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LIFETIME BRANDS DEBUTS MIKASA HOSPITALITY
Mikasa Hospitality launched its brand and products Mikasa Hospitality debuted its brand for the front-of-the-house hospitality sector . Led by and products in the KC Chewning , general manager , and Jeanne Silag , vice front-of-the-house
president , business development , Mikasa Hospitality hospitality sector . includes dinnerware , flatware , drinkware and table-serving accessories . It is an independent business unit of Lifetime Brands .
“ We are bringing the foodservice and hospitality customers the same strengths the Mikasa brand is known for on the consumer side — product innovation , quality , value and service ,” Silag says .
“ Mikasa Hospitality is an independently run organization under the umbrella of a large , highly efficient company ,” Chewning adds .
BLANCO PROFESSIONAL ACQUIRES BRIMATO
Pictured ( from left ): Michael Huber , Blanco Professional chief technical officer ; Georg Brinkmann and Wolfgang Hobusch , former managing directors at Brimato
Catering Automation Technology ; and Roland
Spleiss , Blanco Professional chief executive officer .
Blanco Professional took over Brimato Catering Automation Technology , based in Hilter , Germany . Brimato , which has business relationships worldwide , specializes in process automation for commercial , washing and portioning kitchens . Blanco Professional is taking on all Brimato employees at the Hilter site .
Roland Spleiss , CEO , Blanco Professional , cites valuable synergies gained through the Brimato acquisition .
“ Brimato is a highly successful company which exports over 50 % of its products ,” Spleiss says . “ Combined with our service range , its portfolio offers new opportunities for many customers . This strategic partnership will help us to position ourselves as a solutions provider with pioneering proposals on an international scale .”
WMF , HEPP REPLACE PLASTIC PACKAGING
WMF Professional and Hepp introduced paper packaging for cutlery items , eliminating polyethylene bags and reducing plastic consumption within the supply chain by more than 40 %.
“ In a sector where there has been no alternative packaging to polyethylene bags for a long time , our new dispatch concept is an important indicator of environmentally friendlier and innovative use of materials ,” says Susanne Schmidt , head of marketing and product management , proHeq , a subsidiary of WMF Group .
IN BRIEF
z z Allbridge introduced Skyway , a data management tool available exclusively for Allbridge systems . z z Alto-Shaam welcomed Chris Lustberg as vice president of sales , Northeast U . S . region . z z Choice Hotels International selected Delta Five Systems as a qualified vendor , supporting Choice-branded properties ’ access to the Delta Five Automated Bed Bug Detection System . z z Vollrath Company promoted Henry Case to director of sales for serving systems and components , and Jill VanMenxel to director of sales for smallwares and countertop equipment . z z Oetker Collection implemented Knowcross ’ Know Glitch module , with an advanced interface to Opera . z z Brandt Hospitality Group chose Broadvine ’ s financial performance management software to optimize its portfolio performance . z z CHMWarnick named Diane Tanner Fox , Certified Hotel Asset Manager , senior vice president . z z RoomIt by CWT , the hotel distribution division of CWT , appointed James Colquhoun vice president of finance and chief financial officer . z z SB Architects appointed Krystal Solorzano director of marketing and business development . z z Michele Mahl joined JLL Hotels & Hospitality as executive vice president , based in New York City . z z Libbey added premium serveware and buffetware products to its tabletop offerings through an exclusive distribution agreement with Assheuer + Pott , a German manufacturer and distributor of catering products . z z Boost appointed Horst Schulze director and board member . Schulze will advise Boost on course content and curriculum and apply his own experience to Boost ’ s mobile training programs . z z Delta Hotels by Marriott Dallas Allen in Allen , Texas , implemented Assa Abloy Global Solution ’ s Signature RFID door locks .
Chris Lustberg
Diane Tanner
Krystal Solorzano
Horst Schulze
54 hotelsmag . com July / August 2019