Gran Porto Real Playa del Carmen Awards

Real Resorts' Superchefs Sweep Up Cristal Awards

CANCUN, MEXICO, October 2007: The Gran Caribe Real Cancun, part of the all-inclusive Mexico based hospitality group Real Resorts, has been awarded the Golden Cristal Plaque in recognition of its achievement in obtaining excellent standards of hygiene, by implementing the policies of the International Cristal Program successfully, based on the principals of the HACCP system.

The Cristalisima Plaque is the highest international certification awarded by Cristal, part of the National Britannia Group, to hotels that have attained the highest standards possible with regards to the risk management of food handling and hygiene.

The professional culinary team at the Gran Porto Real Playa del Carmen, also received another coveted Cristal Plaque.

Commenting on the awards, Fernando Garcia, Managing Director, Real Resorts, said: “As a rapidly growing hospitality company, I’m extremely pleased for our food and beverage department to have received these awards and would like to thank them for their hard work and dedication. It's also good for our guests to know they are guaranteed excellent cuisine always prepared in accordance with our high standards. Throughout the years, we’ve been privileged to receive many awards and this recognition reinforces that our staff are dedicated to providing each guest with the ultimate vacation experience. We attribute our success to our passionate staff who not only maintain our high standards but improve upon them daily and provide our guests with a clean, safe, luxurious environment".