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Some attendees seemed surprised a bit by the rebranding and that is likely because of decision to rebrand only was finalized in July of this year. The brand-building for the 2016 show must begin now and that committment to invest in a long-term approach to building a world class, international hospitality show must be kept. Show ownership has taken a great first step..... now, those steps must continue.
With the show investing in their re-brand and each year doing more and more to support the tabletop category, the tabletop category now needs to return the love. No other tradeshow shows more support for the hospitality tabletop category. And, trust us the "bones" of a great show are now in place. A key missing ingredient is more tabletop exhibitors. With many key buyers returning to a fresher, more interesting, and more relevant show... having a broader selection of creative and interesting tabletop companies can only bode well for those exhibiting companies.
So, as more and more people realize that #TabletopMatters .......and, for those creative hospitality tabletop companies looking to stay on top of trends and reach such an important audience......the new HX: The Hotel Experience - Rooms to Restaurants needs to be a strong consideration for 2016 show plans for both attendees and tabletop exhibitors. The Third Annual Tabletop Challenge Design Competition was held at the newly rebranded IHMRS, nowHX: The Hotel Experience–Rooms to Restaurants in New York City. And, for the first time, the annual event featured 2 competitions – one for designers and a separate one for chefs. This year’s winners were Kendall Fleisher from the design firm Stonehill Taylor and Adam Foti, chef at Schenectady County Community College. With the winning designs incorporating products from sponsor companies such as Oneida Foodservice, Steelite International, VerTerra Dinnerware andMADHOUSE by Michael Aram, the 2015 Tabletop Challenge once again showed that you can never have too many great tabletop products on your table. The Tabletop Challenge event was co-presented by HX: The Hotel Experience and TabletopJournal.com and was hosted by TabletopJournal’s Editor Dave Turner. According to Turner, “This year’s Tabletop Challenge Design Competition was incredibly exciting…with a great crowd of spectators and lots of cheerleading for their favorite designer. Always a fun event, this year’s competitions were particularly raucous and – evidently it helped and we saw some of the best tabletop designs we have seen yet!” The Tabletop Challenge consists of teams of designers and chefs, using tabletop items provided by sponsoring hospitality tabletop companies, as well as additional “mystery” props, having 20 minutes to build their perfect tabletop. The “People’s Choice” vote was taken for each competition during the show. Winners will be recognized on the HX: The Hotel Experienceand TabletopJournal media outlets. About Stonehill Taylor Stonehill & Taylor is an architecture and interior design firm established in New York City in 1986 as the successor firm of Lundquist and Stonehill, founded in 1963. Their international staff brings a breadth of design experience in new building construction, additions, renovations, and interior design. For more information on Stonehill Taylor, go here:http://www.stonehilltaylor.com/ About Schenectady County Community College Schenectady County Community College, established in 1967, is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The College emphasizes high quality academic programs, broad access for students, and responsiveness to the needs of the community. SCCC offers a wide range of transfer degree, career degree and certificate programs, including an extensive culinary arts, hotel, and tourism program. For more information on Schenectady County Community College, go here:http://www.sunysccc.edu/ About HX
HX: The Hotel Experience takes the best of 100 years from The International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show® (IHMRS) forward for the next hundred years. HX is North America’s largest trade event for hotel and foodservice owners, executives, directors, and GMs from across the hospitality spectrum, and manufacturers and marketers of all things hospitality. It is held annually in November in New York City. HX is sponsored by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), the Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. (HANYC), and the New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association (NYSH&TA) and is managed by Hospitality Media Group (HMG). HX: The Hotel Experience, rooms to restaurants, will feature three full days of exhibits from Sunday, November 13, through Tuesday, November 15. HX is co-located with the 7th annual Boutique Design New York (BDNY), a trade fair tailored exclusively to hospitality design professionals and for presenting manufacturers of furniture, lighting, wall coverings, fabric, seating, accessories, artwork, carpet and flooring, materials, and bath and spa for hospitality on November 13 and 14. Collectively, the two shows will present 900 exhibitors and attract some 18,000-industry professionals. For more information visit the website at www.thehotelexperience.us
The Designer Showdown potion of the 2015 edition of the Tabletop Challenge was held today and ....wow! It was another unique...and fantastic event. Paul Kuzina, VP -Marketing and Product Development for Steelite Americas gives his thoughts.... In any tradeshow, set up is where the exhibitors turn the barren wasteland of a convention center into a magical playland - even if its just for a few days.... and HX: The Hotel Experience is no different.
We continue to be amazed at the creative imaginations and the wonderful exhibits that our tabletop friends bring to shows like HX: The Hotel Experience. We're looking forward to seeing you at the Javits Center starting tomorrow....it's where #TabletopMatters!
Food-service clients emerged, Dudson in the UK and then Oneida where we are responsible for ranges such as Botticelli and Nexus. Queensbury Hunt’s present preoccupation, having a broad familiarity with the technology of ceramics (not only the famous materials like porcelain) is helping to introduce, into manufacturing, new materials and ‘new looks’. The ambition is that in food-service, the wonderful materials used by the studio potter should also be available in quantity production.
Fast food may be to blame ... but you also might conclude that, like fish, people shy away from cooking at home what they don't know about. You don't see heaps of romano beans at the supermarket, or rainbow chard, or romanesco ... and tonight not many people are grilling cauliflower steaks ... or fabricating carpaccios of mushrooms. You go to restaurants for that stuff.
You can read the remainder of Michael's predictions for the hottest trends coming in 2016 by going here: http://www.baumwhiteman.com/ Libbey Inc., one of the largest glass tableware manufacturers in the world, today reported results for the third quarter-ended September 30, 2015. Third Quarter Financial Highlights
With this announcement, Libbey shares fell 24.23% on Thursday, from $34.02 to close at $25.92 per share. For more information on Libbey Inc.'s results, go here: http://investorrelations.libbey.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=64169&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2107228 Mexico's Anfora and Steelite International have teamed up again with another winning tabletop design for the hospitality industry with new DENALI GRAY. Handcrafted and restaurant-ready. Anfora’s DENALI GRAY is a new and exciting approach to artisan style glazing. The beautiful, semi-transparent blue/gray glaze is accented with a shadow rim, enhancing a very farm-to-table appeal. The hand-crafted glaze application ensures a collection where no two pieces are exactly alike, making each plate, platter or bowl one-of-a-kind. The contemporary assortment of shapes will bring a sense of timeliness to any presentation.
For more information on DENALI GRAY or any of the other wide range of hospitality products from the Steelite/Anfora combination, go here:
Steelite and Anfora Team Up to Bring New Handcrafted DENALI GRAY
Through John's vision and love of the industry, he has propelled Steelite International America to become the leading supplier of tabletop products in the US, Canada, Caribbean, Central & South America. John's recipe for success is fairly simple - Provide solutions in cutting edge tabletop products, support the local chefs' community, develop personal relationships, and create partnerships with like-minded organizations that share his passion for making a difference in the world. John lives in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania and has two children, Andrew and Elizabeth
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