GUELPH, Ont. – Students studying hospitality and tourism at the University of Guelph will get a chance to learn from an experienced restaurateur.
Peter Oliver, an owner-operator of several upscale restaurants in Toronto, has been named executive-in-residence at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management for the winter semester, the university announced Wednesday in a news release.
Oliver will share his experiences with students Feb. 7-8, presenting three guest lectures on “Hospitality and Tourism Marketing,” “Lodging Operations” and “Policy Issues in Hospitality and Tourism Management.”
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Oliver moved to Canada in 1967 from Cape Town, South Africa. He had a successful career in stock brokerage and commercial real estate before opening his first restaurant in 1978.
He now co-owns a company that operates some of the Toronto area’s most popular restaurants, including Canoe, Jump Cafe & Bar, and Oliver & Bonacini Cafe Grill.
Oliver will lunch with the hospitality school’s student association and the Canadian Association of Foodservice Professionals, as well as being guest of honour at a dinner to be prepared and served by the students.
“Our students are looking forward to learning about Peter Oliver’s visionary approach to service excellence and the fine dining business,” said Prof. Kerry Godfrey, director of the school. “His restaurants have inspired and hired many graduates from the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.”
Oliver is also founder and chief fundraiser of the Stephen Leacock Foundation for Children. Over the past decade, the foundation has raised $6.5 million for children’s causes and built three schools in South Africa.
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