Management and brand strategy firm adds seasoned industry pro to its hospitality consulting practice
(PRLEAP.COM) Kennebunkport, ME, February 13, 2007 –In a move to keep pace with demand for its food and hospitality brand and consulting practice offerings, and to expand its brand and operational refinement work for businesses and trade groups, Concept Group USA announced that Jeff Kingman has joined the firm as Regional Director. Kingman will lead new business development and work with current clients in New England and nationwide. An accomplished “back of the house” hospitality professional, he has held positions with the Ritz Carlton and Hyatt Hotel Companies as well as with several restaurants and historic inns in both New England and on the west coast. He founded the Maine Share Our Strength Taste of the Nation program and was a Charter Signatory for the national Chef’s Collaborative organization.
“Jeff knows retail foodservice and hospitality operations inside and out and is a seasoned industry pro, bringing further capabilities to our business and to our clients”, remarked Tom Kelley, Managing Partner. “Jeff knows the challenges operators face on a daily basis and has developed menu and culinary expansion platforms that will mean much to our clients looking to refine and expand their brand profiles. He is an innovator with a keen understanding of, and the ability to execute, strategic plans, food and menu creation, and brand initiatives,” Kelley said. “His energy, along with his ability to connect to new business contacts throughout New England and beyond, will mean much to our long term success.”
More information on the firm, its practice groups, and professionals can be found at: www.conceptgroupusa.com
# # # #
Concept Group USA: A brand consulting firm, with an expanding food and hospitality consulting practice, that quite simply reaches stakeholders in your target audiences, the people you care about most, reinforcing your true "brand story" and thereby moving you closer to achieving your most critical business goals — a mix of management consulting, branding, community and public relations, marketing, and industry relations. www.conceptgroupusa.com
“Jeff knows retail foodservice and hospitality operations inside and out and is a seasoned industry pro, bringing further capabilities to our business and to our clients”, remarked Tom Kelley, Managing Partner. “Jeff knows the challenges operators face on a daily basis and has developed menu and culinary expansion platforms that will mean much to our clients looking to refine and expand their brand profiles. He is an innovator with a keen understanding of, and the ability to execute, strategic plans, food and menu creation, and brand initiatives,” Kelley said. “His energy, along with his ability to connect to new business contacts throughout New England and beyond, will mean much to our long term success.”
More information on the firm, its practice groups, and professionals can be found at: www.conceptgroupusa.com
# # # #
Concept Group USA: A brand consulting firm, with an expanding food and hospitality consulting practice, that quite simply reaches stakeholders in your target audiences, the people you care about most, reinforcing your true "brand story" and thereby moving you closer to achieving your most critical business goals — a mix of management consulting, branding, community and public relations, marketing, and industry relations. www.conceptgroupusa.com
About This Release
If you have any questions regarding information in these press releases please contact the organization listed in the press release. Issuers of press releases and not PR Leap are solely responsible for the accuracy of the content.
Contact Information
Tom Kelley
Concept Group USA
Email Concept Group USA
202-344-5043