Gianluca Sparacino, corporate director of food and beverage for EMEA, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts.
5. Gianluca Sparacino
Corporate director of food and beverage for EMEA, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
In recent years, Four Seasons has moved away from the typical hotel restaurant and created free-standing restaurants and bars, such as its rooftop bar called Mercury Lounge in Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach. Sparacino credits the commitment of his team of executive chefs and F&B directors in the region with the successful execution of the initial concepts. Following his graduation from hotel management school Les Roches in Switzerland, he started gaining global experience initially starting with Hyatt in Singapore, before continuing to concentrate on F&B with positions in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Taipei. Sparacino, whose role involves acting as an advisor between third party consultants, ownership and hotels for celebrity chefs, F&B consultants, and beverage consultants, works across properties in locations such as Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Lebanon, Dubai, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Within these, the company has more than 70 restaurants bars and lounges, as well as each having banquet and room service departments.
Bite-sized facts:
Number of years in the F&B industry: 16
Number of years with this company: 14
Number of years in this role: 5
Number of years working in the Middle East: 3
Nationality: Italian
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