Davidson Hospitality Group Reinforces Commitment to Sustainability

Leading management company celebrates Stop Food Waste Day; announces first-of-its-kind
partnership with Procell, A Duracell battery company

ATLANTA , April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Davidson Hospitality Group announces its renewed commitment to sustainability and conservational efforts through streamlined engineering management, strategic operational partnerships, robust food and beverage programs, and differentiated guest experiences.

"Staying true to our core value of 'Create Value in All that You Do,' we are continually focused on identifying areas within our portfolio to save, reuse and conserve," said Davidson Hospitality Group Chief Executive Officer Thom Geshay. "As environmental stewards, sustaining responsible operations is critical, and we are proud of the progress we have made to contribute to a healthier, cleaner and nontoxic planet."

Stop Food Waste Day
Started in 2017 by Compass Group USA, Stop Food Waste Day unites millions of people globally to educate, inspire, and ignite change. Below is a sampling of how Davidson-operated properties are participating:

• The Alexander in Indianapolis, Indiana will be utilizing fruit peels, its largest food waste, to make assorted flavors of Tepache (fermented fruit beverage made with leftover peels and cores from fruit, water, and sugar). The F&B team will also be turning overripe tomatoes into salsa and gazpacho; processing overripe and excess fruits into jellies and jams for breakfast buffets and restaurants; making chicken stock out of the bones for soup sauces on the line; and donating coffee grounds to local farms to help grow the vegetables used onsite.
• Islamorada Resort Collection in Islamorada, Florida is offering leaf to root concepts with monthly seasonal vegetable incorporations to daily specials as well as launching a dog food concept with its pet-friendly dining venues. Food "scraps" that cannot be used aesthetically in the kitchens will be portioned out and available for guests to purchase.
• Sheraton Kauai Coconut Beach Resort in Kapa'a, Hawaii donates weekly food waste to a local pig farm. Additionally, the Executive Chef will be creating second life recipes for the team member cafeteria, featuring Chicken Luau, a Hawaiian recipe incorporating items from the property's popular Luau Ka Hikina.
• Royal Park Hotel in Rochester, Michigan will contribute an abundance of pantry and produce items before its expiration to the FREEDGE program, which is a sharing mechanism run by the local police department aiming to reduce food waste and build a stronger community through food sharing to support local families in need.
• The Fontaine in Kansas City, Missouri will offer a Pineapple Vanilla Martini from April 22-28, utilizing the core, skin, and stem of the pineapples to make pineapple infused vodka into a martini and garnish it with a leaf from the stem. The fruit is used daily on property, within banquets and the restaurant.

Strategic partnerships
Davidson Hospitality Group is the first management company to partner with Procell, A Duracell battery company. Procell InSite is a wireless device management system which allows facilities to connect battery-operated devices to a single online system and track when batteries and other consumables need replacing. The hardware can connect to door locks, soap dispensers, paper towel dispensers, faucets and flush valves which are then connected to a simple web-based dashboard integrating advanced analytics, predictive maintenance, and real-time operational management tools.

Additionally, Davidson partners with Insite Intelligence, a building efficiency solution, to track electric, water and gas consumption real-time. Abnormal consumption can be identified immediately, leading to cost savings, quality control, and reduced carbon emissions.

Sustainable food & beverage operations
Davidson Restaurant Group, the dedicated food and beverage operating vertical of Davidson Hospitality Group, continues to innovate on its mission to solve food waste through predictive preparation and purchasing. This includes robust Culinary DNA training – production charts, line checks and collaboration between front of house leadership and kitchen leadership to discuss food quality on a daily basis – ordering and receiving -- to run business more intelligently. This season, the historic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island will pilot the OZZI system in its employee cafeteria, which eliminates disposable products and replaces them with 100% reusable ones. Additional efforts to support sustainability include rollout of end-to-end cooking oil management; green beverage program with specifications for single-use plastics and biodegradable straws; and a strategic sourcing score card measuring portfolio wide purchasing on a quarterly basis.

For more information, please visit www.davidsonhospitality.com.

About Davidson Hospitality Group
Celebrating its 50^th anniversary in 2024, Davidson Hospitality Group is an award-winning, full-service hospitality management company comprised of 86 existing hotels and resorts; more than 200 restaurants, bars, and lounges; and over 2 million square feet of meeting space across the United States. A trusted partner and preferred operator for Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Kimpton, Margaritaville, and Nobu, Davidson offers a unique entrepreneurial management style and owners' mentality that provides the individualized personal service of a small company, enhanced by the breadth and depth of skill and experience of a larger company. In keeping with the company's heritage of delivering value, Davidson Hospitality Group is comprised of four highly specialized operating verticals: Davidson Hotels, Pivot, Davidson Resorts and Davidson Restaurant Group. In 2023, Davidson Hospitality Group was ranked #1 in Guest Satisfaction among Third-Party Hotel Management Companies by J.D. Power for the second consecutive year. For more information, visit www.davidsonhospitality.com. Follow us on Instagram: @davidsonhospitality and X: @DavidsonHospGrp. Like us on Facebook: @DavidsonHospitalityGroup. Connect with us on LinkedIn: @DavidsonHospitalityGroup. #DavidsonHospitality 

Media contact:
Carrie Drost
Davidson Hospitality Group
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