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Guest Supply

Rachael Towl, regional sales manager, Guest Supply says 2017 is a year of luxury brand launches for the company

What can we look forward to from Guest Supply in 2017?

We have partnered with a few luxury brands and will be launching these collections in the New Year. These include Emanuel Ungaro — a leading luxury lifestyle brand from Paris, since 1965. The first amenity collection from the brand — L’Eau d’ungaro — is an exquisite collection with aromatic citrus fragrances and is suitable for both men and women.

What are some of guest supply’s best selling products in the region?

We have partnerships with some of the world’s leading brands, including Salvatore Ferragamo, Bulgari, Aromatherapy Associates and Korres. However, the best-selling product format, no matter what the brand, is always shampoo and shower gel.

Any new partnerships your company has been involved with recently?

Having recently partnered with Minibar Products, we are launching five new Minibars in the Middle East market, including the Travel Adaptor, SOS and Honeymoon Kit. Each of the products feature a clever tamper-proof, security snap-seal top and are equivalent to the size of a soda can, which can fit perfectly into a minibar.

Are you facing any challenges in the hospitality sector and what are you doing to counter them?

The highly competitive market conditions, accompanied by oil price fluctuations and the drop in key source market currencies, have proved challenging for all hotel budgets during 2016. This obviously has a knock on effect to hotels amenities in that lower prices are required for products of equal standing quality.

Tell us a bit about Guest Supply?

Guest Supply was founded in 1979 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Sysco Corporation, a publicly traded fortune 500 company. The company has over 200 staff globally, and the EMEA region is operated by a team of 36 spread across UK and Dubai.

Email: sales@guestsupply.ae • Website: www.guestsupply.com • Tel: +971 4880 8551

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