If and When to Reopen. As states start to loosen restrictions and our inboxes become increasingly packed with “reopening toolkits”, we can’t help but feel like we may have skipped a step. Read more here
read moreRethinking Space In a New World. Restaurants are neither primarily about food and beverage nor purely about hospitality. Rarely is beautiful design the main attraction. It is a combination of these aspects; our business is driven…
read moreThe long and winding road back to normalcy. We are going to get there. But the critical first step is to build a sound financial foundation for the effort. We recognize that the perspective offered,…
read moreWhat Food and Beverage Businesses Can Do Now; Julia Heyer on How Boutique Hotel F+B Can Prepare Now for a Post-COVID World. While real recovery may be a few months off, in conversations with clients…
read moreThis “relaunch” will be harder than an “opening”. Restaurant openings are hard in the best of circumstances. Given our experience with many openings and what we know about the current environment, we can say unequivocally that…
read moreLooking Toward the Future. We hope this message finds you all safe and healthy, and like us, in this difficult time, focused on doing our individual best for our communities and preparing for what will…
read moreThriving in the Stiff Competition of Food Halls; Tips On Pre-Empting Failure In An Increasingly Saturated Market GlobeSt spoke with HPI managing partner Julia Heyer for some honest words on how to succeed amidst the “thriving…
read moreHudson Yards Developers See an Appetite for their New Culinary Corridor; Will The $25 Billion Mixed Use Complex Be A Luxury Scale Dining Destination It Always Dreamed Of? A month before the opening of Hudson…
read moreThe Great Food Hall Race; Food hall proliferation across the US – who will emerge victorious? The number of major food halls in the US is expected to triple from 100 to 300 by the…
read moreHarvard Club Considers a Change, and Some Think It’s the ‘Worst Thing Ever;’ At the Harvard Club, a row over HPI’s recommendation that the club move their dining room to the majestic Harvard Hall caught…
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