INTERNATIONAL. The best and most innovative concepts in travel-related food & beverage have been recognised at the 2018 FAB Awards.
The awards were presented at a glittering gala event held during the seventh annual Airport Food and Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards in Helsinki this week, hosted by Finavia and organised by The Moodie Davitt Report and The Foodie Report.
The gala evening was hosted by SSP. A special e-Zine exploring the winning concepts – and reviewing the FAB conference – will be published in coming weeks.
The winners, regional winners and commendations are:
Airport Coffee, Tea, Non-alcoholic Beverage Shop of the Year
Winner: HWH Hospitality Investments, Treehouse Juicery, Dubai International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): BTA Havalimanlari Yiyecek Icecek Hizmetleri a.ş, Cakes and Bakes, Turkish airports
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): HMSHost International, Djournal Coffee, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Airport
Regional winner (Middle East, Africa & India): HWH Hospitality Investments, Treehouse Juicery, Dubai International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): SSP America, Café con Leche, Tampa International Airport
Airport ‘Food to Go’ of the Year
Winner: High Flying Foods, Phil’s BBQ, San Diego International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): SSP Norway, Haven, Oslo Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): SSP Asia Pacific, Upper Crust, Brisbane Airport
Regional winner (Middle East, Africa & India): Emirates Leisure Retail, Giraffe Stop, Dubai International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): High Flying Foods, Phil’s BBQ, San Diego International Airport
Airport F&B Offer of the Year within a Retail/Convenience Store
Winner: Crews, Cafe Intermezzo/Buckhead Books, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Highly commended: Lagardère Travel Retail, Premium Food Gate, Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport
Airport Bar of the Year (over US$3 million and Best Bar Overall)
Winner: TRG Concessions, The Curator, London Heathrow Airport
Airport Bar of the Year (under US$3 million in sales)
Winner: Travel Food Services, The Irish House, Indira Gandhi International Airport
Airport Bar of the Year (Highly commended and regional winners)
Highly commended: High Flying Foods, Stone Brewing Co, San Diego International Airport
Highly commended: SSP America, LoLo American Kitchen & Craft Bar, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): TRG Concessions, The Curator, London Heathrow Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): Travel Food Services, The Irish House, Indira Gandhi International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): High Flying Foods, Stone Brewing Co, San Diego International Airport
Airport Wine Bar of the Year
Winner: CRU Food and Wine Bar, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year (over US$5 million)
Winner: HMSHost North America, The Hearth by Lynn Crawford, Toronto Pearson International Airport
Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year (under US$5 million and Best Overall)
Winner: Emirates Leisure Retail, Kitchen by Mike, Sydney Airport
Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year (Regional winners)
Regional winner (Europe): Casual Dining Group, Oriel Grande Brasserie, London Heathrow Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): Emirates Leisure Retail, Kitchen by Mike, Sydney Airport
Regional winner (Middle East, Africa & India): Travel Food Services, ID, Chennai International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): HMSHost North America, The Hearth by Lynn Crawford, Toronto Pearson International Airport
Airport Street Food Offer of the Year
Highly commended: Areas, StrEAT, Ibiza Airport
Winner: SSP America, Five Borough Food Hall, New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
Airport Premium Dining Restaurant of the Year
Winner: Areas, Kirei, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Airport Food Hall of the Year
Winner: Marqette, Dublin Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): SSP Hong Kong, East to West, Hong Kong International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): Metropolitan Airports Commission, Food Truck Alley, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
New Food & Beverage Concept of the Year
Winner: Travel Food Services, Frshly, Chennai International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): SSP France, Bellota-Bellota, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): Changi Airport Group, The Most Authentic Japanese Culinary Experience in An Airport Outside Japan, Changi Airport
Regional winner (Americas): Tastes on the Fly, Samovar Tea Lounge & Bar, San Francisco International Airport
Regional winner (Middle East, Africa & India): Travel Food Services, Frshly, Chennai International Airport
F&B Marketing & Promotions Campaign of the Year
Winner: Finavia, #LifeInhel, Helsinki Airport
Customer Service Initiative of the Year
Winner: Incheon International Airport Corporation, Smart Service
#AiroftheDog Great Airport Cocktail Award, sponsored by Copper Dog
Winner: Dominic Hawksworth
Individual Food & Beverage Offer of the Year in a Railway Station
Winner: Mango Tree Co, Mango Tree Kitchen, Japan
Motorway Services F&B Offer of the Year
Winner: Autogrill, Villoresi Est, Milan
‘La spirito de vojaĝado’ – ‘The spirit of travel’
Winner: ‘Empanaditas Viajeras’, La Bonbonniere, Jorge Chávez International Airport
Airport Food & Beverage Offer Best Reflecting Sense of Place
Winner: Changi Airport Group, Food for the Generations
Regional winner (Europe): SSP Finland, Rovaniemi Café, Rovaniemi Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): Changi Airport Group, Food for the Generations
Regional winner (Middle East, Africa & India): Travel Food Services, Travel Club, Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): HMSHost North America, Whisky River, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Outstanding Food & Beverage Design of the Year
Winner: SSP Norway, Norgesglasset, Oslo Airport
Regional winner (Europe): SSP Norway, Norgesglasset, Oslo Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): SPC, Incheon International Airport Terminal 2
Regional winner (Americas): OTG, Global Bazaar, Newark Liberty International Airport
The FAB Airport Food & Beverage Transformation Award
Winner: London Stansted Airport
The FAB Wow Award
Winner: OTG, Q, Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
The FAB Thought Leadership Award
Winner: Autogrill, Bistrot
The FAB Environmental Initiative Award
Winner: HMSHost International, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru
F&B Team Member of the Year
Winner: D’Angelo Charles, SSP America, Phoenix International Airport
Highly commended:
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (SSP and Cousins BBQ), Carolyn ‘Suzie’ Grider, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
HMSHost North America, Lily Olson, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
D’Angelo Charles, SSP America, Phoenix International Airport
SSP UK, Darren McLean, Manchester Victoria Station
TRG Concessions, Fabio Azevedo Dos Reis, London Heathrow Airport
Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year
Winner: Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Toronto Pearson International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): Copenhagen Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): Changi Airport Group, The Language of Food, Changi Airport
Regional winner (Middle East, Africa & India): HMSHost International, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru
Regional winner (Americas): Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Toronto Pearson International Airport
