The latest on food and beverages behind the business of meeting planning. en-us http://www.tradeshowweek.com/community/Food+%26+Beverage/47360.html?nid=3624 2008 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Mon, 12 May 2008 18:35:12 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6554201.html?nid=3624 When the Omni Fort Worth Hotel opens in January, it will not only have 607 guest rooms and 68,000 square feet of meeting and function space – it also will have the exclusive contract for all food and beverage services at the Fort Worth Convention Center across the street, something Aramark now shares with outside caterers. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6524802.html?nid=3624 On Jan. 15, the Orange County (Fla.) Board of County Commissioners voted 5-2 in favor of hiring a new caterer, Centerplate, for Orlando's Orange County Convention Center. Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6482892.html?nid=3624 Like most business people in the United States, exhibitors and tradeshow organizers pay sales tax. In the European Union, it's called a value-added tax (VAT), and sometimes organizers can be reimbursed for it, if they plan ahead. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6482899.html?nid=3624 The Civic Center Commision of Worcester, Mass., has extended by five years its contract with Philadelphia-based venue management firm SMG to run the DCU Center and, as part of the deal, will get some needed capital improvement funds. SMG has had the contract to manage the DCU Center, which includes a convention center and an arena, since each part opened. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6479920.html?nid=3624 If cable listings in the TV Guide are any indicator, chefs have achieved celebrity status on the level of professional athletes, actors and pop singers. The world of cooking has become a cult of the personalitiy, where panache and flamboyance are almost as important as pistacchios and flambe. Here, we highlight some of the stars of convention center cuisine. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6471270.html?nid=3624 The Las Vegas-based Culinary Workers Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165 came to a tentative agreement with MGM Mirage after five months of negotiations. Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:32:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6455937.html?nid=3624 Chicago's Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority board has awarded a 10-year food service contract for McCormick Place and Navy Pier — Festival Hall A&B to a group of restaurateurs that will send more to the authority's bottom line and promises quality enhancements for tradeshow crowds. Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6453013.html?nid=3624 The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority has granted a 10-year food services contract for McCormick Place and the Navy Pier to Chicago Restaurant Partners, a joint partnership including Levy Restaurants, Phil Stefani Signature Restaurants and Airport Restaurant Management. Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:04:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6438724.html?nid=3624 Attendees at Intl. CES this year had the opportunity to take part in a growing trend and add to their expertise with conferences produced by 13 organizations. Partnerships with show organizers allowed these organizations to collocate their conference events at CES. Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 MST