by Dave Turner | Jan 9, 2013 | Journal
Watch for hotels in 2013 to increasingly cater to guests’ every whim when it comes to eating. A recent article in USA Today newspaper indicates that hotels are making their move to recapture their place for providing food & bevarge options for their guests....
by Dave Turner | Sep 12, 2012 | Journal
Design firm Magisso’s award winning teacup is perfect for operators who want to provide a unique tea drinking experience to their guests. With the worldwide tea market estimated at approximately $70 billion and targeted to nearly double in the next 3-5 years,...
by Dave Turner | Apr 22, 2012 | Journal
Here at TabletopJournal, we write frequently about coffee and some of the purveyors of this blessed beverage. We uually are writing about some of the great branding efforts that accompany coffee brands as illy, Starbucks, Lavazza, and Blue Bottle. Well….full...
by Dave Turner | Apr 10, 2012 | Journal
From a recent Fast Company feature…….Starbucks recently commissioned starchitect Kengo Kuma to design an outpost in Dazaifu, a small city in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture, that, with walls covered in a matrix of wood planks, is a striking departure from...
by Dave Turner | Dec 15, 2011 | Journal
“The business is ahead of the brand.” – David Roman, Chief Marketing Officer – Lenovo, Fast Company Dec ’11/Jan ’12 Ok….quick – how many Chinese brands can you name? Not many, if any at all. Certainly that will change,...