Food & Beverage
Areas reveals winning start-up solutions for third edition of Change Challenge initiative
Companies from Italy, Spain and the USA provided winning solutions which reduce environmental impact and guide food & beverage activity towards greater sustainability.
Porter Airlines and Café Saint-Henri join forces to offer inflight speciality-crafted coffee
The Canadian airline is working with local partner Café Saint-Henri to enhance the onboard food & beverage experience with coffee created to maximise taste inflight.
Retail performance outstrips passenger traffic growth for Groupe ADP in 2024
Spend per passenger at the group’s retail and hospitality outlets (under the Extime Paris brand) grew +4.9% year-on-year to €32.10, and reached an impressive high of €87.60 in the renovated CDG Terminal 1.
Judging panel unveiled as interest grows for FAB + Hospitality Awards 2025 in Barcelona
The deadline for this year's awards is fast approaching with only six weeks to go.
Auckland Airport sees duty-free retail improve in H1 as tender decision nears; luxury weakens
Income per passenger rose +1.9% to NZ10.16 (US$5.81) with the passenger spend rate (PSR) nudging ahead by +0.3% year-on-year. However, international PSR was down -1.5%.
Sense of Malaysia destination brand launched across five airports
“Airports are more than just transit points, they’re the first and last impressions of a destination. At Malaysia Airports we have taken this to heart by curating an experience that lets travellers feel Malaysia, not just pass through it,” says Malaysia Airports Senior General Manager – Commercial Services Hani Ezra Hussin.
Avolta set for New York JFK Terminal 4 debut after capturing 15-year food & beverage contract
Avolta will open nine restaurants over more than 1,500sq m of concession space amid a big redevelopment at JFK T4. UPDATED.
Double-digit leap in duty-free and food & beverage revenue buoys TAV Airports in 2024
TAV Airports today reported a +27% year-on-year rise in revenue to €1.66 billion in 2024, outpacing an +11% rise in passenger traffic.
A taste of northern Germany: Marché unveils Fiete & Frida eatery at Hamburg Airport
The new venue operated by the Lagardère Travel Retail company offers seating with panoramic airfield views and features design details evoking a Hamburg sense of place.
2024 Areas Worldwide Challenge winner Guillermo del Calvo crowned at Barcelona final
Areas USA’s Guillermo del Calvo, who works in food & beverage at Miami International Airport, triumphed in the annual event which recognises the travel restaurateur’s top performing employees.
Passenger traffic growth outstrips commercial revenue rise at Thai airports
Airports of Thailand reports a +2.7% rise in non-aeronautical revenues for the three months ended 31 December 2024, but this lags behind a +16.4% leap in passenger traffic. UPDATED.
Spotlight on China – The Moodie Davitt Magazine, February 2025
Welcome to this February 2025 edition of The Moodie Davitt Magazine, which leads with a focus on the China market.
