TÜRKIYE. Global travel experience player Avolta has captured a nine-year contract for 26 food & beverage outlets at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport.
The agreement includes a renewal of 22 points-of-sale plus four new outlets. The contract represents an extension to the company’s existing partnership with the Malaysia Airports-owned airport company. It builds on a partnership that has run for 11 years to date.
At Sabiha Gökçen the company offers leading global brands including KFC and Starbucks, blended with local names such as 40 Degrees Bar & Brewery and Karafırın, alongside Happy Moons.
The new stores will “blend global and local flavours and designs to create a Sense of Place”, Avolta pledged.
Two of these will be additional locations for restaurant-café Karafırın, where guests can enjoy a fresh breakfast or traditional oven-baked delicacies with a modern touch, accompanied by tea or coffee. Avolta will also open a proprietary bar to be fuelled by Anadolu Efes, a popular Turkish beer brand from Europe’s fifth largest brewer.
The travel retail to dining specialist said the move “reinforces Avolta’s commitment to the airport’s continued growth and evolution in the years ahead”.
Avolta President and CEO Europe, Middle East and Africa Luis Marin said: “It is a privilege to play a role in the development of Sabiha Gökçen Airport and we are delighted to build on the success of our existing F&B and travel retail partnerships with the landlord under our inclusive new company name, Avolta.
“As a united company, boasting expertise in both travel retail and F&B, we are dedicated to providing a more holistic offering to our valued partners and we are very happy to be able to showcase this commitment here in Türkiye.
“In line with Avolta’s Destination 2027 strategy, we have equipped the dining venues with traveller-centric technological solutions, including pre-ordering, order kiosks and other innovative solutions like Your Order Please, a QR-based ordering and payment platform, allowing us to meet our guests’ needs in innovative ways.
“Our well-established retail presence at Sabiha Gökçen Airport also grants us an opportunity to explore different hybrid concepts, combining our expertise across F&B and travel retail to reimagine the experience of travellers.” 
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