Attendees at Hotelier Middle East's Great GM Debate weighed in on whether hoteliers can be successful in F&B operations or whether that is best left to pure restaurateurs...
"Of course - otherwise I would not have a job! It's just a matter of how you do it. In my opinion, how you do it is your bring your best talent together and create restaurants that are little entities so that it feels like a standalone. A restaurant in a hotel can feel like its somewhere out in the country, for example. If the product is good and the talent is good and if the colleagues are empowered, this will then empowerment will drive the restaurant."
Dirk Haltenhof, resort executive chef food and beverage production, Madinat Jumeirah.
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