HFTM News

The University of Guelph is preparing to welcome some of Canada’s most celebrated chefs and restaurateurs to campus on September 29 to discuss future of Canadian food.

The Food Day Canada Chefs’ Forum, hosted in partnership with the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) and the College of Business and Economics, will unite this elite group of experts, who are also recipients of the University’s Good Food Innovation Award.

The 'Help Drew Breathe Concert' is taking place tonight in the University Centre Room 103 at 8:00 p.m. A harp concert featuring Hanna Barlow will help raise funds for our student Drew Cumpson, who experienced a spinal cord injury and became paralyzed while volunteering in Peru. Admission is by donation. Hope you are able to show your support.

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The University of Guelph was once again the only Canadian school invited to Lausanne for the Young Hotelier Summit 2015!

Wednesday, October 29, 2014: HAFA/HFTM AA Fall Social

GenYP is a new competition for hospitality students. Similar to the Young Hoteliers Summit (YHS), the event will take place annually in conjunction with HFTP’s (Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals) Annual Conference. This year the conference is being held in New Orleans’ French Quarter from October 22nd - 25th.

Drew Cumpson inspires me and many others
Guelph Mercury Article By Jakki Jeffs

I would like to introduce you to Drew Cumpson, a young man I had not known until a month ago. Even now, my knowledge is via some friends of Drew's or articles and YouTube videos.

Professor Bruce McAdams discussed tipping on CBC Radio's alberta@noon. During his interview he took calls from listeners and discussed the issues people encounter when tipping at various dining establishments. (The interview begins at 21:23).

Interviewed by CTV News, Statia Elliot comments on the recently released list of the world's friendliest cities.  While Auckland, NZ and Melbourne, AU are in first and second place, Victoria, BC takes third, and Charleston, SC fourth, with Sydney, AU and Dublin, IE tying for fifth place.

CTV News Interview
 

Getting rid of tipping may help improve restaurant culture. The School's tipping experts, Mike von Massow and Bruce McAdams, talk about results of their recent study that interviewed approximately 100 managers and servers on the topic. What they found was that tipping causes a number of challenges ranging from controlling the quality of service to rivalry among staff.

Following an extensive international search, I am delighted to announce that Dr. Statia Elliot has been named Director of the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management, effective August 1st, 2014.