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F & B : SUSTAINABILITY
BUYING POWER
Many hotel companies are focusing not only on the cost of sustainably produced , responsibly raised meat and produce . They are finding that it pays up and down the chain , using their influence to forge relationships with smaller , independent sources and demanding more ( or less , in terms of packaging ) from suppliers .
ABOUT THE COVER
The Wanda Reign on the Bund , which opened in June in style-savvy Shanghai after a whopping US $ 516 million spent on design and construction , has been attracting the youthful elite of China – and many different reactions to its particular style . Is it opulent ? Kitschy ? Extravagant ? Possibly . Is it memorable ? Definitely .
2 hotelsmag . com January / February 2017