Restaurants & Hospitality: Start-Ups. Sustainable Concepts. Change Management.
Boasting a chic interior design that compliments its spacious indoor and outdoor dining area, The Rink is the perfect venue for enjoying, chilling, and catching up with family and friends. Priding itself in its delectable Mediterranean dishes and impressive array of drinks, The Rink is a seafront all day lounge, located next to the Pier in Discovery Bay, Lantau Island.
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A new project led by Dining Vision in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. Target opening is end of July 2022.
Nominal aims to bring Hong Kong closer to experiencing the freshness of fine products from small producers and farmers around the world, globally sourcing from partners that have sustainability practices in their manufacture process. Every item is carefully selected by a team of food lovers, resulting in outstanding products that will bring quality to the table and great stories to tell.
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The Mediterranean Market successfully opened in Discovery Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The 4,000 sq. ft. grocery store offers excellent ingredients and products sourced from the Mediterranean regions in Europe and North Africa. In addition, quality street food is prepared in front of customers, enjoying a different shopping experience where cuisine, wine culture, history and entertainment blend in harmony. Mediterranean food encapsulates the culinary cultures of several different countries, from Italy to Morocco; amazing plant-based products and vegan food are available as well.
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The last 2 years have been challenging for all of us. The concern for environmental protection and personal health are now under the spotlight of consumers, companies, and governments.
Dining Vision was tasked to work on a project that suits perfectly
this new post Covid-19 era: Lotus & Jasmine. Guesthouses and Restaurants in Vietnam and Thailand were adapted to the new concept, developed for travellers looking for a meaningful vacation.
More and more environmentally conscious travellers are emerging, especially well-educated millennials and middle-aged individuals. They wish to experience extraordinary travel that is rich and socially responsible. The project planned 4 set-ups in Vietnam and 4 in Thailand, to create great synergies in both cost and revenue.
Investment in Boutique Hotels is among the most profitable hospitality investments. Properties with excellent locations in growing demand simply no longer need to rely on the marketing efforts and support of famous chains. Thanks mostly to Online Travel Agencies and review sites, boutique hotels are now able to be successful as independent businesses. If you want to invest in the hotel industry this is a unique opportunity.
Lotus & Jasmine offers a unique meaningful vacation experience. Our boutique eco-friendly guesthouses and organic restaurants will showcase a range of activities with a strong focus on awareness, environment and community. We aim to enhance the guest experience by creating moments of responsible tourism and generating a positive impact on the environment, society and economy:
With your help we can do great things for local communities and family businesses in Vietnam and Thailand, promoting at same time responsible tourism and protecting the environment.
If you are interested in participating together with us in the innovative hospitality and sustainability projects, and share the fruit of an investment that is projected to be 280% 5-year ROI, you can contact us directly for more info.
Eco-friendly experiences, lifestyle holiday getaways, sustainable hospitality travels are in demand today. L&J will attract consumers to Vietnam and Thailand, where green hospitality continues to grow vigorously. The unique value proposition indicates a highly viable and scalable business model.
If interested to be part of Lotus & Jasmine please get in touch!
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February 2021: Havana Cigars & Fine Spirits successfully opened. The new concept store, where a few of life’s guilty pleasures happily intersect, carries a range of top brand and popular cigars. A private collection of splendid wines and spirits and award-winning luxury and craft chocolates from countries around the world, complete the offer.
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April 2021: Dining Vision assisted Il Bel Pease Group in the opening of Il Bel Paese Italian Express in East Tsim Tsa Tsui. The chain of restaurants and grocery stores, in Hong Kong since 2001, reopened in 2020 6 units with locations in Central Hong Kong and Discovery Bay. Dining Vision led the projects and assisted the owning company from concept development all the way to the successful openings, through kitchen, retail and dining areas design, decor elements selection, food and beverage offering, hiring and strategic planning. The grocery stores are a lot fresher, with a brighter, more inviting and approachable retail areas, ice cream corners and huge vertical cheese and cold cuts fridges right at the entrance. We wanted to re-look at an Italian grocery store concept, not formal and intimidating but rather engaging and conversational. At same time the restaurants serve authentic Italian food in welcoming indoor and outdoor areas.
August 2021: A Mediterranean Market, europeantouch, opens in Discovery Bay, Lantau Island. The 4,000 sq. ft. grocery store will offer excellent ingredients and products sourced from the Mediterranean regions and Europe. In addition, quality street food will be prepared in front of customers enjoying a different shopping experience, where cuisine, wine culture, history and entertainment will blend in harmony and will be made available to everyone. Mediterranean food encapsulates the culinary cultures of several different countries, from Italy to Morocco; amazing plant-based products and vegan food will be available as well. A small movie theater for children will provide detailed info on history and culture of Mediterranean food and local traditions while focusing on sustainability and responsible tourism.
November-December 2021; Dining Vision will hand over The Rink All Day Lounge and Raf & Sons Prime Cut and Seafood, both located next to the largest Ice Rink in Hong Kong. The casual dining venue, open from breakfast to late supper, will resemble a Swiss Chalet and will offer an array of Swiss delicacies and international choices; a cheese and a wine "wall" at the entrance will create a unique shopping experience, while the fine steakhouse and an oysters bar will be available for a more intimate dining experience.
November 2022: Dining Vision (Hong Kong) and its subsidiaries Viet Au International (Vietnam), Dining Vision Co. (Thailand) and Eataly.vn (Vietnam) will launch Lotus & Jasmine, a start-up social enterprise with focus on sustainable hospitality in Vietnam and Thailand. Tourists will enjoy a "Meaningful Vacation" in our refurbished guesthouses and restaurants, while supporting local communities and promoting responsible tourism, responsible consumption and environmental awareness in the post Covid-19 era.
CHALLENGE
This USD 30,000,000 project was preparing to launch; Top Management needed someone to lead during the pre-opening period.
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Massimo Gavina, Dining Vision senior consultant, was called onboard to assist in the preopening stage. He was responsible for the F&B operations which included all tasks related to the pre-opening and the developing of standard operating manual (SOP), kitchen equipment and loose furniture selection as well as hiring of new staffs and their subsequent training. To help them get started quickly given such short timeline, he also assisted them with design planning and deployment of standard operating equipments for all five restaurants, two bars, lounges, karaoke and bowling venus as well as the 2,500 seats convention centre.The International cuisine and convention centre had a successful and smooth opening with all the deadlines met; the project was handed over respecting budget and timeline; over 250 team members were employed and trained, 3 SOP and Training Manuals had been created and translated in Vietnamese language. Almaz is recognized today as the top dining and entertainment destination in Hanoi and the second largest convention center in the country.
....Mr. Gavina has the ability to meet the deadlines without compromising with the quality of work…. His skills and productive ideas will surely contribute to the growth of the Company…. Vingroup-Almaz General Director, Hanoi
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Another project led by Dining Vision successfully opened in Discovery Bay, next to the Pier and the largest ice-skating rink in Hong Kong.
The menu evolves around grass-fed beef and traceable sustainable seafood. The oyster bar offers a carefully selected range of artisan and classic cocktails.The wine list includes top-notch classics from Bordeaux and Tuscany, as well as a food-matching range of native USA, New Zealand and South African grape varieties.