(POTTSTOWN, PA) – Philadelphia-based Mise Design Group, LLC announced today that it has acquired contracts for supply and installation support for food & beverage design, its specified equipment, laundry equipment, walk-in refrigeration and exhaust systems for the new $100 million dollar Hilton Hotel to be located in Kampala, Uganda.
The Hilton Kampala will be located on Nakasero Hill in Kampala on a 14-acre parcel of land owned by the African-owned Aya Group subsidiary Aya Investments. The hotel will be fully responsive to the needs of its guests with facilities to enhance work, communication, relaxation and the diplomatic conferencing needs of the region. Upon completion in 2011, the facility is expected to provide over 2,000 jobs, 95% of which will be offered to local Ugandans.
Mise Designs will be charged with designing all 8 of the hotel’s kitchen operations, including a sports bar, lobby lounge & bar, banquet facility, bakery, staff canteen, pool bar, coffee shop and a specialty restaurant. Hotel kitchen design for a world class facility with the diversity and depth of a project such as this – a world away no less- would be a daunting challenge for any company, but Mise Designs President Victor Cardamone is looking forward to taking on the challenge.
“As a chef myself, I look at the challenge of managing a project of this magnitude just as I would coordinating the logistics of a catering party for a few thousand people,” said Cardamone. “Obviously the ingredients are different, but as long as everyone involved is clear in their responsibilities and means of execution, you always leave the event with a satisfied customer.”
Construction of the Hilton Kampala has been ongoing since 2006, and has been positioned to become the nation’s leading luxury hotel. Aya expects the asset to become an important diplomatic and profit center in the coming years with hopes that the facility will fulfill its role of delivering world class standards and facilities to many of the region’s leading business, cultural & civic leaders.
In addition to providing commercial kitchen design, the company will be responsible for installing and supplying the facility’s food and beverage equipment, laundry equipment as well as the substantial refrigeration and exhaust systems.
Mise Design’s services are expected to save the hotel up to a half-million dollars in expenses on both the front and back ends of the project. As of press time, the company is also involved in the bidding for supply and installation of all the millwork for the cabinetry.
“What makes us such a unique company is that we have the ability to not only handle the challenges of design from a distance, but we have the flexibility and expertise to cost-effectively supply all of the equipment and have access to the resources needed to warehouse, stage and install it anywhere in the world,” stated Cardamone. “Being able to do this means that we can better facilitate the construction development process by allowing the site contractors to do their construction work while another team of skilled people are assembling all of the equipment for quick installation. It saves time and resources, which in a project on as large a scale as this one is, can be invaluable.”
Mise Designs has designed restaurants, hotels and kitchens both nationally and internationally ranging from café’s to full-blown specialty dining facilities in Montana. Cardamone says that the biggest difference between his company and the competition is it’s adaptability to suit nearly any project large or small.
As of press time, there is no start date set for delivery and negotiations are ongoing, however the restaurant design and implementation process is expected to begin sometime in the early winter of 2011 and will be completed by the Hotel’s opening next summer. The Hilton Kampala will be Uganda’s second five-star hotel, joining the Kampala Serena Hotel as the only five-star establishments in the country.
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