By: Sean Jung, P.h.D., Assistant Professor of Hospitality Analytics, Boston University School of Hospitality Administration Contributors: R.J. Melman, President, Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, Jerry Murrell, CEO, Five Guys, Patti Simpson, Chief Administrative Officer, Union Square Hospitality Group, and Tawanda Starms, Vice President of RSC People Experience and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Chipotle Mexican […]
By Sean Jung, Ph.D., and Mark Legg, Ph.D., Boston University School of Hospitality In the past few decades, our industry has evolved to provide more diverse service offerings and intrinsic experiences. As a result, guests now expect more personalized services than ever before while having more places to choose where to spend their hard-earned dollars. […]
By Sean (Sangwon) Jung, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Hospitality Analytics, Boston University School of Hospitality Administration Introduction Ethnic restaurants in the U.S. have been consistently growing. So much so that according to the U.S. census bureau, ethnic restaurants have increased by an impressive 45% from 2002 to 2012, while the total number of restaurants have […]
Picture sources: Atlanticcouncil.org ; Twitter By Dr. Sean Jung & Dr. Mark Legg A few weeks back on March 11, 2020, the U.S. federal government signed a proclamation on restricting immigrants and nonimmigrants from the European Schengen Area who pose a risk of transmitting the Coronavirus. The proclamation became effective two days later on March 13, […]