Press Releases - 2007
Joie De Vivre Hospitality Appoints David Hoemann As Vice President, Food & Beverage
New Position Shows Company’s Dedication to Dining Element of Hospitality Experience
San Francisco (April 17, 2007) - Joie de Vivre Hospitality, long known for creating experiential boutique hotel concepts, is now dedicating the same attention to its restaurants. The hospitality company tapped foodservice veteran, David Hoemann, to guide its strategic efforts as the new Vice President, Food & Beverage. Hoemann will be responsible for overseeing Joie de Vivre’s current collection of restaurants and will manage all aspects surrounding the development of new restaurants and other food and beverage elements.
“Welcoming Dave Hoemann to Joie de Vivre is, really, welcoming a new era to the company,” said CEO Chip Conley. “Prior to now, our commitment to food and beverage was kept at arm’s length while we managed a handful of key San Francisco restaurants. Now, with 9 restaurants and numerous others on the horizon, we’ve decided to bring it closer to heart and we’re thrilled to have Dave at the helm.”
Hoemann brings to this new role his 25 years of retail foodservice experience – 16 in operations, followed by nine in marketing and concept development – with companies like Levy Restaurants and Lettuce Entertain You. Prior to joining Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Hoemann was Vice President of Marketing & Creative Services with Compass Group – The Americas Division, where he led teams responsible for franchise brand relationships, branded concept development, innovations, retail marketing campaigns, convenience retailing, sales support, and the company’s global wellness and nutrition program. As Senior Vice President of Operations for Mark Miller’s three Coyote Café locations in Santa Fe, N.M., Las Vegas, Nev. and Austin, Tex., Hoemann developed an award-winning line of food products, retail food stores and associated catalog business.
During his career, Hoemann led various operations and creative teams in the development of over 30 new retail, restaurant and foodservice concepts. “I am thrilled about the opportunity to develop this segment of hospitality for Joie de Vivre,” says Hoemann. “This company creates such distinctive hotel experiences; I am excited to join them in bringing this same vision to equally exciting dining experiences.”
Joie de Vivre Hospitality currently owns and operates 9 dining establishments, including San Francisco’s famed vegetarian Millennium Restaurant, Café Americano located at Hotel Vitale and Café Andree in Hotel Rex.
About Joie de Vivre Hospitality
Based in San Francisco, Joie de Vivre Hospitality (www.jdvhotels.com) is a creative collection of lifestyle businesses. As California's largest independent boutique hotelier, Joie de Vivre encompasses other hospitality businesses such as restaurants and spas. Celebrating 20 years of creating dreams, Joie de Vivre Hospitality is expanding its California presence in Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sunnyvale, Huntington Beach and beyond.
