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Former Starr Restaurants executive joins HHM hotel group

Josh Levine charged with expanding portfolio’s restaurants and bars

Lisa Jennings, Executive Editor

November 10, 2017

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Joshua_Levine_hhm_0.gifFormer Starr Restaurants executive Josh Levine has been named to the newly created position of senior vice president of restaurants and bars for hotel company HHM, formerly known as Hersha Hospitality Management, the company said Thursday.

Levine was previously vice president of operations for Starr, where he was responsible for 34 restaurants and bars within the Philadelphia-based multiconcept group, including the opening of the James Beard award winning Le Coucou in New York.

At HHM, Levine will focus on expanding the Independent Collection’s food-and-beverage outlets and offerings, eventually overseeing all restaurants and bars within the hotel group’s portfolio, according to a press release.

“Josh Levine’s experience and knowledge in the restaurant and bar sector sets him up to be incredibly successful in this newly-created role,” said Naveen Kakarla, HHM president and CEO, in a statement. “He is the perfect complement to our executive team and his expertise will ensure this expanding division of HHM has the attention it needs and deserves.”

HHM operates nearly 135 hotels across the U.S. under the Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton and Intercontinental Hotel Group banners, as well as independent properties, including The Rittenhouse in Philadelphia, the Pan Pacific Seattle and The Envoy Hotel in Boston.

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About the Author

Lisa Jennings

Executive Editor, Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality

Lisa Jennings is executive editor of Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality. She joined the NRN staff as West Coast editor in 2004 as a veteran journalist. Before joining NRN, she spent 11 years at The Commercial Appeal, the daily newspaper in Memphis, Tenn., most recently as editor of the Food and Health & Wellness sections. Prior experience includes staff reporting for the Washington Business Journal and United Press International.

Lisa’s areas of expertise include coverage of both large public restaurant chains and small independents, the regulatory and legal landscapes impacting the industry overall, as well as helping operators find solutions to run their business better.

Lisa Jennings’ experience:

Executive editor, NRN (March 2020 to present)

Executive editor, Restaurant Hospitality (January 2018 to present)

Senior editor, NRN (September 2004 to March 2020)

Reporter/editor, The Commercial Appeal (1990-2001)

Reporter, Washington Business Journal (1985-1987)

Contact Lisa Jennings at:

[email protected]

@livetodineout

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-jennings-83202510/

 

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