Hurghada and Alexandria Hotels Join Partnership After Successful 2013 Launch
Cairo, Egypt - April 7th, 2014
Hilton Worldwide is delighted to announce the expansion of its partnership with The Egyptian Food Bank to now include four more Hilton Hotels & Resorts hotels from Egypt, adding their goodwill and expertise to the program dedicated to supporting less fortunate local communities.
Newly opened Hilton Alexandria Corniche together with three hotels in the resort city of Hurghada - Hilton Hurghada Plaza, Hilton Hurghada Resort and Hilton Hurghada Long Beach Resort - have now signed a protocol to join the Egyptian Food Bank initiative, following in the footsteps of the company's recent success in Cairo.
Hilton Worldwide initially launched the Egyptian Food Bank campaign in June 2013, with Cairo based hotels, Ramses Hilton and Conrad Cairo, and, to date, the two hotels have donated over 4,000 meals to local, needy families.
"Hilton Worldwide is committed to supporting the communities in which it operates and our partnership with The Egyptian Food Bank has been a proven success over the past year." said Christian Muhr, Vice President of Operations for Hilton Worldwide Egypt & Levant. "We believe it worthwhile to not only continue our efforts but to expand the project further and include more hotels in more cities. I am personally delighted at the success of our partnership with such a worthy and commendable cause."
As part of the partnership, Egyptian Food Bank worked with Hilton Worldwide's food and safety specialists to develop strict health and safety guidelines. The partnership included staff training programs for the management and handling of food as well as developing a comprehensive operational manual for all staff involved in the project to clearly define the essential criteria needed for the initiative.
Jarrett Beaulieu, F&B director, Hilton Worldwide, Egypt & Levant said: "At Hilton Worldwide, we understand the gravity of the issue of hunger across the world and hope that our efforts can have a positive impact on our local communities. Our continued work with the Egyptian Food Bank and the addition of more properties to the initiative stands as a testament to our sincere faith in the good work undertaken by this great organization," said Jarrett Beaulieu, the Regional Director of Food and Beverage for Egypt, Levant & North Africa.
The Egyptian Food Bank currently helps feed more than 180,000 families across the country every month.
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About Hilton Worldwide
Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxury and full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and focused-service hotels. For 94 years, Hilton Worldwide has been dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences. The company's portfolio of ten world-class global brands is comprised of more than 4,000 managed, franchised, owned and leased hotels and timeshare properties, with more than 678,000 rooms in 91 countries and territories, including Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages an award-winning customer loyalty program, Hilton HHonors®.
About The Egyptian Food Bank
Since its inception, Egyptian Food Bank (EFB) has been developing and managing very successful programs Feeding, Development, Educational and Awareness aiming to eliminate Hunger in Egypt by 2020, this awareness program focused on saving the remaining surplus food prepared from hotel catering operations and restaurants, and delivering those foods to beneficiary agencies that use them to feed children, the elderly, the infirm, and others who suffer from hunger and lack of resources, EFB was able to help founding successfully 11 Food Banks in the region under the umbrella of the Food Banking Regional Network, following same model and working on founding 15 more during this coming year. Learn more (www.egyptianfoodbank.com/en/)
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