NORTH AMERICA
first Raffles Hotel & Residences in North America in Boston as well as Fairmont Costa Canuva in Mexico ’ s Riviera Nayarit and Fairmont Saint Lucia in the coming years .
AccorHotels is therefore particularly committed to North America as a region of growth , where it works with over 20,000 suppliers and spends $ 600mn each year , from small fruit and vegetable suppliers with orders of less than $ 500 to larger companies receiving millions in investment . On its North American journey , Brunel says the company is keen to partner with suppliers desiring to grow outside of
“ Our supplier base is very diverse due to the products we buy – we go from big global companies like LG or Samsung , and large national companies , to smaller regional suppliers of fruits and vegetables or fish , with five employees ”
— Sebastien Brunel , Senior Vice President of AccorHotels
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