FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SCOTT BIRCH JOINS BAMBUZA HOSPITALITY GROUP

PORTLAND, OREGON, December 9, 2022 – Bambuza Hospitality Group (BHG), the Portland-based restaurant, retail, and specialty marketplace operator, has announced the further strengthening of its leadership team with the recent appointment of Scott Birch as Senior Director of Operations. In this role, Scott will oversee all food service operations across BHG’s growing airport and street- side portfolio. Scott, a certified sommelier, comes to BHG with extensive food and beverage leadership experience. He most recently served as Regional Manager of restaurant operations for Paradies Lagardere, overseeing 17 locations across multiple markets. Prior to that, Scott served in operations leadership with Vino Volo, helping the brand rapidly grow its portfolio of locations while creating a culture of excellence and a focus on customer experience.

“We are gearing up for significant expansion, adding new high-volume locations and exciting new concepts to the business,” said Katherine Lam, President and CEO of Bambuza Hospitality Group. “Scott was the perfect choice to help ensure our operations remain the most customer-focused in the industry. Scott brings the right combination of entrepreneurial spirit, commitment to consistency, and people focus that we so value at BHG.”

“I am honored to join a team with such a rich culture, as well as a commitment to integrity, community, and stewardship,” said Scott. “BHG has been very successful over the past two decades, and we are poised for tremendous growth. I am thrilled to expand the Bambuza brand, as well as bring new top shelf concept offerings to airports across the country.”

Bambuza Hospitality Group, the ACDBE-certified travel retail and restaurant specialist, was founded in 2003 to serve guests through our core values of Stewardship, Integrity and Community. Our portfolio of 13 restaurant and retail locations include franchise partners like Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Sambazon, as well as bespoke concepts like Bambuza Vietnam Kitchen, Ninth & Pike Artisan Kitchen, Embarqué Whiskey Grill, Vee’s Tea’s, and Happy Deli. We operate retail stores including New Stand, Seattle Made, and Swarovski in partnership with Stellar Partners in SEA. Most recently BHG opened Hiep Hung Marketplace, a premium Vietnamese-inspired grocery experience offering many packaged specialty food products under our signature Bambuza brand.

www.bambuzagroup.com

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Bambuza Hospitality Group
5921 NE 80th Ave
Portland, OR 97218, US

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Erin Frank
Communications Director, Bambuza Hospitality Group
(415) 216-3691
erin@bambuza.com