Food & Beverage
Hong Kong International Airport celebrates milestone Terminal 2 opening in style
The Moodie Davitt was on location to tour a sleek facility notable for spectacular architecture, state-of-the-art operational efficiency, advanced technology, digital splendour and an eclectic retail and food & beverage offer.
On Location: A new chapter opens for Lagardère Travel Retail as Relay makes UK debut at Heathrow Airport
A ceremonial ribbon-cutting held at The Queen’s Terminal, celebrated the debut of the first of four planned Relay stores at Heathrow, which together will span 1,360sq m of retail space.
Emirates Leisure Retail introduces homegrown F&B concepts FiLLi and Café Bateel at Dubai International
The launches add two distinct UAE-grown concepts to ELR’s fast-expanding travel retail and hospitality portfolio at the Dubai gateway, serving both grab-and-go and premium dine-in demand from international travellers.
GCG serves up refreshed dining offer at Owen Roberts International Airport with Barú Bar & Grill
The restaurant enhances the dining mix at one of the Caribbean’s key travel gateways, in line with growing tourism momentum in the Cayman Islands.
‘Happy to see you, happier to serve you’ – Philadelphia hosts Paris Baguette’s first US airport location
The café, operated by Onsite Retailers, features Paris Baguette’s core range of freshly baked pastries, breads, sandwiches, salads, cakes and handcrafted coffee and tea beverages, prepared daily on site.
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to offer 47 concession opportunities in mega RFP
The Metropolitan Airports Commission will release its 2026 concessions RFP on 26 May to develop 47 new venues at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Former SSP senior leader Mark Angela joins tRetail Labs as advisor
Mark Angela recently retired from a long and distinguished career at SSP, where he led several key regional businesses.
Duty Free World Council and MEADFA webinar to examine Middle East conflict impact on travel
The webinar will be staged on 10 June at 13.00 CET and will examine the impact of the Middle East conflict on the travel and travel retail industries.
Interview: Menzies Aviation bets on localisation and scale in next phase of international Pearl Lounge expansion
In this article, we focus on how Menzies Aviation is accelerating the global evolution of its Pearl Lounge network, using a major new flagship at Copenhagen Airport to redefine how independent premium lounges compete in an increasingly experience-driven market.
Qatar Duty Free sales climb +9% year-on-year despite impact of war
“It is not often that a single financial year asks an organisation to demonstrate both the best of what it can achieve and the depth of what it can withstand. The 2025/26 financial year did both, and the Qatar Airways Group rose to each in turn,” says Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer Hamad Al-Khater in what may be the standout industry quote of the year.
Interview: PKS brings America’s first dedicated kosher and halal airport market to Philadelphia
PKS Airport President Allan Bailey discusses the journey behind the launch, the commercial opportunity he believes airports have overlooked for years and why Philadelphia is only the beginning for the ambitious young operator.
“Focused on what we can control” – SSP accelerates profitability drive in strong H1
We speak to SSP Group CEO Patrick Coveney as the travel food & beverage company delivers resilient H1 growth with revenue up +6.2%, profit up 18% and strong UK and international trading despite Middle East disruption.
