Crowne Plaza has added another proof point to its promise of being The Place To Meet with the introduction of Redsalt – a high quality steak restaurant concept currently being established in Crowne Plaza hotels across Australia.

Crowne Plaza is the first international hotel brand to introduce a premium grill concept en masse in Australia. While Redsalt has been primarily designed to cater to the large number of Crowne Plaza restaurant patrons with a predilection for aged, 100-day grain-fed organic and Meat Standards Australia Certified Grainge and wagyu beef, it will also offer a range of lighter dishes including fresh seafood and vegetarian options.

“The Redsalt concept was born from sales analysis that showed good quality steak is consistently the most popular item among Crowne Plaza restaurant patrons. Australia is among the best in the world when it comes to producing top-quality beef, and we have since established relationships with some of the country’s leading suppliers to deliver a dining experience to make every steak lover salivate,” said InterContinental Hotels Group’s Director of Food and Beverage Projects Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, Rob Taggart.

“The introduction of Redsalt is another example of how we are addressing the wants and needs of our guests at Crowne Plaza. Everything at Redsalt has been designed to enhance this experience, from a range of mustards and relishes to complement our premium cuts through to room-temperature cheese platters to follow. Our signature red salt comes direct from the Murray River and is used to season all of our grill cuts – it’s something everyone should try!” Mr Taggart said.

Redsalt also offers a variety of chicken, lamb, pork, fish and vegetarian dishes. The concept has already been established at Crowne Plaza hotels in Darwin and Canberra, and additional restaurants will be introduced to Crowne Plaza Parramatta and Crowne Plaza Darling Harbour over the coming months. A fifth restaurant will be part of Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley, which is currently under construction and due to open in mid 2006.

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, more than 3,500 hotels and 535,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel IndigoTM, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards, with over 25 million members worldwide. In addition to this, InterContinental Hotels Group has a 47.5% interest in Britvic, one of the two leading manufacturers of soft drinks, by value and volume, in Great Britain.

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Luke Starr
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