Event Marketer

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The brand popped up at the Mall of America in Minnesota, and in Austin, TX, with its mobile, cherry-topped Balm DotWorld vending machine in tow, then leveraged the unit as the centerpiece of a 360-degree experience. OK, now, lets talk about the launch experiences hosted in January for the new Black Cherry Collection.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Alex Hernandez Alex Hernandez, Hotel Bennett Hernandez joins Hotel Bennett as director of food and beverage. He will plan, develop and execute all food and beverage operations across the property. Snyder has worked in the hospitality, food and beverage industries for 30 years and is an award-winning chef.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 24, 2025

Surprise programming, bottomless electrolyte-infused beverages and exclusive giveaways were all in the mix. Photos: Chad Wadsworth for Red Bull SAMYANG FOODS Samyang Foods, the parent company of viral instant noodles brand Buldak, aimed to expand its global footprint by serving as the official sauce partner of Coachella 2025.

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EventSource

JANUARY 24, 2024

This sold-out open house drew a crowd of 550 guests who enjoyed the delightful offerings of the hotel’s delectable food and beverages. Renowned as a ceremony space with a capacity for up to 250 guests, the Austin Gallery was transformed into a runway of elegance and style.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2024

Throughout his years in the industry, he has worked across many departments including front desk, housekeeping, food & beverage, accounting and more, and has established a reputation for collaborative work budget creation, improving service scores and building strong cultures.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Most recently, Mardell worked as opening hotel manager for Thompson Austin and tommie Austin in Texas. His other experience with Hyatt includes working as hotel manager for Hyatt Grand Central New York and director of food and beverage for Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa in New Mexico. Jeanne Goldschmidt.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 1, 2024

Austin Gardner Gardner is vice president of business development for Staypineapple Hotels Inc. Wooden has nearly 20 years working in Las Vegas’ hospitality scene, beginning his career in 2005 at Wynn Las Vegas as executive vice president of food and beverage, and later, principal executive officer and president.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2023

How to kick up the empathy and excitement-quotient at events Smart Meetings Extraordinary Texas Event at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin brought leadership strategies, technology innovations, experiential gifting and fun F&B ideas from the award-winning magazine to life for three days and we are sharing the aha moments with you.

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Event Marketer

APRIL 17, 2023

With hundreds of events and activations taking place throughout Austin over the 10-day SXSW 2023, it’s no wonder that the brands that brought a bite to eat, a sample to sip, or a product to try quickly stood out from the pack. The Club’s outdoor space offered free food from a pair of food trucks.

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Event Marketer

AUGUST 2, 2024

The Walmart Summer Rewind tour kicked off in Austin, TX, and hit store parking lots in 31 other cities to celebrate local communities and deliver moments of “childlike” joy—something the brand’s “GenZennial” (Gen Z and millennial) customers crave. Consider what is at eye level.

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IMG

APRIL 12, 2023

Women Who Will | Event Series TikTok brought together their women-identifying creators in four cities across the US: Los Angeles, Washington DC, New York City, and Austin to connect and share their stories about what it’s like to be a female-identifying creator. Here are some of our favorite events in March.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

A Double Shot of Novelty in Austin, Texas. Austin Convention Center is serving up customizable, gourmet local brew—from a self-serve coffee robot. The concept has already taken off at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and three other Texas locations. We’ll provide the reading materials.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

More: 7 Smart Moves at Hyatt Regency Austin and More. In Schmied’s most recent position, he served as beverage director at Whisk Gourmet Food and Catering in Miami. Prior to his tenure with Rosewood, Arnhold was in charge of the food and beverage programs at Al Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 11, 2019

He’s held leadership positions in food and beverage as well as hotel operations for properties across the country, including The Arrabelle at Vail Square in Colorado, Sunriver Resort in Bend, Oregon, and Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California. Sokol began her career in hospitality at Austin Catering Inc. in Austin, Texas.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 17, 2023

De Jesus comes from Imperium Food & Wine in Celebration, Florida, as food and beverage director, where he worked for the last three years. Adreanne Lewis Photo: Leo Thompson Lewis is director of sales, events and marketing for The Driskill in Austin, Texas.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 10, 2021

He has worked in various leadership roles at Four Seasons since 2000, such as assistant food and beverage manager, director of sales in multiple locations and director of marketing, among others. Most recently, Giang was executive assistant manager of food and beverage at Alma Resort.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

She also maintains her role as liaison and contract manager for Visit Austin. She joined Lake Conroe as a food and beverage manager in August 2021 to provide tremendous food and beverage service and now looks forward to overseeing events hosted on the resorts 72,000 sq.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 8, 2022

Espina has spent over 20 years in hotel operations and food and beverage management, having held leadership roles such as director of restaurants at Four Seasons Resort Whistler in Canada, and director of food and beverage at Four Seasons Hotel Austin. Mark Goeman.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The report also underlined the growing importance of food at events, with 45% of all event feedback based on food and beverage, and with the majority (56%) of organisers spending between 30%-40% of their event budget on food. “We

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Smart Meetings

MAY 27, 2022

He has also been director of food and beverage for the complex, as well as director of rooms at La Cabana Beach Resort & Casino. Padilla was previously director of sales and marketing at W Austin in Texas, after serving as the hotel’s director of catering and events. Daniel Padilla. Justin Jaret.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Before this, he was director of rooms for Hyatt Regency Seattle, where he worked on the opening team in 2018, as well as director of food and beverage for Grand Hyatt Denver. David Cirincione. Cirincione is general manager for White Lodging’s dual-branded Le Meridien and AC Hotel Denver Downtown in Colorado. Phil Klinkenberg.

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Event Marketer

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The mobile restaurant, housed within an Airstream trailer, made its way to Nashville and Austin to perk up local communities for a weekend with free coffee and bites, including hot pretzels. That’s where the More Perks Café came in. Amazon (@amazon) December 4, 2021. JOHNNIE WALKER.

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Connect Your Meetings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In the meetings industry, many conversations about food and beverage center around food allergies , healthifying menus and working with your venue’s catering team to develop a delicious meal while staying on budget. But if you think of the food industry as an onion, we’re only peeling off the very first layer.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 15, 2022

For over 30 years Huston has been a leader in hospitality and food and beverage management. She previously served as senior group sales manager for Otis Hotel, Autograph Collection, in Austin, Texas. She recently served as senior group sales manager for YMCA of the Rockies – Snow Mountain Ranch in Winter Park, Colorado.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The report also underlined the growing importance of food at events, with 45% of all event feedback based on food and beverage, and with the majority (56%) of organisers spending between 30%-40% of their event budget on food. “We

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 17, 2023

Session proposals are now being accepted for the MeetingsNet track at CaterSource + The Special Event show happening February 12 to 15, 2024, in Austin, Texas.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Planning an event in Austin? Austin, TX is having a moment. In this article, we'll take a look at the top 20 Austin event venues. The Paramount Theatre is Austin's first performing arts theater, having been originally built in 1915. Source: Visit Austin. SPIN Austin. Source: SPIN Austin.

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TicketBud

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Red Velvet Events (Austin) Weareredvelvet.com For more than 20 years, event planners at Red Velvet Events have focused on their mission to “create compelling human connections through insight, design and collaboration for brands on the cusp of disruption.” The company has garnered an Award for Excellence from the Better Business Bureau.

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SmartMeetings

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Tom Noonan, president and CEO of Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau, accepted the J.D. It assesses the customer experience based on six factors: activities, cost and fees, food and beverage, infrastructure, lodging and travel. Austin performs particularly well with infrastructure and activities.

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Food festivals deliver celebrity chefs, cooking demonstrations , and virtually unlimited food and beverage options to hordes of hungry attendees in cities across the United States. South Beach Food and Wine Festival: February 22–26, 2017. Charleston Wine + Food Festival: March 1–5, 2017.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 4, 2017

Although paloma has tart undertones similar to the margarita, the bubbly beverage deviates enough to be own Mexican classic. Mexican Martinis are hugely popular in Austin, Texas. Adding fruit juice, tequila and extra brine allows the spin-off it to identify as a Mexico-inspired beverage. Feliz Cinco de Mayo, salud! Ingredients.

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PCMA Convene

MAY 2, 2022

Wunderman Thompson offers several examples of the trend, including the installation of beehives on a terrace at investment company Nuveen’s midtown Manhattan headquarters and an office at the Springdale Green development in Austin, Texas, that is “more outside than inside,” according to The New York Times. Foraged Cocktails.

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TicketBud

MAY 3, 2019

Lacy Roesler from Austin Chamber of Commerce Overview Gain a deeper insight on event planning for a large Chamber of Commerce membership based organization. Lacy Roesler, Manager of Partner Events and Engagement at the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, talks to us about the wide range of events and initiatives she manages for the chamber.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 26, 2020

part of the food and beverage proposition at the venue, carefully curated menus will feature seasonal ingredients from the Knebworth estate, grown within the vegetable and herb gardens, as well as Knebworth’s own venison. Again, this is about giving our clients choice within our portfolio, be it sporting stadia, attraction or heritage.

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SmartMeetings

MAY 25, 2017

The grilled American food and more than 150 wine selections also add to the special low-key character. Winebelly (Austin, Texas). Spanish-Mediterranean style food and an internationally-curated wine list establish the laid back, bohemian atmosphere that the South Austin area is known for.

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Bizzabo

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Austin, TX. Austin, TX. Austin, TX. Austin, TX. Austin, TX. Austin, TX. SpiceWorld is powering the IT world together by bringing thousands of IT pros and hundreds of tech vendors to the Austin Convention Center for 3 jam-packed days. The Brand Safety Summit. London, England. Digiday Retail Summit.

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TicketBud

OCTOBER 28, 2020

It’s really nice to be able to have that level of support.” Amber Gunst, CEO of the Austin Technology Council. “We really value the flexibility of being able to work with the Ticketbud team and saying, ‘this is the problem we’re dealing with, and we need a solution for it,’ then they come back and say, ‘Here’s your solution.’

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