Advancing the food and beverage industry with teaching, research, and engagement.
The Cornell Institute for Food and Beverage Management (CIFBM) connects students, faculty, alumni, and industry partners across the restaurant, foodservice, and beverage management spaces. CIFBM is aligned with SHA’s focus on the hospitality industry, yet closely tied to the Business of Food interdisciplinary theme across the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.
About the director
Alex Susskind
Director of the Cornell Institute for Food and Beverage ManagementAlex Susskind’s research and industry connections position him for success as he leads CIFBM as its founding director. Susskind joined the School of Hotel Administration in 1998 and teaches undergraduate, graduate, and executive education courses. Among other active research projects, Susskind is examining how organizational technology is affecting the relationship between guests and service-based employees and managers, and how restaurant-provided nutrition information on menus, as required by the Affordable Care Act, is influencing guests’ food choices when they dine out at full-service restaurants.
Susskind is also the associate dean for academic affairs and a professor of food and beverage management in the operations, technology, and information management area.
Industry engagement
The Institute for Food and Beverage Management brings alumni and executives into the classroom, and in turn, provides insights, research, and talent back to the industry.
Corporate relations
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Advisory Board
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Business of Food
Explore Cornell’s resources and developments in the Business of Food interdisciplinary theme
CIFBM Highlights
How two restaurants have survived Covid-19. So far.
Professor Alex Susskind says fine-dining establishments have had to rethink their entire business during the pandemic.
Noteworthy: SHA Career Management and Centers & Institutes reinstate internship program
The C&I Internship Program helps students find internships in the hospitality industry.
Indoor dining returns to New York, but is it too late for some places?
Professor Alex Susskind discusses just how important the restaurant industry is for New York City as a whole.
Upcoming events
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