The hotel sector has been pressure-testing procurement, people strategy, and guest-experience systems that restaurants can use right now. In this episode, we translate hotel-grade plays into simple, operator-ready moves any Canadian restaurant can deploy heading into 2026.

What you’ll learn

✅ How to use purchasing discipline (and partners) to protect margin across locations

✅ Practical ways to align “sustainability that guests notice” without adding complexity

✅ Tech that actually pays back (find time, lift topline, or improve bottom line)

✅ Building a stronger talent pipeline and safer, more competitive workplaces

✅ Why partnerships beat transactions—and how to leverage them in Q4 and beyond

Featuring

Tracy Douglas Blowers — President & CEO, Alberta Hotel & Lodging Association

Barbara Bell — National Account Executive, Entegra

Hosted by

Matt Rolfe — Hospitality Leadership Coach