Avendra Announces Signing Of The Grand America Hotels and Resorts
Company to Utilize Avendra’s Comprehensive Procurement Services
ROCKVILLE, MD – November 12, 2008 – Avendra, the hospitality industry’s leading procurement services company with $3 billion in purchasing volume, announced the signing of The Grand America Hotels and Resorts. Headquarted in Salt Lake City, Utah, Grand America operates eight properties in the Western United States. The company will be leveraging Avendra’s key purchasing programs, including: food & beverage, rooms operations, engineering, administrative, smallwares, china, glass and silver, and spa supplies. The contract also includes access to Avendra Replenishment Group—Avendra’s one-stop-shop for replacement kitchen equipment and decorative furnishings.
“We look forward to working with The Grand America Hotels and Resorts,” said Dennis Baker, president and CEO of Avendra. “Their name is well-regarded in the industry and we believe that by working together Avendra can help them deliver additional value through our strategic supply chain management services.”
“The Grand America Hotels and Resorts are known for our emphasis on detail and quality,” said Tim Hackworth, Hotel Procurement Director. “We felt Avendra’s extensive product and service offering, quality assurance services and depth of experience in the hospitality industry matched our expectations and those of our guests.”
About Grand America
Grand America Hotels and Resorts operations include its flagship property in downtown Salt Lake City, The Grand America Hotel; The Little America Hotel, Salt Lake City; Snowbasin, a Sun Valley Resort; The Little America, Flagstaff, Arizona; Sun Valley Resort, Sun Valley, Idaho; The Little America, Cheyenne, Wyoming; The Little America, Little America, Wyoming; and The Westgate Hotel, San Diego, California.
About Avendra
Avendra is North America’s leading procurement services company serving hospitality-related industries. Avendra customers gain access to contracts leveraging $3 billion of annual purchases, expert advisory services and in-depth purchasing data and analysis. Through Avendra, customers obtain substantial savings on their purchases and other value added services to improve their operations and bottom line results. Formed in 2001, the company is headquartered in Rockville, MD and has regional offices throughout the United States and Canada. For more information, please call toll free, (866) AVENDRA, visit www.avendra.com, or email inquiries to info@avendra.com.
Contact: Kathy Boyle
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