United States. For decades North Americans have looked down upon jobs in the restaurant business. When I applied to the University of Guelph's school of Hotel and Food Administration in 1984 (the school I teach at today) my father tried to … Continue reading Social uprising south of the border!
The Digital Restaurant Project
While the snow may have stopped us from holding our Women's Panel* event on the 12th of March, we are happy to say it let up and allowed our involvement in the inaugural event, the Digital Restaurant Project, on March 14th. Now with summer jobs in the restaurant industry in the works, it only seems … Continue reading The Digital Restaurant Project
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Animal Welfare Certification
I posted this earlier on my own blog but I think its worth reading for people interested in restaurants.
I was speaking in PEI a couple of weeks ago and someone asked me about animal welfare certification. The question is an interesting one. Certification has been important in organics although there are increasingly questions about the value in third party certification if respected brands are claiming organic. This will be an interesting evolution. There are a couple of points worth noting that are likely to influence the development in this area:
1 – the importance of brands. Many food service companies and retailers are making commitments with respect to animal welfare standards. It is important to them to protect their brands so they have a strong incentive to “certify” and audit that their suppliers are meeting those commitments. I really wonder if additional third party certification will add value or enforcement to this process. A&W is making commitments on a number of attributes including animal welfare. If it is…
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Women in Hospitality Management Panel
As a student working in our female-dominated hospitality industry, it's hard to ignore the change in gender organization upon entering a management role. While women have made their mark in recent years, men are still holding the majority of positions in upper management. We want to get to the bottom of this change by speaking … Continue reading Women in Hospitality Management Panel
University of Guelph Sustainable Restaurant Project 