Southern Wine and 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 and 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.
Lee B. Schrager, Southern Wine’s Director of Special Events and Media Relations, will join 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,” Schrager said.
Southern Wine & Spirits 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.”
About Southern Wine and Spirits of America Inc.
Founded in 1968, Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. has operations in 12 states and pending acquisitions in seven states. The multi-state distributor currently operates in: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina; and has pending acquisitions in: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. On a national basis, Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc. employs more than 8,500 team members.
About The Center for Hospitality Research
A unit of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, The Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) sponsors groundbreaking research designed to improve practices in the hospitality industry. The CHR also publishes the award-winning hospitality journal, the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly. Under the lead of CHR's 41 corporate affiliates, experienced scholars work closely with business executives to discover new insights into strategic, managerial and operational issues. To learn more about CHR and its projects, visit www.chr.cornell.edu.
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