Initiative eco-responsable et RSE

🍖 METRO France and Interbev signed a charter during the Salon International de l’Agriculture, promoting locally sourced and responsible meat consumption. 95% of clients want more French Origin meat in restaurants; 80% of restaurateurs consider French origin as a key purchasing factor. METRO initiated the “J’Aime Cuisiner Français” community with 1000 restaurateurs since 2020, aiming to support local quality meats and sustainable French farming.

🐓 Nikki Beach Hospitality Group commits to 100% cage-free egg sourcing in all its resorts, beach clubs, and restaurants globally by the end of 2025. This policy will affect locations in Miami Beach, Saint-Tropez, Saint-Barth, Marbella, Koh Samui, Majorca, Ibiza, Monte-Carlo, Dubai, Costa Smeralda, Porto Heli, Baku, and Santorini. Executive Chef Alessandro Pizza, with the company since 2002, leads the ethical sourcing initiative as part of Nikki Beach's commitment to local and sustainable ingredients.

🏨 According to a 2023 Ipsos Societal Observatory of Companies survey, 70% of leaders struggle to identify the professional aspirations of under-30s. Korner Hotels introduces an innovative decentralized management model for Generation Z, bridging their desire for skill diversification, work-life balance, and meaningful employment. 93% of Gen Z value work-life balance, 91% seek meaningful work, and 89% prefer companies aligning with their values. Korner's KMS technology enables fast-tracked career progress, allowing responsibilities within 1.5 months.

🏖️ Le 1er février, MGallery a inauguré l’Armony Marival Resort & Spa Punta de Mita, un complexe hôtelier de luxe au Mexique. L'hôtel offre 212 chambres, 56 suites, six restaurants, cinq piscines, un Spa, et une plage privée. Les installations comprennent des matériaux locaux et des méthodes artisanales. L'établissement promeut les produits locaux et les traditions Huichol, avec des activités de bien-être et un engagement communautaire via des ONG comme la Fondation Pietro Rizzuto et la Fundación de Corazón de Niña.

🌊 AKWA, succeeding Marin d’Eau Douce, wins the bid from the Mairie de Paris to create and operate a nautical base for license-free boat rentals at Bassin de la Villette. Offering an eco-friendly fleet comprised entirely of silent electric boats, including innovative "plancha boats" for onboard cooking. Additionally, AKWA features a quayside lifestyle space with responsible dining, a non-alcoholic bar, and a cultural agenda promoting local collaboration for economic support and environmental awareness, aiming to redefine urban slow tourism in Paris.

🏠 Les Domaines de Fontenille become Fontenille Collection, reflecting a new era and identity. Co-created with Digitasty, the rebranding emphasizes a timeless, poetic soul with a vintage aesthetic, balancing heritage, authenticity, and creativity. Fontenille Collection aims to offer exclusive experiences with an eco-responsible approach that values hospitality, gastronomy, well-being, heritage preservation, and a positive social and environmental impact.

🍴 Foodles celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2025, marking a decade since its inception in 2014. The company, known for innovating connected fridges for enterprise dining and offering custom corporate restaurants, acquired Le Val d’Evre in 2024. This move enhanced Foodles' value chain control from end-to-end, increasing production flexibility, maintaining high-quality standards, and managing production costs while benefiting its culinary lab and partner caterers. The 2024 growth set the stage for ambitious plans in 2025 focusing on development, innovation, and celebration.

📖 Seventy female chefs and restaurant workers in the UK signed an open letter in response to Michelin-starred chef Jason Atherton's claim of not witnessing sexism in British kitchens. Signatories include Sally Abé of The Pem, Dara Klein of Tiella, and Helen Graham of Bubala. They criticize the "pitiful representation of women" in the latest Michelin Guide UK awards, highlighting inappropriate comments, behaviors, and unequal advancement opportunities, noting that only two women received Michelin stars in the past four years. The Michelin Guide acknowledged gender stereotypes but condemned all acts of violence and harassment.

🏕 Flower Campings, France's leading network of independent, small-scale campgrounds, partners with Tictactrip to promote sustainable travel. Together, they aim to encourage eco-friendly transportation alternatives for holidaymakers. Flower Campings boasts 134 nature campsites across France, integrating environmentally responsible practices for years. Their innovative booking tool allows travelers to compare and book routes based on carbon footprint, favoring trains, buses, carpooling over individual cars. Olivier Kiehl, Flower Campings' CEO, and Anthony MOUNIER, partnership manager at Tictactrip, highlight the commitment to responsible vacation experiences.

🏨 Mathieu Sauvestre, with 16+ years in hotel project development, is appointed as the Development Director at Eklo Hotels. An HEC graduate (2009), he began at Club Med, restructured their portfolio in Africa and the Middle East, and led North American development from 2015, focusing on US/Canada mountain markets and Caribbean beach destinations. Returning to Europe in 2019, he enhanced Club Med's offerings in France and Switzerland. Eklo's values and dynamic entrepreneurial structure allow for a flexible, partnership-based growth strategy, complementing Sauvestre's expertise.