HOSTELCO CLOSES 18TH SESSION Hosted by Fira de Barcelona in conjunction with the Gastronomic Forum and the Mass Catering Congress , Hostelco closed its 18th session and the second edition of Barcelona Hosting Week . Hostelco and Barcelona Hosting Week showcased products from 560 companies , up 11 % from 2014 ’ s event . More than 5,700 national and international buyers attended the show .
“ The sector [ has ] recovered its strength , and at the fair this change in trend was very noticeable , even more than we expected ,” says Jordi Roure , president of Hostelco and the Spanish Federation of Hospitality and Catering Equipment Manufacturers .
SALTO LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE Created for the hospitality industry ’ s access control requirements , SALTO Systems launched a new website , saltohospitality . com . The site ’ s sections include Intelligent Locking System , Electronic Hotel Locks and Solutions , as well as product information and contact forms .
SALTO Systems also announced that MediaConcepts has integrated its mobile application , Priscilla , with SALTO ’ s access control system . The application offers hotel guests an intuitive way to access information and services throughout their stays , and guests can use their smartphones to access rooms fitted with Bluetooth Low Energy-enabled electronic escutcheons .
HOSTMILANO BOOSTS NORTH AMERICAN PRESENCE In an effort to increase its international reach and attract more professional visitors to Host 2017 , HostMilano entered into agreements with American and Canadian business associations , including the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association , The Hospitality Industry Network , Ontario Convenience Stores Association and Western Canada ’ s Convenience Store Association . Because of these agreements , show awareness has grown in the North American market , says HostMilano .
IN BRIEF
z z Triangle Business Journal featured Bulk TV & Internet as the third-fastest growing privately held company in Raleigh-Durham , North Carolina . z z UpLift announced strategic partnerships with The Mark Travel Corp . and Golden Nugget . z z RAK Porcelain USA opened a showroom at Forty One Madison in New York City , a vertical merchandise mart that ’ s home to The New York Tabletop Market . z z Cloud-based digital marketing software company Guestcentric has acquired from UKbased Big Worldwide Ltd . the corporate business division of consortium Great Hotels of the World . z z HKS Hospitality Group appointed Mark Kowalski as vice president and Jacqueline King as associate . z z CHMWarnick appointed Maxine Taylor senior vice president of asset management .
Mark Kowalski z z Barbara Best-Santos joined ForrestPerkins as associate principal to lead the firm ’ s San Francisco studio . z z Alto-Shaam added the CT PROformance Combitherm 20-20 gas combi oven to its line of Energy Star models .
Barbara Best-Santos z z The Vollrath Company hired Katharine Mizla as consultant sales manager . The company also received 12 honors of Best in Class in four product categories in the 2016 Best in Class Study by Foodservice Equipment and Supplies . z z Mumford Company announced that Ryan Patterson joined its full-service hospitality brokerage advisory firm as a sales associate . z z To celebrate its 40th anniversary , Bienvenue bath amenities by Groupe GM have been redesigned . z z Safemark Systems received the 2016 Vendor Quality Award from the International Society of Hospitality Purchasers . z z The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables , Florida , installed Technogym ’ s 2016 EXCITE line in its fitness center .
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