General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta Derrick Morrow partners with the owner of Anna Bell’s Kitchen, Kevin Mobley, and other small businesses impacted by the economic downturn.
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Will this month launched the
will this month launched the
Hyatt Global Initiative designed
to help small community
businesses impacted by the
economic downturn this year,
one company in Atlanta, an bells
kitchen, now expects three hundred percent
increase in sales over the
holidays over last year. All
thanks to Hyatt
Derek is the manager of the
Hyatt Regional Atlanta and the
owner of Anna Bells Kitchen.
Kevin lets start with you,
like so many small businesses. I
understand its been difficult
over the last couple of months.
Tell us what it has been like to
conduct business during this
pandemic
good morning. First of all,
its definitely been a
challenge.
One of our challenges is
actually a little different than
you would expect
a lot of our we service a lot
of local retail customers.
These are locally owned
businesses and what they have
seen happen is that, due to the
pandemic, people are now wanting
to spend their dollars locally,
so they have seen their sales
grow and our sales are growing
right. Along with them,
we have added more retail
outlets,
they are literally selling out
of our product.
We had to deliver emergency MAC
and cheese to folks on
Wednesday
having the space here at the
Hyatt. For the first time we have
actually been able to hold
inventory,
so we were able to meet their
demand immediately.
Will that MAC and cheese is a
recipe you have been perfecting
for fifteen years,
Derek you are with Hyatt, and
this is really really cool. What
Hyatt has decided to do?
As Kevin pointed out, many people
want to buy local,
want to buy American and want to
buy local.
What made Hyatt get into this
concept.
Well, you know at Hyatt we
are guided by Hyatts purpose of
care
and in an effort to care for our
local communities impacted by
Covid 19.
You know we introduced, Hyatt
loves local, which is a worldwide
effort to collaborate and uplift
small businesses, while
delivering local culinary
inaudible. So it really allows
us to connect with the community
and its a really good feeling
to be able to help, and in
Kevinens case we have been very
fortunate to have him at our
hotel working with him and
providing our kitchen space, and
so can he prepare his delicious
MAC and cheese and its really
gone a long way for his business
and also just what we are about
and our purpose of care as a
company
will not just businesses like
Anna Bell.
I know you have had barber shops
on the roof and brought in other
business us throughout the Hyatt
facility.
Have you been able to help many
local businesses there in
Atlanta and at other places
where Hyatt has hotels
really quickly Kevin
three hundred percent sales increase
this isnt, just something that
feels good.
This is actually helping your
business as well,
thats right,
absolutely
yeah.
We are growing tremendously.
We are incredibly honored,
Seth Thomas and I met at local
farmers. Market
bonded around the locals and
excited to work with them
buy
will wish you the best of look.
Transcript generated on 2020-11-29.