INTERNATIONAL. The Moodie Davitt Report today (13 September) named the winners of the FAB Superstars Awards 2022, a programme that recognises the efforts and achievements of staff in the travel food & beverage sector around the world.
Launched last year, FAB Superstars was created to shine a light on the frontline and behind the scenes heroes and heroines who have helped keep the industry going throughout its deepest crisis.
We asked employers to submit a written entry for each individual or team, addressing the impact made by the person or department through their actions, and how far they reached; how they measured success in terms of service or helped improve the business; and what made a particular staff member or team stand out?
The FAB ESG & Superstars winners are featured in the video on this page and listed below. Congratulations to them and all who were nominated.
Categories included Star Team, Star Individual and Star Innovation plus the 6 new ESG awards. Nominations were invited by region and by department (Front of House; Kitchen; Stores/Admin/Logistics) to cover as broad a spectrum of staff as possible.
This year also features the first FAB ESG Awards, dedicated to Environmental, Social, and Governance initiatives.
FAB ESG & SUPERSTARS 2022 WINNERS LIST
FAB ESG Awards
Best Women Leadership Initiative
Winner: Paradies Lagardère
Nominated by: Paradies Lagardère
Humanity, Leadership & Innovation
Winner: Amy Latimer, Chief Growth Officer, Delaware North
Nominated by: Delaware North
Best Practice: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Winner: Inclusivity & Non-discrimination Program (Germany and Italy), Areas
Nominated by: Areas
Champion of Cultural Change
Winner: Bastiaan van Asten, Senior VP Commercial, HMSHost International
Nominated by: HMSHost International
Sustainability & Environmental Stewardship
Winner: ‘Make It Happen’ Strategy, Autogrill
Nominated by: Autogrill
Best Health & Wellbeing in the Workplace
Winner: Wellbeing Podcast Series, HMSHost International
Nominated by: HMSHost International
FAB Superstars Awards
Star Team Americas: Front of House
Winner: SSP America Team, JFK T4
Nominated by: SSP America
Star Team Americas: Back of House – Kitchen / Stores / Admin / Logistics
Winner: Deborah Wodrich, Program Marketing Director & Alexander Marzano, Marketing Assistant, Unison Consulting Program Marketing Team, O’Hare Airport – ‘Business Partner Spotlight’ Video Series
Nominated by: Unison Consulting
Star Team Asia Pacific: Front of House
Winner: Delhi Team, Travel Food Services Pvt Ltd
Nominated by: Travel Food Services Pvt. Ltd.
Star Team Asia Pacific: Back of House – Kitchen / Stores / Admin / Logistics
Winner: Cairns Airport Operations Team, HMSHost International
Nominated by: HMSHost International
Star Team Europe: Front of House
Winner: Poland Operations Team, Lagardère Travel Retail: ‘Frontline Teams Stand Together for Ukrainian Refugees’,
Nominated by: Lagardère Travel Retail
Star Team Europe: Back of House – Kitchen / Stores / Admin / Logistics
Winner: Eataly Team, Autogrill, Rome Fiumicino Airport
Nominated by: Autogrill Europe
Star Team Middle East & Africa: Front of House
Winner: Giraffe Team, Emirates Leisure Retail, Concourse A, DXB
Nominated by: Emirates Leisure Retail
Star Team Middle East & Africa: Back of House – Kitchen / Stores / Admin / Logistics
Winner: The Hangar Culinary Team, Emirates Leisure Retail, Concourse B, DXB
Nominated by: Emirates Leisure Retail
Star Individual Americas: Front of House
Winner: Lanae Davis, Regional Director of Dining Operations, Paradies Lagardère
Nominated by: Paradies Lagardère
Star Individual Americas: Back of House – Kitchen / Stores / Admin / Logistics
Winner: Brad Maher, Executive Director of Operations, HMSHost North America, Chicago O’Hare
Nominated by: HMSHost North America
Star Individual Asia Pacific: Front of House
Winner: Josie Barber, Operations Manager, SSP Australia
Nominated by: SSP Asia Pacific
Star Individual Asia Pacific: Back of House – Kitchen / Stores / Admin / Logistics
Winner: Nguyen Cong Khoa, Purchasing Officer, HMSHost International, Da Nang International Airport
Nominated by: HMSHost International
Star Individual Europe: Front of House
Winner: Jigna Desai, General Manager, SSP, Gatwick Airport
Nominated by: SSP
Star Individual Europe: Back of House – Kitchen / Stores / Admin / Logistics
Winner: Andy Goss, Food & Beverage Manager, HMSHost, UK
Nominated by: HMSHost International
Star Individual Middle East & Africa: Front of House
Winner: Michalis Georgiou, Operations Manager, QASSP, Hamad International Airport
Nominated by: SSP Eastern Europe & Middle East
Star Individual Middle East & Africa: Back of House – Kitchen / Stores / Admin / Logistics
Winner: Christos Christodoulou, Internal Audit Manager, SSP
Nominated by: SSP Eastern Europe & Middle East
Star Innovation Americas: Front of House
Winner: Terminal D Extension at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Nominated by: DFW Airport, Star Concessions, Servy
Star Innovation Asia Pacific: Back of House – Kitchen / Stores / Admin / Logistics
Winner: Human Resources Team, Travel Food Services: ‘Graduate Accelerated Programme’
Nominated by: Travel Food Services Pvt. Ltd.
Star Innovation Europe: Front of House
Winner: Human Resources Italy, Autogrill: ‘Work with the Army’
Nominated by: Autogrill Europe
Star Innovation Europe: Back of House – Kitchen / Stores / Admin / Logistics
Winner: Iberia Team (Spain and Portugal), Areas
Nominated by: Areas
Star Innovation Middle East & Africa: Front of House
Winner: Edreena Poras, Team Leader, Giraffe, Emirates Leisure Retail, Concourse D, DXB
Nominated by: Emirates Leisure Retail
As in 2021, to help us make the key considerations and to decide the final awards, we gathered an advisory committee of hugely experienced travel food & beverage specialists as judges.
They included industry consultant Nick Inkster, who spent 25 years in senior roles with SSP and Kevin Zajax, CEO at Ground Control Global and former CEO & Managing Director at Emirates Leisure Retail, both of whom were judges last year.
They were joined by Ann Elliott, Owner of Ann Elliott Hospitality Consultancy. She has over 30 years’ experience in the hospitality sector and a deep understanding of and passion for the food business.
The Moodie Davitt Report President Dermot Davitt said: “We were gratified by the number and quality of the entries we received from right around the world and we thank all of the companies that nominated their people and teams.
“We salute those heroes and heroines of the front line and back office that have kept our sector running through its greatest crisis, and who will be central to its recovery.”
*More on the awards will feature in a forthcoming edition of The Moodie Davitt eZine, coming soon.
