The Next Frontier: Innovation at the Edges of Hospitality – Jason Himber, MINA Group

In this episode, Jason Himber, CEO of MINA Group, shares his insights on how hospitality is pushing boundaries and blending with retail, entertainment, and even office spaces.

Listeners will learn:

• How the line between food and beverage and other industries is becoming blurred (00:25)
• How F&B is being infused into retail experiences, entertainment concepts, and office buildings (01:35)
• How hotels are going through a renaissance in their focus on food and beverage (02:38)
• Ways hotels could better utilize their often underutilized kitchens to keep more consumers on premise (02:49)
• How food and beverage is still at the center of everything we do, even as new frontiers like AI emerge (03:29)
• How innovations in the food and beverage industry are driven by experience, not just tech and automation (03:50)

Mentions:

• LVMH (01:46)
• Uber Eats (03:04)
• DoorDash (03:04)

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Music for this show is produced by Clay Bassford of Bespoke Sound: Music Identity Design for Hospitality Brands