Rational changes its managing director
Hofer has already been employed with the RATIONAL Group since January 2014 and was most recently the temporary managing director of our subsidiary in Spain.
New cluster GM joins Millennium & Copthorne Makkah Al Naseem
He joined Millennium Hotels and Resorts MEA in 2018 as GM of M Hotel Makkah by Millennium, and he led the hotel to achieve unprecedented accomplishments.
New GM appointed at Swiss-Belresidences Juffair
His most recent posting prior to joining the Swiss-Belresidences Juffair in Bahrain, was as GM at Impiana Resort Chaweng Noi, Koh Samui in Thailand.
Muneera Al Taher joins Jumeirah Group as Emiratization Director
She was recently Director of Human Resources at the Jumeirah Creekside Hotel, where she focused on the performance culture and team development.
New GM joins Radisson Blu Hotel Apartments Dubai Silicon Oasis
He has been awarded Leading F&B Director of the year in 2016 by Catering News Middle East and is a graduate of the Radisson Hotel Group’s Mentor Mentee program.
Interview with Fadi Safadi
In an exclusive interview to HN, Hodema consulting services talks with Fadi Safadi, founder of Al Safadi, a successful F&B concept launched in 1994, in Beirut, Lebanon.
Expanding an Empire
Prominent Lebanese restaurateur Pierre Ziadeh and his partner Souhail Nassar took over the Minet El Hosn area of Downtown Beirut in 2009 with international culinary concepts and development. Through SP Holding, Ziadeh has now successfully expanded throughout the Middle East and is on track to franchise the first of many unique concepts in 2020.
Articulating Spaces
The interior architect Ramy Boutros sees movement in every texture, life in every stone, warmth in every metal and a dance in every fabric. Specializing in realizing dreams, he is an expert at breathing new life into any space. Here, HN talks to him about the challenges involved in designing some of Lebanon’s most successful homegrown F&B concepts.
Lebanon’s Culinary Ambassador
Globe-trotting chef, television personality and culinary consultant Joe Barza is credited with introducing Lebanese cuisine to diners around the world. We managed to sit him down for a few minutes and ask him to share his thoughts on the past and plans for the future.
