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PROJECT: St J Beer DESCRIPTION: The St J will create a partnership with local hops grower and buy an acre of hops. 1 acre of hops = 750 kegs of beer. We than create a partnership with a local brewery, create our beer and use it for promoLon, in house beer sales, etc. as our OWN beer Hops can be obtained from Niwot Hops Farm and Avery has expressed interest in working with us. Beer could be produced as a specialty beer ( ex. pumpkin spice beer) that will be entered into various contests with the goal of winning and increasing PR content, local profile, large event introducLon parLes, and bragging rights for Mr. BarreV. The label could have an employee incenLve aspect, with an employee chosen, stylized and drawn on the label. Example: Maribel’s Magic: a dark beer with hot chili’s and chocolate flavors. PROS: Reasonable project to undertake in Boulder county due to all of the present elements. Beer can always be sold off through the St J outlets. Could be available within 23 months Increased local business connecLon Hops farm – support local growers Brewery Always good partners to have Specialty niche with less compeLLon in beer contests=more prizes Increased PR local and naLonal Used as base for large event rollout in Nov slow Lme for us Increased employee recogniLon could be second to employee of the year Mr BarreV could be the proud owner of a gold medal specialty brew CONS: Costs unknown but can be accurately esLmated Could produce a unpopular beer PotenLal storage issue Costs can be offset by sales Hotel Benefit: Increase beer profits and raise PR profile locally and naLonally

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PROJECT:  St  J  Beer  

DESCRIPTION:  The  St  J  will  create  a  partnership  with  local  hops  grower  and  buy  an  acre  of  hops.  1  acre  of  hops  =  750  kegs  of  beer.  We  than  create  a  partnership  with  a  local  brewery,  create  our  beer  and  use  it  for  promoLon,  in  house  beer  sales,  etc.  as  our  OWN  beer    Hops  can  be  obtained  from  Niwot  Hops  Farm  and  Avery  has  expressed  interest  in  working  with  us.  Beer  could  be  produced  as  a  specialty  beer  (  ex.  pumpkin  spice  beer)    that  will  be  entered  into  various  contests  with  the  goal  of  winning  and  increasing  PR  content,  local  profile,  large  event  introducLon  parLes,  and  bragging  rights  for  Mr.  BarreV.  The  label  could  have  an  employee  incenLve  aspect,  with  an  employee  chosen,  stylized  and  drawn  on  the  label.    Example:  Maribel’s  Magic:  a  dark  beer  with  hot  chili’s  and  chocolate  flavors.    

PROS:  • Reasonable  project  to  undertake  in  Boulder  county  due  to  all  of  the  present  elements.    • Beer  can  always  be  sold  off  through  the  St  J  outlets.    • Could  be  available  within  2-­‐3  months  • Increased  local  business  connecLon  

• Hops  farm  –  support  local  growers  • Brewery-­‐  Always  good  partners  to  have  

• Specialty  niche  with  less  compeLLon  in  beer  contests=more  prizes  • Increased  PR-­‐  local  and  naLonal  • Used  as  base  for  large  event  rollout  in  Nov-­‐  slow  Lme  for  us  • Increased  employee  recogniLon-­‐  could  be  second  to  employee  of  the  year  • Mr  BarreV  could  be  the  proud  owner  of  a  gold  medal  specialty  brew  

CONS:  • Costs-­‐  unknown  but  can  be  accurately  esLmated  • Could  produce  a  unpopular  beer  • PotenLal  storage  issue  • Costs  can  be  offset  by  sales  

Hotel  Benefit:  Increase  beer  profits  and  raise  PR  profile  locally  and  naLonally  

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PROJECT:  Wine  half  kegs  

DESCRIPTION:  Fine  wine  is  now  available  in  pony  kegs  that  hold  26  bo&les  in  a  convenient,  enclosed,  gas  pressurized  metal  keg,  prevenLng  spoilage,  breakage,  and  uses  less  space.  Price  break  is  significant,  and  there  is  an  ample  selecLon  of  wines  available.  The  arLcles  will  explain  the  idea  and  Por  Winehouse  uses  this  system  for  12  different  wines.  We  could  use  the  kegs  to  supply  all  wines  by  the  glass  and  to  sell  volume  in  carafes.  hVp://freeflowwines.com/  hVp://www.foodandwine.com/arLcles/california-­‐wine-­‐on-­‐tap  Por  winehouse-­‐  Louisville  downtown  

PROS:    • Considerable  cost  savings  • Considerable  space  savings  as  kegs  could  be  placed  in  cooler,  releasing  all  boVle  space  in  wine  room  or  new  cooler  created  in  hallway  backing  up  to  T-­‐zero  bar  

• At  over  2  cases  per  container  we  could  have  a  space  savings  of  over  36  cases  in  storage  space  

• Excellent  environmental  impact  in  reduced  boVle  waste  • Cuts  loss  from  spoilage  • Banquets  could  use  this-­‐  huge  potenLal  profit  increase  • Cooler  potenLal  replacement  

CONS:  •   Inventory  control  

• Both  in  misuse  and  adequate  supply    • One  Lme  cost  to  retool  spigots  • IniLal  pushback  with  carafes-­‐  can  be  overcome  with  creaLve  packaging  

Hotel  Benefit:  Increase  space,  profit,  cut  costs,  and  cut  boVle  waste  

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PROJECT:  Front  drive  statue  

DESCRIPTION:  The  hotels’  iniLal  impression  is  lessened  by  the  inadequate  front  drive  visual.  There  is  a  large  flower  urn  that  is  empty  or  in  quesLonable  shape  8  months  of  the  year.  (Paul  Hestor  does  a  wonderful  job  with  this  project,  and  you  could  not  find  anyone  beVer)  There  have  been  repeated  aVempts  to  plant  fir  trees  but  due  to  the  physical  limitaLons  of  the  planter  this  won’t  work.    The  visuals  are  terrible  from  the  ground  entrance  and  also  from  the  upper  floors.    SOLUTION:  The  front  drive  could  be  transformed  into  a  visual  highlight  with  the  addiLon  of  a  bronze  statue.  This  could  be  used  for  an  ID  campaign,  iniLal  PR  rollout  and  adverLsing  image.  The  statue  could  be  incorporated  with  the  flower  planter,  solo,  or  with  a  smaller  flower  arraignment.  Excellent  examples  are  in  Vail,  Aspen  and  other  mountain  ski  resorts.    

PROS:  • One  Lme  investment  • ID  campaign  object  • PR  rollout  campaign  • AdverLsing  campaign  visual  • Removes  on  going  garden  costs  • Improves  visuals-­‐  ground  and  overhead  

CONS:    • Cost  could  be  high-­‐  or  not  • Subject  to  damage  from  valets  • Poor  item  choice  could  negate  all  benefits  (no  groundhogs)  

Hotel  benefit:  Improve  hotel’s  image  via  iniLal  visual,  potenLal  costs  reduced  to  one  Lme  outlay.  PotenLal  strong  PR  value  

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PROJECT:  ConnecLng  small  banquet  rooms  with  airwalls  and  placing  sun  shades  on  paLo  to  increase  floor  space  for  ballroom  meeLng  lunch  spaces    

DESCRIPTION:  There  are  three  small  banquet  room  now,  Fandango,  Calypso,  and  Tagert  that  with  modificaLons  and  enhancements  could  be  used  for  large  ballroom  meeLng’s  lunch  spaces,  expanding  exisLng  billable  spaces.  This  will  use  the  paLo  on  Canyon.      SOLUTIONS:  Replacing  exisLng  walls  with  movable  airwalls  allowing  rooms  to  be  opened  up  and  adding  outside  hanging  sunshades  to  paLo.  This  will  increase  the  desirability  for  these  rooms  to  be  used  as  a  replacement  to  the  bar  paLo-­‐  opening  that  to  regular  customers.  The  sun  shades  can  be  engineered  to  be  aVached  on  an  as  needed  basis  using  clips,  movable  planters,  etc.  Misters  can  be  incorporated  also.      

PROS:  • Full  uLlizaLon  of  exisLng  space  that  is  not  used  • Increase  visual  from  Canyon  • Sun  shades  can  be  ougiVed  for  an  easy  set  up  • Guests  would  be  comfortable  there  • Removes  the  confusion  of  guests  lunch  opLons  on  paLo  • Increases  billable  sq  footage  

CONS:    • PaLo  needs  to  be  have  increased  planters  • Misters  installed  (minimal  cost,  use  exisLng  water  spigots  • Cost  of  sunshades-­‐  could  be  customized  with  logo  • Possible  interference  from  overhead  guest  rooms  • Cost  of  wall  changes  

Hotel  Benefit:  Increase  overall  billable  floor  space    due  to  beVer  use  of  exisLng  floor  space.  

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PROJECT:  Deconstructed  wedding  cakes  

DESCRIPTION:  Recently  we  have  been  hosLng  weddings  and  parLes  that  instead  of  using  a  tradiLonal  Lered  cake  are  opLng  for  a  desert  staLon  with  mulLple  12”  layer  cakes  and  cupcakes.    These  cakes  are  of  various  flavors  and  are  arrayed  on  the  staLon  or  presented  at  the  table,  and  are  supplied  by  outside  venders.  Our  pasty  department  is  fully  capable  of  making  these,  and  this  would  present  a  way  to  capture  that  business.    hVp://www.heavenlyconfecLons.net    

PROS:  • Fully  capable  of  producing  in  house  • Increase  catering  sales  • Allows  us  to  be  frontrunners  of  new  trend  • Cakes  could  be  made  in  advance  • Increased  photo  opportuniLes  • Increased  guest  saLsfacLon  

CONS:  • New  photo  shot  needed  • New  cake  menu  designed  • Possible  pastry  storage  needs  increased  • More  work  for  pastry  

Hotel  Benefit:  Increase  and  capture  cake  sales  for  weddings,  etc.    

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PROJECT:  Game  of  Thrones  Night    

DESCRIPTION:  Host  a  Game  of  Thrones  Night  featuring  the  show  on  it’s  regular  Sunday  at  9pm  Lme  slot.  Include  drink  specials,  ceremony  host,  costume  contests,  large  screen  TV  and  use  either  lobby  or  a  ballroom.  No  one  in  town  is  hosLng  this  and  the  show  has  a  huge  following.            

PROS:  • Uses  space  on  a  slow  night  • Can  be  ended  when  show  ends  at  10pm  • Show  only  runs  for  8  weeks  so  finite  Lme  frame  • Can  be  moved  around  hotel  as  needed  • Loyal  fan  base  • This  will  a  “fun”  event  • AdverLsed  with  social  media  

CONS:  • Could  get  out  of  hand  due  to  college  students  • Low  aVendance  • Presents  different  image  than  we  want  

Hotel  Benefit:  This  could  increase  food  &  drink  sales,  local  PR,  might  transfer  to  naLonal  PR  due  to  social  media.