INTERNATIONAL. A high-class roll-call of food & beverage operations features in the short-list for the annual Airport FAB Awards to be named in Helsinki, Finland next month.
The Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards will be hosted by Finavia Corporation, operator of Helsinki Vantaa Airport, on 20-21 June. The FAB Awards will be revealed at the Gala Dinner on the concluding night.
FAB is owned and organised by The Moodie Davitt Report with sister title The Foodie Report. The only industry event dedicated solely to the airport F&B sector, FAB attracts senior representatives from the world’s leading airports, food & beverage concessionaires and brands.
Autogrill, HMSHost, HMSHost International, OTG and SSP are Platinum Partners for this year’s event. Areas and Lagardère Travel Retail are Silver Partners, and Emirates Leisure Retail, Mango Tree, Travel Food Services and TRG Concessions supporting sponsors.
Coffee break partners are Grab, QikServe and Reco-Air.
Copper Dog whisky is once again sponsoring the innovative #Airofthedog Great Airport Cocktail Award, for which the finalists will be revealed next week after a pre-finals testing and sampling.
The Moodie Davitt Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie said: “The volume, depth, diversity and quality of entries in FAB 2018 has been hugely impressive. Judging of over 250 extremely detailed and often brilliantly creative entries has been an arduous and often contentious process, with four different judging perspectives ensuring healthy debate and a robust process. The F&B class of 2018 is certainly the best yet.”
Overall and regional winners, together with any highly commended selections and special judges’ awards, will be revealed at the Gala Dinner on 21 June.
This year’s judges were UK industry consultant David King of King & King (Convener of Judges); North American airport commercial revenues specialist and consultant Alan Gluck; ex-chef, former Copenhagen Airport F&B Category Manager and now CEO of Letz Sushi Anders Barsøe; and Martin Moodie.
This year’s main awards shortlist follows. As mentioned, a number of special Judges’ awards will be made on the night recognising particular aspects of merit from some nominations.
AIRPORT COFFEE, TEA, NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SHOP OF THE YEAR
Areas, Caffè Vergnano, Italy
BTA Havalimanlari Yiyecek Icecek Hizmetleri a.ş, Cakes and Bakes, Turkish airports
HMSHost International, Djournal Coffee, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Airport
HWH Hospitality Investments, Treehouse Juicery, Dubai International Airport
SSP America, Café con Leche, Tampa International Airport
SSP Sweden, Barino Coffee, Stockholm Arlanda Airport
AIRPORT FOOD TO GO OF THE YEAR
Emirates Leisure Retail, Giraffe Stop, Dubai International Airport
High Flying Foods, Phil’s BBQ, San Diego International Airport
HMSHost International, Doner Kebab & Pommes Frites, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
HMSHost North America, Shake Shack, Los Angeles International Airport
SSP America, Kenny & Zuke’s Delicatessen and Market, Portland International Airport
SSP Asia Pacific, Upper Crust, Brisbane Airport
SSP Norway, Haven, Oslo Airport
AIRPORT F&B OFFER OF THE YEAR WITHIN A RETAIL/CONVENIENCE STORE
Areas, Sibarium, Multiple locations (Spain)
Crews, Cafe Intermezzo/Buckhead Books, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Irelands Eye Seafoods, Wrights of Howth, Dublin Airport
Lagardère Travel Retail, Premium Food Gate, Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport
SSP Norway, Point, Oslo Airport
AIRPORT BAR(S) OF THE YEAR (ABOVE AND BELOW US$3 MILLION IN SALES)
Areas, Rock & Reilly’s, Los Angeles International Airport
Dallas Cowboys Club, Dallas Fort Worth Airport
High Flying Foods, Stone Brewing Co, San Diego International Airport
Lagardère Travel Retail, Brezel Meister, Vienna Airport
Marqette, Dublin Airport
SSP America, LoLo American Kitchen & Craft Bar, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
SSP UK, The Factory, Birmingham Airport
Travel Food Services, The Irish House, Indira Gandhi International Airport
TRG Concessions, The Curator, London Heathrow Airport
TRG Concessions, The Smithfield, London Luton Airport
WA Airport Hospitality, Loco Poco Bar, Perth Airport
AIRPORT WINE BAR OF THE YEAR
CRU Food and Wine Bar, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
HMSHost North America, Bubbles, Chicago O’Hare International Airport
OTG, Wibar, La Guardia Airport
SSP America, Le Grand Comptoir, New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
AIRPORT CASUAL DINING RESTAURANT(S) OF THE YEAR (ABOVE AND BELOW US$3 MILLION IN SALES)
Areas, CPK, Los Angeles International Airport
Casual Dining Group, Oriel Grande Brasserie, London Heathrow Airport
Delaware North, Three Bears, Perth Airport
Emirates Leisure Retail, Kitchen by Mike, Sydney Airport
High Flying Foods, Gott’s Roadside, San Francisco International Airport
HMSHost North America, The Hearth by Lynn Crawford, Toronto Pearson International Airport
OTG, Q, George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Paradies Lagardère Travel Retail, Hickory, Dallas Fort Worth Airport
Paradies Lagardère Travel Retail, Second Bar + Kitchen, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Pontus in the Air, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
SSP America, 1300 on Fillmore, San Francisco International Airport
Travel Food Services, ID, Chennai International Airport
AIRPORT STREET FOOD OFFER OF THE YEAR
Areas, StrEAT, Ibiza Airport
Banh Shop, Dallas Fort Worth Airport
HMSHost International, Food Truck Festival, Oslo Airport
HMSHost North America, Food & Bounty, Los Angeles International Airport
SSP America, Five Borough Food Hall, New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
AIRPORT ULTRA-FINE DINING RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR
Areas, Kirei, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
HMSHost North America, Landry’s Seafood, Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, Dallas Fort Worth Airport
AIRPORT FOOD HALL OF THE YEAR
HMSHost International, Food Market Lounge 1, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
HMSHost North America, 1897 Market, Charlotte Douglas International
Metropolitan Airports Commission, Food Truck Alley, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Marqette, Dublin Airport
OTG, Global Bazaar, Newark Liberty International Airport
SSP Hong Kong, East to West, Hong Kong International Airport
Tastes on the Fly, Napa Farms Market, San Francisco International Airport
NEW FOOD & BEVERAGE CONCEPT OF THE YEAR
Air, Zürich Airport
Changi Airport Group, The Most Authentic Japanese Culinary Experience in An Airport Outside Japan, Changi Airport
Delaware North, Three Bears, Perth Airport
HMSHost International, Food Truck Festival, Oslo Airport
HWH Hospitality Investments, Treehouse Juicery, Dubai International Airport
SSP America, 1300 on Fillmore, San Francisco International Airport
SSP America, LoLo American Kitchen & Craft Bar, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
SSP France, Bellota-Bellota, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Tastes on the Fly, Samovar Tea Lounge & Bar, San Francisco International Airport
Travel Food Services, Frshly, Chennai International Airport
F&B MARKETING & PROMOTIONS CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Autogrill, Le Petit Chef, Geneva Airport
Finavia Helsinki Airport, #LifeInhel, Helsinki Airport
Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Grey Goose Toronto Pearson Holiday Experience, Toronto Pearson International Airport
HMSHost North America, Share Your Love, Multiple locations
Lagardère Travel Retail, SO! COFFEE barista contest, Multiple locations
Metropolitan Airports Commission, World Record Donut Stacking Attempt, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
OTG, Tsukiji Fishroom, Newark Liberty International Airport
CUSTOMER SERVICE INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Finavia, CX Academy, Helsinki Airport
HMSHost North America, HMSHost Guest Experience
Incheon International Airport Corporation, Smart Service, Incheon International Airport
OTG, Digital Amenities, Newark Liberty International Airport and Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
SSP America, The Passion Tour, Multiple locations
INDIVIDUAL FOOD & BEVERAGE OFFER OF THE YEAR IN A RAILWAY STATION
Areas, COMO (Spain), Barcelona Sants Station, Spain
Areas, Super Wild Coffee, Multiple locations, France
Mango Tree Japan Co; Ltd, Mango Tree Kitchen Brand, Multiple locations, Japan
Network Rail, Three Guineas, Reading Station, UK
SSP UK, Knead – Paul Hollywood, Euston Station, UK
MOTORWAY SERVICES F&B OFFER OF THE YEAR
Areas, ATable!, Multiple locations
Autogrill, Bistrot Cantagallo, Cantagallo
Autogrill, Villoresi Est, Milan
HMSHost North America, Grover Cleveland Service Plaza – New Jersey Turnpike
AIRPORT FOOD & BEVERAGE OFFER BEST REFLECTING SENSE OF PLACE
Areas, Exploring the World + Yandiola, Bilbao Airport
Autogrill, Bistrot, Multiple locations
Changi Airport Group, Food for the Generations, Singapore Changi Airport
Copenhagen Airport, A Sense of Copenhagen
Emirates Leisure Retail, The Tiger Den, Changi Airport
Finavia, Helsinki Airport
HMSHost North America, Whisky River, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Lagardère Travel Retail, Ísey Skyr Bar, Keflavik International Airport
Marqette, Dublin Airport
Metropolitan Airports Commission, Stone Arch, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
OTG, Ember, Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
SSP Finland, Rovaniemi Café, Rovaniemi Airport
Travel Food Services, Travel Club, Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
FOOD & BEVERAGE OUTSTANDING DESIGN OF THE YEAR
OTG, Global Bazaar, Newark Liberty International Airport
OTG, Q, Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Retail Services Brasil, La Bonbonniere Paulista, São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
SPC, Incheon International Airport Terminal 2
SSP Norway, Norgesglasset, Oslo Airport
Tastes on the Fly, Samovar Tea Lounge & Bar, San Francisco International Airport
TRG Concessions, The Smithfield, London Luton Airport
‘LA SPIRITO DE VOJAĜADO’ – ‘THE SPIRIT OF TRAVEL’ CULINARY CREATION AWARD
‘Empanaditas Viajeras’, La Bonbonniere, Jorge Chávez International Airport, Peru
Huevos de Pollo Ahumado, TRG Concessions, UK
F&B TEAM MEMBER OF THE YEAR*
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
SSP America, D’Angelo Charles, Phoenix International Airport
SSP UK, Darren McLean, Manchester Victoria Station
TRG Concessions, Fabio Azevedo Dos Reis, London Heathrow Airport
*Each of the five finalists is invited to FAB 2018.
AIRPORT FOOD & BEVERAGE OFFER OF THE YEAR
Changi Airport Group, The Language of Food, Changi Airport
Copenhagen Airport
Finavia, Helsinki Airport
Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Toronto Pearson International Airport
HMSHost International, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru
MAG, London Stansted Airport
