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INTERNATIONAL. The deadline for submitting nominations for The Moodie Report and The Foodie Report’s third annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Awards has been extended to Wednesday 31 July at 5pm GMT.
We invite airport and railway operators, concessionaires and brands to nominate outstanding F&B offers for the pioneering awards, to be presented during the FAB event at a gala dinner courtesy of Platinum Sponsor HMSHost. Further details on nomination procedures and conference registration can be found at our dedicated website www.FABawards2013.com.
The FAB conference and awards, hosted by Dubai Airports, takes place on 1-3 October at the Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai. The event includes a special Sense of Place excursion courtesy of The Majlis Dubai, a Welcome Party, a two-day Conference and the awards dinner.
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Celebrating world-class food & beverage: The FAB Awards 2012 winners in Amsterdam |
The Moodie Report and The Foodie Report Chairman & Founder Martin Moodie said: “The FAB awards were born out of a desire to showcase the very best in travel-related food & beverage around the globe. The nominations this year show a nice global spread, indicating the industry’s growing thirst for excellence.
“This is a rapidly evolving industry driven by innovation and creativity and there are just so many spectacular concepts that deserve recognition. We urge landlords and concessionaires around the world to join us in saluting the best that travel F&B has to offer.”
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Exceptional hotel rates have been secured for delegates but these are subject to availability. We urge delegates to book now in order to benefit from these rates. Delegate registration is open now at www.FABawards2013.com |
The FAB Conference and Awards attracts senior representatives from the world’s leading airports, railway station operators and F&B concessionaires to network with industry peers, share insights and celebrate best practice. The conference on 2 and 3 October has already attracted a powerful line-up of speakers including:
Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths
Dubai Airports Senior Vice President Commercial Eugene Barry
Abu Dhabi Airports Company Senior Vice President Commercial Gavin McKechnie
Heathrow Airport Head of Food & Beverage Ben Crowley
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Vice President of Concessions Zenola Campbell
Perth Airport Executive General Manager Scott Norris
Copenhagen Airports Vice President Sales Carsten Nørland
New York JFK International Air Terminal President Alain Maca
Denver International Airport Chief Commercial Officer John Ackerman
SimpliFlying Founder & CEO Shashank Nigam
Emirates Leisure Retail Chief Commercial Officer Kevin Zajax
Caviar House & Prunier Owner and Founder Peter Rebeiz
OTG Management Founder and CEO Rick Blatstein
HMSHost Vice President of Adult Beverage and Restaurant Development Frank Sickelsmith
HMSHost CEO Host of Holland, Food & Beverage Northern Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific Walter Seib
SSP Group Communications Director Mark Kassapian
SSP America President & CEO Les Cappetta
SmartDesign President & CEO Nick Baker
Flemingo International Group Independent Director Paul Topping
Further leading names will be announced in the coming days.
Platinum sponsors of the event are leading travel food & beverage operators SSP, Emirates Leisure Retail & Maritime Mercantile International, and HMSHost (gala dinner sponsor). Other sponsors include OTG Management and Travel Food Services.
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FAB 2012, hosted by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, attracted senior representatives from the world’s leading airports, railway station operators and F&B concessionaires |
Following the success of last year’s event at the Okura Hotel in Amsterdam, FAB 2013 promises to be an extraordinary celebration of the best in travel dining.
To receive regular updates and further information on the FAB event email Joanna.Puckett@TheMoodieReport.com
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Atlantis, The Palm will host the highly anticipated FAB 2013 conference & awards | |
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World-class restaurants: Atlantis, The Palm is the ideal venue to celebrate dining excellence |
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