Each year, the Chamber, in partnership with the City of Beverly Hills, takes a business attraction and retention trip to New York City with several City Councilmembers, including the Mayor and Vice-Mayor. The purpose of the trip is to attract unique and exciting new businesses to Beverly Hills as well as to enhance relationships with existing businesses.

This October 2021, the delegation met with some of the most exciting and prestigious restaurant and retail concepts in the world and the group looks forward to bringing some great businesses to Beverly Hills. The Chamber thanks the entire Beverly Hills delegation for a great and productive trip.

Business attraction meetings included:

• Showfields (experiential retail)
• Cote (Korean Steakhouse)
• MARKZ Hospitality Inc. (Indian Accent) (Indian Restaurant)
• Dante (Italian Cafe & Bar)
• Unapologetic Food Group (Semma / Indian Restaurant)
• Boucherie (French Bistro)
• American Bar (American / Continental Cuisine)
• Motorino (Italian Cuisine / Pizza)
• Breads Bakery (Israeli/Jewish Bakery)
• Aux Merveilleux de Fed (Marvelous by Fred) (French Bakery & Desserts)
• Alta Marea Group (Marea / Italian Cuisine)
• Black Seed Bagels (Bagels / Breakfast)
• Le Bilboquet (French Restaurant)
• St. Tropez (French Cafe)
• Casa Nela Hospitality Group (Rosemary’s) (Italian Cuisine)

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Business retention meetings included:

• LVMH (holding company for various luxury retailers)
• Ralph Lauren (luxury retail)
• Hudson’s Bay Company (holding company for Saks Fifth Avenue) (luxury department store)
• Richemont Group (holding company for various luxury retailers)
• Kering (holding company for various luxury retailers)
• Saint Laurent (luxury retail)
• David Yurman (luxury retail)
• SHVO (Beverly Hills developer)

Business welcome meetings included:

• Dinex Group (Daniel) (French Restaurants)

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Please browse photos from the October 2021 Mission with the following delegation: City of Beverly Hills Mayor Bob Wunderlich, Vice Mayor Lili Bosse, Councilmember Lester Friedman, Chamber Board Chairman Giorgio Cyphaeus Sease, Chamber President & CEO Todd Johnson, Chamber VP of Economic Development & Government Affairs Blair Schlecter, City Manager George Chavez, and City Marketing & Economic Sustainability Manager Laura Biery.