Andy Cuthbert, Jumeirah Hospitality: Madinat Jumeirah Conferences and Events Andy Cuthbert, Jumeirah Hospitality: Madinat Jumeirah Conferences and Events

Split! Restaurant Team of the Year - Hotel

Overview
This year’s Restaurant Team of the Year award was split to recognise both a hotel and an independent outlet as we are aware both face different operational challenges.
The Restaurant Team of the Year – Hotel category is open to any hotel-based restaurant in the Middle East that has been operational for at least 12 months, this award wishes to recognise the efforts of an outlet which has performed exceptionally over the past year. While finances are important, positive growth can be translated in a number of different ways – whether through effective waste management/energy saving or through the outlet’s contribution to the wider industry and environment. Look at the checkpoints opposite for a better idea.

Checkpoints

  • Entry demonstrates a strong working relationship between front of house and back of house teams
  • Entry demonstrates number of covers achieved on a nightly or weekly basis; capacity of the outlet
  • Entry demonstrates %cost savings; %waste reduction and/or %profit achieved in the last year – optional
  • Entry demonstrates how the outlet has developed through its lifecycle, whether through redesign to accommodate more covers, revamping menus.
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What we're looking for...

  • “The outlet revamped its dining menu and has since demonstrated a 23% increase in sales revenue.”
  • “We are one of the best restaurants in the city and often have queues an hour long.”

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