Barbara Lang, founder of RTR Ideas, offers a wide range of experiences, including 10 years as a culinary director at a Napa Valley winery; a former co-owner of a successful restaurant in Ithaca, NY; 17 years as a lecturer at Cornell's Hotel School and is author of "From Restaurant to Retail, a Handbook for Food Professionals".
Lang developed and launched The Ithaca Wegman's Culinary School, produced and hosted a series of food programs and culinary videos for Cornell's Cooperative Extension, created the Popcork Experience, a fun, interactive wine and food pairing experience, developed the Rolling Stove, a series of culinary adventures for children, and was past president of the American Cheese Society. A popular public speaker, Lang has spoken at over 50 conferences and symposia, including at the National Restaurant Show, The Professional Association of Innkeepers International and the California Wine Experience.
Barbara Lang holds an undergraduate degree in Hotel Administration from Cornell University's Hotel School and a masters degree in professional studies in Food Marketing from Cornell University's Department of Applied Economics and Management.
Anybody who has a business has what I call or what's called a brand footprint, and it basically says who you are. You start with a brand footprint by a mission statement. Everybody should have some kind of mission statement or a vision statement as to who you are. Sometimes restaurateurs, innkeep...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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