Cartwright & Butler and Avolta target Easter travel uplift with Edinburgh Airport promotion
The activation blends heritage storytelling, format innovation and strong gifting appeal to engage travelling shoppers during the Easter travel peak.
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Travel taste titles: Areas spotlights frontline food & beverage innovation with Grand Chef finals
The Grand Chef Auto and Grand Chef Airport competitions are initiatives designed to showcase the culinary capabilities of teams across the global travel restaurateur’s Spanish motorway service areas and airport estate.
Omnevo announces aviation and rail veteran Dr Jan Christoph Meyer as new CEO
Meyer joins with more than two decades of international leadership experience spanning operations, supply chain and digital transformation with companies including Lufthansa Group, LSG Group and Deutsche Bahn.
WHSmith posts +5% first-half revenue rise led by North American airport market
UK airport growth was hit by temporary store closures at Heathrow, while North American sales grew sharply despite the continued sluggish performance of the InMotion brand.
Areas crowns Tenerife Sur Airport barista in second ‘Signature Cappuccino’ final
The contest underlines the group’s focus on coffee standards and frontline talent development across its Spanish travel food & beverage estate.
Patricio Ramos and Mathieu Herrero assume key Areas leadership roles
Ramos has been named Group Chief Strategy and Development Officer and Herrero is switching from his Concepts & Standards Director role to CEO of Areas France.
Travel Food Services posts strong rise in Q3 and nine-month sales and profits
TFS Managing Director and CEO Varun Kapur says, “Improving passenger traffic trends, coupled with disciplined execution, and an increase in the contribution from new sites, have been the growth drivers for the business.”
The Travel Retail and F&B Superstars Column 2026
We bring back our popular column that champions industry staff – frontline, back office, logistics, management and more.
Lagardère Travel Retail delivers record revenues in 2025 with strong gains in Europe, Africa and South America
Revenue at the leading travel retail-to-dining player climbed by +5.5% year-on-year with like-for-like sales rising by +4.4%, alongside improved profitability. We feature highlights plus comment from CEO Frédéric Chevalier to investors on the outlook for 2026.
The Good Plastic Company and Coffeefrom named ‘Areas for Change Challenge’ winners
The companies were selected for scalable sustainability concepts for potential roll out across Areas’ proprietary brands estate following a pitching event at the global travel restaurateur’s Barcelona headquarters.
Areas Iberia’s Nuria Molera crowned champion in 2026 Worldwide Challenge final
Molera, who works for Areas in food & beverage across train stations in Barcelona, triumphed in the competition that rewards operational excellence and talent development support across the Areas global network.
SSP maintains trading momentum with +5% like-for-like sales growth in first quarter
Above-average sales growth in UK & Ireland and in APAC and EEME buoyed the travel food specialist in the three months to 31 December.
