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Angelo Po ’ s ACT . 0 4.0 combi oven won a ‘ Best of the Best ’ International
Red Dot Design Award .
ANGELO PO TAKES HOME RED DOT AWARD
The international Red Dot Design Award assigned to products with outstanding design and quality named Angelo Po ’ s ACT . 0 4.0 multi-function combi oven “ Best of the Best ” in the Professional Kitchens category .
Angelo Po describes its combi oven as a complete professional catering appliance and a multimedia platform to optimize resources and efficiency . ACT . 0 goes online and communicates with kitchen staff via its control panel , mobile devices or a personal computer . An ACT . 0 will be on display until 2020 at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen , Germany .
HOBART EARNS IF DESIGN AWARD
Hobart won the iF Design Award 2019 in the Product category for the new look of its undercounter dishwashers . Established in 1953 , the iF Design Award is conferred once a year by the iF International Forum Design . An international jury comprising 60 design experts assesses a product ’ s appearance and the customers ’ user experience . Other evaluation criteria include the product ’ s uniqueness , the degree of innovation and the benefits in practice . The undercounter dishwashers by Hobart convinced judges with their design and intuitive , one-button operation , says the company .
INTERNORGA LAUDS 2019 SHOW , PREPS FOR 2020
Internorga celebrated
European food service and hospitality trade fair Internorga cele- a successful 2019 show featuring 1,300 exhibitors from 25 nations in
brated a successful 2019 show
Hamburg , Germany . featuring 1,300 exhibitors from 25 nations in Hamburg , Germany , from March 15 to 19 . The show attracted 96,000 visitors and covered a range of products and services , from networked kitchen equipment and integrated software solutions to vegan / vegetarian product advances and the latest beverage trends . The 2019 show especially highlighted green production processes and supply chains , while the Italian Bellavita Expo celebrated its premiere by showcasing Italian food and beverage products . According to show organizers , the fair ’ s conference program , with a total of 3,000 participants , sold out . Internorga 2020 is set for March 13 to 17 , 2020 , at Hamburg
Messe und Congress in Hamburg , Germany .
IN BRIEF
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Doug Pearl is director of national accounts , Shelby Williams .
Insight from M3 is a fully integrated , self-service business intelligence platform .
60 hotelsmag . com June 2019