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4,600 hotels across the world is treated as a unique point of production . “ It ’ s not like the manufacturing industry where everything can be produced and distributed from a single location . Hospitality business and decentralization of ordering points makes our supply chain very complex and diverse in terms of suppliers and products . We buy food , beverages , technology , intellectual services , financial services … the quantity , too , is diverse , as a small hotel might cumulate an annual spend of $ 400,000 while a large hotel can spend more than $ 20mn .”
Despite the challenges and variations facing the procurement function at AccorHotels , this essential element of the business is key to the significant growth Brunel looks forward to . He cites the company ’ s latest acquisitions and the new openings it has celebrated as a result : the 1,048-room Fairmont Austin which debuted earlier this year as the brand ’ s largest hotel in the US , as well as the planned openings of Fairmont Century Plaza , Los Angeles ; Sofitel Mexico Reforma in Mexico City and SO / Paseo del Prado in Havana , all in 2019 . AccorHotels will also open the
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