Palm Beach, Aruba – During the month of November the Riu Palace Aruba welcomed 11 EPB students of the Hospitality & Tourism sector to serve as interns in the resort’s kitchen. The students worked closely with Executive Chef Valerio Rodriguez and his culinary team to complete the course of their internship, which is required by their school before graduating.
EPB’s Hospitality & Tourism unit faced the challenge of placing 90 students among several different kitchens on the island. Executive Chef Valerio Rodriguez agreed to mentor 11 students, which was the highest number of students placed in any other kitchen on the island.
“We are so grateful to you and your organization,” says an Internship Coordinator at the EPB unit of Hospitality & Tourism. “Riu Palace Aruba’s commitment, knowledge and experience continue to help shape the future professionals of the industry,” he added.
General Manager Richard Velasco was astonished by each of the student’s competence when handling and preparing the food for the resort’s guests. The Riu Palace Aruba is honored to have had the privilege, and will continue to mentor future professionals of the food and beverage industry.
About RIU: The international RIU chain was founded in Mallorca by the Riu family in 1953 as a small holiday firm and is still owned by the family’s third generation. The company specializes in holiday resorts and over 70% of its establishments offer its acclaimed All Inclusive by RIU service. With the inauguration of its first city hotel in 2010, RIU is expanding its range of products with its own line of city hotels called Riu Plaza. RIU Hotels & Resorts now has more than 100 hotels in 19 countries, which welcome over 4 million guests a year and provide jobs for a total of 27,813 employees. RIU is currently the world’s 30th ranked chain, one of the Caribbean’s most popular, the largest in Spain in terms of revenue and the third largest in number of rooms.
