The ICHRIE Restaurant Management Challenge!
Thank you to all the students and schools that participated in the First Annual ICHRIE Restaurant Management Challenge. After two weeks of competition the winners have been decided.
THIS YEAR'S WINNERS 1st Place: Andres Castello, Boston University (Prize $1000) 2nd Place: Dorien Murphy, Morgan State University (Prize $500) 3rd Place: Jennifer Fenton, East Carolina University (Prize $250) 2011 ICHRIE Challenge Final Scoreboard SCHOOLS THAT COMPETED IN THE CHALLENGE Arkansas Tech University Art Institutes Raleigh-Durham Auburn University Austin Community College Boston University Bournemouth University Centennial College Cesar Ritz Colleges Switzerland County College of Morris Coventry University DCT University Center Drexel University East Carolina University Eastern Illinois University Eastern Michigan University Endicott College Fort Hays State University Fundación Universidad de las Américas Puebla Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences Hong Kong Polytechnic University JNA Institute of Culinary Arts Johnson & Wales Kent State University Les Roches International School of Management Switzerland Michigan State University Morgan State University Northern Virginia Community College Oxford Brookes Pennsylvania State University Purdue University San Diego State University (SDSU) Southwest Minnesota State University Syracuse University The University of Surrey University of Central Florida University of Delaware University of Florida University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Houston University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Mississippi University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of New Orleans Virginia Tech Walnut Hill College Washington State University, Pullman Western State College |
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WINNER PROFILE
Andres Castello, a student from the Boston University School of Hospitality Administration, has come in first place in the First Annual ICHRIE Restaurant Management Challenge. The challenge, a two-week long online competition, used the ProSim - Restaurant simulation to allow students to manage a simulated restaurant. The prize for first place was $1000.
Mr. Castello said, "The ICHRIE Restaurant Management Challenge encompassed many different factors entailing profitability and menu design. The Challenge forced me to deeply analyze the data provided, and showed me how important points of data and information were to successfully designing a profitable menu. It was an engaging exercise where I quickly learned many factors that affect menu design and its success." Mr. Castello's instructor, Dr. Peter Szende, said, "Through this simulation our students realized how difficult it is to find a balance between restaurant profitability and guest satisfaction, and how many variables are involved in restaurant menu pricing." |
