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Brian Warrener

Associate Professor

JWU Faculty Since 2002

Brian Warrener

Contact Info

Email
brian.warrener@jwu.edu
Phone
401-598-1738
Campus
Providence

Professor Warrener began teaching adjunct at JWU in 1995. In 2002 he became a full-time faculty member in the College of Hospitality Management. His teaching focused on food and beverage operations and management. During this time, he has had the good fortune to teach classes across the University...in Food and Beverage Management; Sports, Entertainment, Event - Management; The International Hotel School; Travel and Tourism Studies; the College of Professional Studies and within the graduate program. Professor Warrener served briefly as a member of the College Business in AY 2023-24 and has twice taught at Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Tourismo in Estoril, Portugal.

Education

  • University of Rhode Island Master of Business Administration 1992
  • Harvard University Bachelor of Arts in History 1990

“A JWU degree in results in a breadth of industry experience and recognized and appropriate educational credentials. These make you valuable to employers and allow you the flexibility to match your career choices to your life choices...you'll earn the ability to pursue both!”

Teaching Interests

Professor Warrener has traditionally focused his teaching on food & beverage operations, management and service management delivery, theory, and practice. His temporary reassignment to the College of Business provided the opportunity to expand his teaching to focus more on general business functions including supply chain, management and strategy.

Scholarly Interests

Professor Warrener has written, presented and researched extensively on the following topics:

  • Service management and delivery
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Best-practice interviewing and hiring
  • The tipped wage and tipping elimination
  • Food & beverage operations and controls
  • Food & beverage trends

Courses

  • Advanced Food & Beverage Operations and Planning
  • Beverage Operations Management
  • Organizational Dynamics
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • Human Resource Management
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Professional Affiliations
PAST AND CURRENT POSITIONS:
 
United States Bartenders Guild
  • Education Task Force
  • Master Accreditation Committee
  • Education Board

Bar & Restaurant

  • National Advisory Board
  • Contributing Editor

New England Tequila & Rum Festival

  • Advisory Board


PAST AND PRESENT CERTIFICATIONS

American Hotel and Lodging Association Educational Institute

  • Certified Hospitality Educator
BlackBoard ECP
  • Certified Reviewer, BlackBoard Exemplary Course Program
Rhode Island Department of Health
  • Certified Instructor, Sanitation and Food Safety Management

National Restaurant Association/ServSafe Alcohol

Health Communications, Inc. /TIPS

  • Certified Instructor, Responsible Beverage Service
National Restaurant Association/ServSafe
  • Certified Instructor, Sanitation and Food Safety Management
Wine and Spirits Education Trust
  • Level 2 Certificate in Wine, Spirits and other Alcoholic Beverages
  • Level 2 Certificate in Professional Spirits Management
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Publications
  • Slammed Magazine Author -- 2 Articles
  • Bar Business Magazine Contributing Author -- 6 Articles
  • Nightclub & Bar Contributing Author -- 40 Articles
  • Providence Journal and Pittsburgh Post Gazette Author -- "To Tip or Not to Tip" Editorial
  • CHRIE Conference Co-Author 2016, 2017, 2018 -- "The Development of Tip Elimination..."

Q&A with Brian

At JWU, education is not confined to the four walls of the classroom. You’re not going to spend four years with your nose buried in a book, learning theories you may never get a chance to apply — you’re going to get out there and apply them, be it through internships, group projects, leadership opportunities, competitions and more.

How Did You Get Started?

Professor Warrener served his first banquet in April of 1985 and worked his way through college and graduate school as a server, bouncer, bar back, bartender and beverage manager. He had the opportunity to take an Assistant General Manager Position while in graduate school and a General Manager position just a year later. He began teaching part-time at JWU in 1995 and transitioned to full-time faculty in 2002. He is fond of saying that the only thing he likes better than delivering great service is delivering great education.

What Is Your Favorite Teaching Moment?

I had a student who lost his passion for working in the industry. He had been in the kitchen for all of his adult life and couldn't motivate himself to continue. He was lost. I was able to introduce him to one of the many segments of the food & beverage industry that didn't include working in a kitchen but for which he had been training all of his life! After a successful and meteoric career as a craft bartender, this young man became a brand ambassador for an international whisky producer.

What College Do You Teach In?

College of Hospitality Management

JWU Blogs - Brian Warrener

7 Predictions on Event Planning in a Post-Pandemic World

Has the Pandemic Changed Restaurants for the Better?

7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE KITCHEN MANAGERS

MIXOLOGY MATH: WHY THAT MARTINI COSTS $14

TO-GO COCKTAILS: TIPS AND TRENDS

WINNING OVER YOUR GUEST: HOW TO MAKE A GREAT IMPRESSION

FOOD WARS

WHY THE CUSTOMER IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT