Faculty & Research
Cornell Hotel School, Southern Wine & Spirits of America Announce Major Research Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Joe Strodel, Jr., 607-255-4646, js343@cornell.edu
Ithaca, NY, May 11, 2005 -- Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. has become a senior partner of the Cornell Hotel School's Center for Hospitality Research in a major commitment to advance operating practices in the hospitality industry. This partnership will strengthen the Center's focus on the food and beverage management sector and the hospitality industry as a whole.
Southern Wine & Spirits of America is the nation's largest wine and spirits distributor, founded by Harvey R. Chaplin, Chairman and CEO. An entrepreneur, civic leader and hospitality industry visionary, Chaplin is a strong supporter of premier hospitality educational institutions. He continues this tradition with Southern Wine's new partnership with Cornell's Center for Hospitality Research.
"Our partnership with Cornell will support cutting-edge research to create new knowledge for hospitality industry managers and executives," said Chaplin.
James Allen, Executive Vice President/Wines, Southern Wine & Spirits of New York, a division of Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. has joined the Center's advisory board, which helps guide Cornell's senior researchers. "I am pleased to join the Center's research advisory board, and I look forward to working with Cornell's researchers to explore opportunities that will address key food and beverage management issues facing the industry," Allen said.
Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. becomes the 13th partner for the Center and its 41st corporate affiliate. "We are very pleased to partner with Southern Wine and Spirits of America," said Gary Thompson, executive director of the Center. "Southern's stature as a national supplier of fine wines and spirits for the hospitality industry, as well as its leadership role in creating world-class special events, will enhance the Center's reach and research capability."
James Allen, Executive Vice President/Wines, Southern Wine & Spirits of New York
and new Cornell Center for Hospitality Research board member
About Southern Wine & Spirits of America Inc.
Founded in 1968, Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. has operations in 20 states. The multi-state distributor currently operates in: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. On a national basis, Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. employs more than 10,000 team members.
About the Center for Hospitality Research
A unit of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, The Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) sponsors research designed to improve practices in the hospitality industry. Under the lead of the Center's 40 corporate affiliates, experienced scholars work closely with business executives to discover new insights into strategic, managerial and operating practices. The Center also publishes the award-winning hospitality journal, the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly. To learn more about CHR and its projects, visit http://www.thecenterforhospitalityresearch.org/.
CHR Partners and sponsors: AIG Global Real Estate Investment Corp., Cendant Corporation, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, HVS International, JohnsonDiversey, Inc., Kohinoor Group, Marsh's Hospitality Practice, Nestlé, Smith Travel Research, Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc., Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, and Thayer Group of Companies.
CHR friends: ARAMARK • DK Shifflet & Associates • ehotelier.com • Gerencia de Hoteles & Restaurantes • Global Hospitality Resources • Hospitality World • hospitalitynet.org • Hotel Asia Pacific • Hotel China • Hospitality Initiatives India • Hotel Interactive • Hotel Resource • International CHRIE • International Hotel and Restaurant Association • KPMG Japan/Global Management Directions • Lodging Hospitality • Lodging Magazine • Mobile MoneySaver • National Hotel Executive Magazine • PKF Hospitality Research • Resort+Recreation • The Resort Trades • RestaurantEdge.com • Shibata Publishing Co. • The Lodging Conference • TravelCLICK • UniFocus • WageWatch • Inc. • WiredHotelier.com