33. Andrea Strim - EAM — F&B, Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Bite-sized facts:
Size of team: 180
Restaurants under his remit: 14
Number of years in the F&B industry: 23
Number of years in the Middle East: 9
Nationality: Italian
Andrea Strim handles 14 restaurants, bars and lounges along with C&E operations at Jumeirah Emirates Towers. He works with 180 colleagues including outlet managers, assistant managers, F&B managers, sommeliers and junior colleagues.
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Strim has seen a lot of change over the last 12 months. One of the largest achievements is the restructuring the hotel F&B scene into stand-alone brand concepts, along with re-branding and launching a new Italian restaurant on level 50 — Alta Badia, within eight weeks.
His outlets have also been recognised among the world’s elite with The Rib Room being one of two restaurants in the GCC listed in The Daily Meal’s ‘Best101 Hotel Restaurants in the World’ for two consecutive years.
Strim is now focused on three new F&B developments in the pipeline for 2014.
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