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Villeroy & Boch creates exclusiVe taBleware for eastern & oriental express
The restaurants on the Eastern & Oriental Express have customized tableware by Villeroy & Boch adorned with a golden application displaying the logo of the luxury train . Picking up on the colors of the Eastern & Oriental Express , the dinner plates , cups and saucers are decorated with a delicate green and gold border and feature the image of a tiger . This unified aesthetic blends nicely with the train ’ s route through Southeast Asia .
Villeroy & Boch is luxury travel collection Belmond ’ s preferred supplier of tableware , and adds this venture to a series of prestigious collaborations with luxury hotels , including the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi , the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem , and Belmond ’ s Venice Simplon-Orient-Express .
Blanco professional adds to leadership
Blanco Professional has named Klaus Engesser head of catering and medical and Michael Huber as the chief operating officer .
In hiring Engesser , Blanco further focuses on global development as he has experience in international sales and marketing , most recently at Meiko .
Huber , with CEO Roland Spleiss , will lead the company . He has a degree in mechanical engineering and 27 years of experience in the industry , including as technical director at Küppersbusch . As COO , he will be responsible for production at the headquarters in Oberderdingen and its subsidiaries .
Groupe GM teaMs up with KeMpinsKi
Global amenities company Groupe GM has announced an exclusive three-year deal with Europe ' s oldest luxury hotel group , Kempinski .
Groupe GM has created a personalized amenity range for the hotel group , which have been available since January in all Kempinski standard rooms in both Europe and the Middle East .
Kempinski guests can expect to find fragrant bergamot with organic aloe vera distributed in 40ml tubes and 40gr soaps and free from silicons , parabens and SLS / SLES .
alto-shaaM adds new teaM MeMBers
Alto-Shaam added new members to the company ’ s sales , product development and service teams .
Leslie Hoffman is now responsible for the development of foodservice chain account growth as vice president of national accounts . Ryan Johnson now focuses his attention on Alto Shaam ’ s national chain accounts as national account specialist . Jeff McMahon was hired as director of product development and is responsible for the rollout of Alto Shaam ’ s Halo Heat product line . Jerry Polka will be the primary liaison between the authorized service agent network and the Alto-Shaam technical support team .
GranuldisK is GettinG Green
During 2015 Granuldisk ’ s sustainable pot washing solution helped numerous professional kitchen operations eliminate the need to pre-wash pots and pans . Kitchens using Granuldisk washers now waste up to 90 % less water , chemicals and energy .
The company has also undertaken environmental efforts in the Brazilian rainforest , planting close to 1,300 trees in 2015 . “ We take responsibility by compensating for the carbon emissions caused by our production and transportation processes ,” says Granuldisk President Peter Schön .
54 HOTELS April 2016 www . hotelsmag . com