Romeo Apolega

Romeo Apolega is a laundry and foodservice cleaning and sanitation specialist who has been in the business for more than 40 years. A chemical engineer by profession, he worked for BASF and Diversey where he received training in the U.S., Venezuela, Mexico, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. After a brief stint at Technolux and managing his own company, he became business development director of Kalinisan Steam Laundry. A member of the Association of Phillipine Chemical Engineers, American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, and American Oil Chemists Society, he now sits as assistant vice president of Oxychem Corp. He may be reached via rhapolega@yahoo.com.

Hotel News September 16, 2015 0

Tips to remember when outsourcing your hotel’s laundry

Editor’s Note: This article was published in Hospitality News Philippines’ June 10, 2015 issue with the title, “Things to remember when outsourcing your hotel’s laundry.” Get the latest issue by […]

Hotel News August 8, 2015 0

Omens of bad service

This article was published on January 25, 2015 in Hospitality News Philippines’ print edition. For updated analysis and intelligence affecting the hotel industry, subscribe a copy through link Going […]

Suppliers June 29, 2015 0

The business of sanitation in hospitality (Part 2)

In my previous column, I discussed the changes in sanitation and kitchen over the past decades that I’ve been in the business. Now, let’s turn towards the laundry and housekeeping […]

Suppliers May 6, 2015 0

The business of sanitation in hospitality (Part 1)

How has hospitality sanitation evolved over the past decades? Hospitality News’ columnist Romeo Apolega takes a walk down memory lane of the kitchen and laundry side of the hospitality business […]