Company insight Purchase with efficiency


Jennifer Grant, marketing manager at one of the world’s largest food group purchasing organisations, Entegra Europe, explains how the provider helps improve business’ performance.


Why is a group purchasing order (GPO) beneficial for my hotel? Jennifer Grant: With a purchasing partner like Entegra, your hotel can achieve savings and efficiencies on nearly everything that you buy. Entegra leverages its aggregate purchasing volume to negotiate discounts with manufacturers and suppliers, which are then passed down to the hotel.


Is Entegra different to a standard GPO?


Entegra is an extension of your team, bringing additional value compared with the traditional savings and purchasing tools brought by a standard GPO.


choice, from well-known names you know and trust, to local specialised suppliers. Entegra works with you to ensure your products are right for you.


Entegra helps hospitality businesses with food facilities to buy more efficiently.


products, value-added services, and advisory support to improve your hotel operations and bottom line. Food and beverage is just the beginning. With Entegra, you gain access to a broad range of purchasing solutions spanning supplies, services, equipment


“Entegra helps hotels exceed guests’ expectations while reducing purchasing and operational costs.”


Entegra combines unparalleled buying power, operational and culinary expertise. They support clients to achieve savings, boost performance, and surpass customer satisfaction and corporate social responsibility objectives. With custom contracting, food expertise and digital tools that let you see and optimise your savings, you can enhance your offerings and exceed your business goals. Not your typical GPO, Entegra offers complete support and expertise in your industry. Its team of experts come from the culinary world, whose expertise can adapt menus, align services, and help reach sustainability goals.


Does Entegra only provide savings on food?


Entegra provides access to high-quality Hotel Management International / www.hmi-online.com


and more that serve to fit your operational needs.


How can Entegra secure lower prices on food and custom contracting services?


Part of the Sodexo group, Entegra helps hospitality businesses with food facilities across Europe to buy more efficiently. With the buying power of €20bn in supplier contracts, Entegra brings direct savings to hotels of all sizes across Europe through negotiating with suppliers to get the same quality product at a lower cost.


Entegra starts by looking at your food and non-food spend, then analyses where and how savings can be made through its database of 800 national, regional, and local suppliers. Your purchase, your


How can Entegra help my hotel combat today’s challenges? The hospitality industry is facing supply chain issues including product shortages, long lead times, and incomplete deliveries. Hoteliers can benefit from partnering with a


procurement provider, who works with you to find alternative products, streamline menus, and balance inventory. With inflation driving the cost of goods and services to record highs, having a procurement partner that can provide actionable solutions to mitigate the impact on a business’s bottom line is key, from rethinking how to serve guests, to communicating with supply chain partners. Furthermore, with rising costs of products and amenities, coupled with sustainability targets, it can be challenging to improve your guest experience. Entegra helps hotels exceed guests’ expectations while reducing purchasing and operational costs. Working alongside the team to devise and implement a strategy to streamline operations and improve guest experience, while reducing costs.


Can any hotel benefit from Entegra’s services?


Any hotel, from independents to large chains, can benefit from improving operations, elevating customer experience, and saving on their everyday purchases through Entegra. ●


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