INTERNATIONAL. The best and most innovative projects in travel-related food & beverage were recognised on Thursday evening at the 2016 FAB Awards.
The awards were presented at a glittering gala event held during the fifth annual Airport Food and Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards in Geneva this week, organised by The Moodie Davitt Report and The Foodie Report.
The gala evening was hosted by Caviar House Airport Premium. A special e-Zine exploring the winning concepts – and reviewing the FAB conference – will be published in coming weeks.
The winners and commendations are:
Airport Coffee Shop of the Year
Winner: Emirates Leisure Retail: Hudsons, Brisbane Airport
Highly Commended: Caffè Nero, London Heathrow Airport Terminal 2 Arrivals; Red Rock Leisure, Brunetti, Melbourne Airport
Airport Food To Go Offer of the Year
Winner: Tastes on the Fly, Modmarket, Denver International
Highly Commended: Wrights of Howth, Dublin Airport; Lagardère Travel Retail, Sumo Green Label, Sydney Airport
Airport Bar of the Year
Winner: JD Wetherspoon, The Windmill, London Stansted Airport
Highly Commended: JD Wetherspoon, Birmingham Airport;
Lagardère Travel Retail, Loksins Bar, Keflavik Airport
Airport Wine Bar of the Year
Winner: SSP Finland, Wine & View, Helsinki Airport
Highly Commended: OTG, Vinifera, Toronto Pearson International Airport;
Feudi di San Gregorio, Dubl Lounge, Naples International Airport
Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year
Winner: Hausmann’s Flughafen Gastronomie, Hausmann’s, Frankfurt Airport
Highly Commended: HMSHost Corporation, Lee Kitchen, Toronto Pearson International Airport; TRG Concessions, Wondertree, London Heathrow Airport
Airport Chef-led/Fine Dining Offer of the Year
Winner: Areas, I love Paris, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Highly Commended: Gordon Ramsay Group, Gordon Ramsay’s Plane Food, London Heathrow Airport
Airport Food Court of the Year
Winner: Universal Dining, Straits Food Village, Singapore Changi Airport
Highly Commended: Areas, MyChef, Milan Malpensa Airport; Marqette and ARI: Marqette, Dublin Airport
Fast Food/Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) of the Year
Winner: HMSHost International, Leon, London Heathrow Airport
Highly Commended: Crews, Cava Mezze Grill, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport; HMSHost Corporation, Local Food Truck, Los Angeles International Airport
Food & Beverage Marketing & Promotions Campaign of the Year
Winner: CJ Foodville, CJ Airtown Marketing Campaign, Incheon International Airport
Highly Commended: HMSHost Corporation, Channel your Inner Chef, Chicago O’Hare International Airport; London Heathrow Airport: Kids Eat Free
Digital or Social Media Initiative of the Year
Winner: Autogrill, Le Chef, Geneva Airport
Highly Commended: Zone: London Gatwick & Symmetry Breakfast, Gatwick Airport
Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year
Winner: Autogrill: Ten years of sustainability looking at the future
Highly Commended: HMSHost International, Made Blue, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol; London Heathrow Airport: Ingredients for Success: A guide to sustainable food services at Heathrow
Individual Food & Beverage Offer of the Year in a Railway Station
Winner: SSP France, Le Train Bleu, Gare de Lyon, France
Highly Commended: JD Wetherspoon, The North Western, Liverpool Lime Street Station; Tim Ho Wan, Hong Kong Station
Overall Food & Beverage Offer of the Year in a Railway Station
Winner: HS1: London St Pancras International, UK
Highly Commended: MTR Corporation, Hong Kong MTR Station
Food & Beverage-Related Innovation of the Year
Winner: OTG: Tech Integration
Highly Commended: Universal Dining, Straits Food Village, Singapore Changi Airport; Incheon International Airport, F&B transformation programme
Airport Food & Beverage Offer Best Reflecting ‘Sense of Place’
Winner: Xi’an Xianyang International Airport Co
Highly Commended: Copenhagen Airport: CPH – A Sense of Home; BTA Cafés & Restaurants: Tadında Anadolu, Istanbul Atatürk Airport
The FAB Consumer Choice Award
Winner: TRG Concessions, Frankie & Benny’s (multiple UK airports)
Highly Commended: Travel Food Services, GVK Lounge by TFS Performa, Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Outstanding Originality in Airport Food & Beverage
Winners: Airport Retail Group, The Coffee Club, Brisbane Airport; TRG Concessions,
The Nicholas Culpeper Pub & Dining, London Gatwick Airport
The Great Transformation in Airport Food & Beverage Award
Winner: Brisbane Airport Corporation:
Brisbane International Airport Terminal Development
Highly Commended: Finavia Corporation, Helsinki Airport
Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year
Highly Commended: London Heathrow Airport; Brisbane Airport
Winner: Copenhagen Airport
