{"id":29630,"date":"2024-09-09T17:06:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T17:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=29630"},"modified":"2024-09-09T17:06:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T17:06:19","slug":"paradies-lagardere-names-marie-grimm-as-vp-of-dining-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/paradies-lagardere-names-marie-grimm-as-vp-of-dining-operations\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Paradies Lagard\u00e8re Names Marie Grimm as VP of Dining Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Paradies Lagard\u00e8re has named Marie Grimm as the company\u2019s new vice president of dining operations. Grimm previously served as the head of culinary at airport restaurateur OTG Management and has successfully led culinary transformations for renowned brands such as NBC Universal Studios, Dine Global Brands and Darden Restaurants. With over 20 years of experience in the culinary industry, she has a proven track record of developing and executing strategic solutions that enhance the customer experience, optimize operational efficiency and drive revenue growth.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be part of such a highly respected organization, and I look forward to helping Paradies Lagard\u00e8re grow more proprietary brands,\u201d says Grimm. \u201cI\u2019m passionate about bringing culinary creativity and excellence to the challenging and dynamic airport environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Paradies Lagard\u00e8re, Grimm is responsible for the overall support to the success of the Dining Division, which includes more than 225 restaurants and bars across more than 40 different airports. Her strategic leadership will drive service initiatives, culinary experiences, food safety procedures and procurement best practices to deliver best-in-class dining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since starting in the hospitality industry, Grimm has delivered compelling menu innovation, improved ingredient and production processes, and increased guest satisfaction and loyalty for several celebrated brands. She also has partnered with acclaimed chefs and restaurateurs to create diverse and elevated airport cuisine that showcases local, seasonal flavors. Her multi-unit experience spans all different cuisines and business models. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCulinary pride and passion are my favorite aspects of the job,\u201d says Grimm. \u201cI love identifying high-performing chefs, helping them develop the skills to become business leaders and working side by side with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grimm strongly believes in cultivating these key relationships and encourages cross-functional collaboration among all team members to increase employee and guest satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking to the future, Grimm is focused on technology and process efficiencies to meet the industry\u2019s high demands while addressing labor constraints. \u201cEfficiency from the back of the house is very important to me,\u201d she says. \u201cI want to be a partner to our folks in the field, so I\u2019m focused on strategically organizing our teams to make sure we are supporting each other and our mutual goals while finding ways to execute fresh food in high volume.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paradies Lagard\u00e8re has named Marie Grimm as the company\u2019s new vice president of dining operations. Grimm previously served as the head of culinary at airport restaurateur OTG Management and has successfully led culinary transformations for renowned brands such as NBC Universal Studios, Dine Global Brands and Darden Restaurants. With over 20 years of experience in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29630"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29632,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29630\/revisions\/29632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}