Service à la Française International Brochure Programmation SERVICE A LA FRANCAISE_Mauritius | Page 4

Founders’ Letter S ERVICE A LA FRANÇAISE is an organization that mobilizes the “Meilleurs Ouvriers de France” on an International level. SERVICE A LA FRANCAISE MAURITIUS is at the heart of our international development, making Mauritius the first country in the world, outside of France, benefiting from the largest knowledge transmission from the « Meilleurs Ouvriers de France ». Our ambition for Mauritius is to support the development and promotion of crafts not only for hospitality sector but also within the 240 crafts of the “Meilleurs Ouvriers de France” such as construction, gardening, lightening or environment, related to sustainable development which is now at the aim of our trainings and projects for 2020. 2019 was our launching year and we trained more than 700 professionals from different hotels and resorts in Mauritius. 22 “Meilleurs Ouvriers France” intervened in 15 different crafts, which made SERVICE A LA FRANÇAISE (SAF), in less than a year, one of the most exclusive and high standards training organizations in Mauritius. This year 2020, VATEL and SERVICE A LA FRANÇAISE are collaborating in order to increase the quality of our training offers in Mauritius, the Indian Ocean and Africa with the development of a corporate approach. The new passport programme "Journey towards Professional Excellence " vetted by the « Meilleurs Ouvriers de France » will help our clients to engage their employees and will bring support to the growth of their key personnel. With sustainable development as our main objective in 2020, we also support the development of Mauritian SMEs and independent craftsmen (florists, butchers, gardeners/landscaping, etc.), by providing them, through advanced trainings, new skills to access the hospitality industry market such as processing and optimization of products and compliance with the necessary environmental and hygiene standards. In 2020 among the 240 crafts of the « Meilleurs Ouvriers de France » we will gradually open new trainings such as Artistic Photography or Artistic Hotels Lighting and Parks in order to develop new crafts in Mauritius. We believe that this year SERVICE A LA FRANÇAISE will consequently contribute to the economic development of Mauritius buy bringing a strong dynamic through the trainings proposed to promote the Mauritian crafts and contribute to the major environmental and social challenges of the island such as sustainable development to fight against global warming and precariousness. Whether he is a chef, a barman or electrician, a good craftsman is one who knows he is indispensable in an economy, a business as he is in our daily life. Mastering a manual craft is an exciting and rare thing and a good gardener or electrician, for example, is extremely sought after. A great year to move forward together! Vincent LATAPIE and Frédéric FAURE (MOF) Vincent LATAPIE Frédéric FAURE