ST. JOSEPH, MICH.—The Maytag Commercial Laundry 58th Annual Meeting was held recently in Las Vegas. The brand welcomed 218 attendees from 22 countries and provided a three-day event, complete with an up-close look at new products and insight to the Maytag Commercial Laundry strategic approach for the future. In addition, exemplary customer performances were acknowledged at the Annual Fred Maytag Awards Dinner for the following categories. •    Taking home the most coveted and prestigious accolade, Best Wash, Inc., Humble, Texas, won the Fred Maytag Award. This honor is presented to the customer who best emulates the founder’s marketing philosophy and...

TROY, OHIO—Vulcan, the food equipment manufacturer known for quality, energy efficient commercial cooking equipment, announce that it is expanding its business development team with the hiring of an experienced food equipment industry pro. Kimberly Robinette has joined Vulcan Steam Cooking in Troy, Ohio, as its new Business Development Manager. A Certified Foodservice Professional (CFSP) and a ServSafe Food Protection Manager, Robinette brings with her a wealth of foodservice equipment sales experience. She joins Vulcan Steam Cooking from Reinhart Foodservice where she was the Corporate Manager for equipment and non-food items. Prior to Reinhart, Robinette held a Regional Sales Manager position...

NATIONAL REPORT—The survey that is the basis for the annual Green Lodging Trends Report has launched and will remain open through 7 p.m. EST June 20. Click here to participate! The Green Lodging Trends Report is the lodging industry’s annual exercise to assess and catalyze green innovation, best practices, and awareness regarding the state of sustainability across hotels worldwide. Participants benefit from a free compare report—an opportunity to learn how their property is aligned with best practices, and where it is behind among peers locally and worldwide. Participants also have an opportunity to discover new innovative practices that hotels are...

LAS VEGAS—This week, MGM Resorts International released its Annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, a comprehensive publication that details the company’s corporate citizenship efforts across the 12 month span of 2016. The annual report, titled “MGM Cares”—the company’s CSR brand—is available now for download at the company’s website. The report describes MGM Resorts’ CSR philosophy, governance and culture, and summarizes MGM Resorts’ developments in the pillars of Diversity and Inclusion, Philanthropy and Community Engagement and Environmental Sustainability. Last year’s CSR efforts were a continuation and expansion of a commitment the company made officially in 2000, when MGM Resorts pioneered the...

MCLEAN, VA.—Hilton released a progress update on the implementation of its global commitment to responsibly source its seafood by 2022. The report details how Hilton established a baseline of its seafood purchasing data, created relevant training for all Team Members and deepened partnerships with related non-governmental organizations and suppliers. Progress against the company’s commitment includes: Hilton has collected and analyzed available seafood purchasing data across more than 350 hotels, 500 suppliers and across 57 species groups, to establish a baseline of its seafood purchasing data. Hilton has developed training resources on responsible sourcing and sustainable seafood, and rolled them...

KEY WEST, FLA.—If entrepreneur Tony Webb attracts the interest he needs, there could be as many as 15 Planet Ocean Underwater Hotels in the coming years. Webb, Founder and Managing Director of Planet Ocean Underwater Hotels, LLC, is targeting waters off Cuba for the first 12-room property that will sit about 24 to 30 feet below the ocean’s surface. Fifteen sites are being planned for locations in the Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf, the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean. One purpose of the business venture is to raise awareness about the precarious state of global coral reef health. Webb...

LAS VEGAS—During the month of May, Las Vegas Sands Corp. Team Members around the globe participated in the company’s annual Sands ECO360 Clean Plate Challenge, a campaign aligned with the company’s sustainability program to reduce food waste. The event was an engagement and educational initiative designed to encourage Team Members at all Las Vegas Sands’ properties in both the United States and Asia to only take as much food as they’ll consume when eating in the Team Member Dining Rooms. “Food waste is a very relevant issue for the hospitality industry and the annual Sands ECO360 Clean Plate Challenge is...

Hersha Hospitality Trust recently made its 2016 Sustainability Report (its third annual) available to the public. Results in the report relate back to 2010 when Hersha launched its EarthView program. According to Hersha, it has accumulated $6.8 million in energy savings since launching Earthview. Energy consumption per occupied room has been reduced by 19 percent. Some of those savings, according to Hersha Hospitality Trust CEO Jay H. Shah, are due to the implementation of guestroom energy management systems. Ninety-seven percent of Hersha hotels have been retrofitted with LED lighting. In 2016, approximately 10 percent of Hersha’s hotels had electric...

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ST. JOSEPH, MICH.—Whirlpool Commercial Laundry—a family of brands including Maytag Commercial Laundry, ADC and Whirlpool Commercial Laundry—is showcasing its machines to its global customers at this year’s Clean Show in Las Vegas, June 5 to 8 (booth #2615). “We keep our finger on the pulse of the industry through continuous market analysis, which allows us to position our products and innovations to meet existing and anticipated customer needs,” said Trey Northrup, General Manager of Whirlpool Corp. Commercial Laundry. “By strengthening our resources, including expanding our product portfolio, creating a centralized call center, investing in manufacturing facilities and adding new talent,...