NEW YORK, N.Y. – Designers, architects, and creatives recently submitted ideas for relevant, customer-focused, revenue-generating foodservice pioneering concept (FPC) designs, and judges have determined a top three.
All entrants were challenged to conceive, create and rough-design their most edgy idea for:
• a revenue-generating foodservice concept that can open and operate in an under-used, nontraditional location in a hotel or resort;
• lobbies, courtyards, hallways, concourses or any high-traffic space not specifically outfitted to foodservice; and
• locations where access to water is limited and ventilation and gas connections are non-existent.
First Place Winner: G2 (Click Here for a closer look)
Creators: Melanie Corey-Ferrini (314dc) and Joshua D. Mass (elite studio)
Contact: www.314dc.com & www.elitestudioe.com
Second Place Winner: Local Bar
Creator: Kip Serfozo (CINI • LITTLE INTERNATIONAL, INC)
Third Place Winner: My Happy
Creator: Katherine Mizla (The Vollrath Co, LLC)
Canopy by Hilton Opens in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – Last week, Canopy by Hilton opened Canopy by Hilton Philadelphia | Center City, the first Pennsylvania location of Hilton’s luxury and lifestyle hotel brand. The 236-room hotel, which is owned by National Real Estate Advisors and operated by Davidson Hotels & Resorts, is located at the East Market development in Center City, Philadelphia.
“Canopy Philadelphia is proud to announce we have officially opened our doors in the lively East Market neighborhood of Center City,” said John Fricke, general manager, Canopy Philadelphia Center City. “While we have been anticipating this opening for quite some time, we feel now is the right time to bring our boutique lifestyle hotel experience to guests looking for a safe and welcoming place to stay in the City of Philadelphia.”
Canopy by Hilton Philadelphia | Center City
As Canopy Philadelphia responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, some services and amenities have been adjusted in order to adhere to health and safety guidance from local government. “To emphasize our commitment to the health and safety of our guests, Canopy Philadelphia is participating in the Hilton CleanStay Program, a new program to deliver an industry-defining standard of cleanliness and disinfection in Hilton properties around the world,” write company officials via press release. “In a first for the hospitality business, Hilton has collaborated with RB, maker of Lysol and Dettol, and consulted with Mayo Clinic to develop elevated processes and Team Member training to help Hilton guests enjoy an even cleaner and safer stay from check-in to check-out.”
Located in the East Market neighborhood of Center City, Canopy Philadelphia is just steps away from Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market, the Fashion District, the Pennsylvania Convention Center, City Hall and more. Conveniently situated between the city’s historic and business districts, Canopy Philadelphia offers accessibility with a variety of shopping and dining options.
Red Rock Resorts Reports Second Quarter Losses
LAS VEGAS – Red Rock Resorts, Inc. reported net revenues of $108.5 million for the second quarter of 2020, a decrease of 77.5%. Financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020.
A press release from Red Rock Resorts described the March 17, 2020, order from the Governor of Nevada shutting down all nonessential businesses, including casinos, in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Similarly, the Graton Casino Resort, which is managed by Red Rock Resorts, closed on March 17. What originally began as a thirty day shutdown in Nevada ended 79 days later.
On June 4, 2020, the Company reopened its Red Rock, Green Valley Ranch, Santa Fe Station, Boulder Station, Palace Station and Sunset Station properties, together with its Wildfire properties. The Graton Casino Resort also partially reopened on June 18, 2020.
Second Quarter Results
• Net revenues were $108.5 million for the second quarter of 2020, a decrease of 77.5%, or $374.4 million, from $482.9 million for the same period of 2019, due to the closure of all of the Company’s properties.
• Net loss was $118.4 million for the second quarter of 2020, a decrease of $111.4 million, from a net loss of $7.1 million for the same period of 2019, due to the closure of all of the Company’s properties.
Las Vegas Operations
• Net revenues from Las Vegas operations were $101.0 million for the second quarter of 2020, a decrease of 77.9%, or $356.7 million, from $457.8 million in the same period of 2019, due to the closure of all of the Company’s Las Vegas properties, as explained above.
• Adjusted EBITDA from Las Vegas operations was negative $12.1 million for the second quarter of 2020, a decrease of 111.4%, or $118.1 million, from $106.0 million in the same period of 2019, primarily due to the closure of all of the Company’s Las Vegas properties.
The press release goes on to say: “Despite the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, our Las Vegas properties showed strong performance for the post-reopening period from June 4 through June 30, 2020.”
Hotels Sue San Francisco County
SAN FRANCISCO – The Hotel Council of San Francisco, the California Hotel and Lodging Association and the American Hotel & Lodging Association filed a lawsuit in late July to overturn the County of San Francisco’s “Healthy Buildings” ordinance that they claim, “endangers hotel employees and guests and causes significant economic hardships by forcing many hotels to remain closed and permanently lay off thousands of workers.”
According to a press release issued by The California Hotel & Lodging Association, “The ordinance, approved on July 7 by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and signed on July 17 by Mayor Breed puts hotel employees at greater risk of exposure to COVID-19, will delay those workers’ return to work and adds costly and unnecessary cleaning requirements to a single industry while exempting all public buildings such as BART stations, jails, and even the supervisors’ own offices.”
The lawsuit asks the Superior Court/County of San Francisco to declare the ordinance unlawful and unenforceable. The hotel associations, on behalf of their members, cite the ordinance’s lack of alignment with public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health.
The lawsuit claims that the ordinance:
- endangers the health of hotel employees by mandating increased contacts with guests;
- fails to align with widely recognized federal and state infectious disease experts health guidelines for hotels;
- does financial harm to a specific industry that has an outstanding health safety record;
- ignores San Francisco’s environmental laws and mandates; and
- serves the selfish interests of a union with no consideration of the employee harm it mandates.