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SWITZERLAND. The programme for the fifth Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference to be held in Geneva from 29 June to 1 July includes a ‘who’s who’ of the world’s leading F&B concessionaires and some of the most consumer-minded airports (scroll down for full agenda).
FAB is organised by The Moodie Davitt Report (with sister title The Foodie Report) and will be jointly hosted this year by Geneva Airport and Caviar House Airport Premium.
Platinum Sponsors are travel retail and food & beverage services provider Areas, SSP, Autogrill and HMSHost. Autogrill and HMSHost are jointly sponsoring the Opening Cocktail event, which takes place in the Le Chef restaurant at Geneva Airport on 29 June.
Further sponsors include Flio, Lite Bite Foods, OTG, Reco-Air, Travel Food Services (TFS) and TRG Concessions
A Gala Dinner on 30 June, hosted by Caviar House Airport Premium, will see the annual FAB Awards recognise and reward best practice in airport (and railway station) food & beverage. This year’s awards attracted over 270 entries.
FAB 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 in this burgeoning sector.
Preliminary judging for FAB awards took place in London recently. The judging panel comprises Martin Moodie, Founder & Chairman, The Moodie Davitt Report & The Foodie Report; David King, Founder, The David King Partnership; Charlotte Christiansen, Associate Director, Davis Coffer Lyons (previously London Gatwick Business Development & Retail Performance Manager); and Anders Barsøe, Managing Director – Meyers and Løgismose’s directly owned shops and restaurants, Denmark (a former chef and previously Copenhagen Airports Category Manager – Food & Beverage and Convenience). Where results are too close to call further diligence is currently being conducted. A short list will be announced in coming days.
Martin Moodie said: “The depth and quality of this year’s nominations are simply astounding. With FAB, the judges’ job has always been difficult but the class of 2016 represents a step change in the diversity, excellence, commitment and thought that underpins the entries. Collectively they represent a fascinating snapshot of travel related food & beverage in terms of trends, tastes, consumer communication, Corporate Social Responsibility and commercial success.”
The closing day of FAB 2016 will coincide with the opening of the 50th anniversary Montreux Jazz Festival, on Friday 1 July, to which FAB delegates will receive complimentary transport and passes to the opening night.
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Some of the leading names in global travel food & beverage are supporting this year’s event |
FAB 2016 awards categories
1. Airport Coffee Shop of the Year
2. Airport ‘Food To Go’ of the Year
3. Airport Bar of the Year
4. Airport Wine Bar of the Year
5. Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year
6. Airport Chef-Led/Fine Dining of the Year
7. Airport Food Court of the Year
8. Fast Food/Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) of the Year
9. F&B Marketing & Promotions Campaign of the Year
10. Digital or Social Media Initiative of the Year
11. Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the Year
12. Individual Food & Beverage Offer of the Year in a Railway Station
13. Overall Food & Beverage Offer of the Year in a Railway Station
14. Food & Beverage-Related Innovation of the Year
15. Airport Food & Beverage Reflecting ‘Sense of Place’ of the Year
16. The FAB Consumer Choice Award
17. Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year
FAB 2016 PROGRAMME (Subject to change)
29 June
15.00-19.30 Registration
19.00 Welcome evening at Le Chef, Geneva Airport (Buses depart Intercontinental Hotel from 19.00 to 19.45), sponsored by Autogrill and HMSHost
30 June
08.00 Registration & refreshments
09.00 Welcome and introduction
Martin Moodie, Founder & Chairman, The Moodie Davitt Report/The Foodie Report
09.10 Film – The ever-changing world of airport food & beverage
09.20 Host airport’s opening remarks
Geneva Airport CEO Robert Deillon
09.30 Why ‘good’ isn’t good enough – how high should we set the bar?
Caviar House Airport Premium President Peter Rebeiz;
Abu Dhabi Airports Chief Commercial Officer Dan Cappell
HMSHost USA CEO Steve Johnson
10:30 View from the top table
Working with top-class chefs – an introduction by Autogrill Europe CEO Alessandro Preda; followed by an audience with Chef Benjamin Luzuy (from Autogrill’s new Le Chef restaurant at Geneva Airport), together with Beat Grau, COO F&B Autogrill Switzerland
11.10 Coffee Break sponsored by Areas
11.40 Investing in the consumer experience
Greater Toronto Airports Authority Associate Director Giovanna Verrilli
SSP Western Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific & Nordics CEO Nick Inkster
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport VP Concessions Zenola Campbell
13.00 Lunch
14.10 Where is our industry headed? A global overview.
Q&A with Areas Executive President & CEO Pedro Fontana
14.40 How do we change the image of airport dining?
Heathrow Director of Food & Beverage Ben Crowley
HMSHost International CEO Walter Seib
15.40 Coffee Break sponsored by Lite Bites
16.00 How virtual has become reality – looking at how social and digital media and related technology is reshaping the consumer’s airport experience
GRAB CEO Mark Bergsrud
Dallas/Fort Worth VP of Marketing Sharon McCloskey
OTG Director of Aura Justin Blatstein
FLIO – Air Media Service CEO Stephan Uhrenbacher
17.00 Day one closes
19.00 Pre-dinner cocktails
20.00 Gala dinner (featuring the Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Awards)
DAY TWO (1 July)
09.00 Welcome
09.05 Perception v reality. What do consumers really think of airport food & beverage?
DKMA Managing Director Damien Kobel
9.35 Foodie fusion: Blending national, regional and international flavours
Geneva Airport Head of Finance, Commerce & Development Pierre Germain
Emirates Leisure Retail Chief Commercial Officer Kevin Zajax*
Travel Food Services Chairman Sunil Kapur*
Avinor Business Development Director Roar Ødegaard
10.35 Coffee Break sponsored by Reco-Air
11.05 Scaling up ambition: How progressive airports are putting F&B at the heart of their planning
– Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Director, Commercial Management & Airline Affairs Eric Johnson
Finavia Vice President, Commercial Services Elena Stenholm
Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur Group Chief Commercial Officer Filip Soete
12.05 From High Street to airport: The challenges of crossing channel – or category – with airport food & beverage
Moleskine CEO Arrigo Berni
Vancouver Airport Authority Director, Commercial Services Sue Stiene
Comptoir Libanais Founder Tony Kitous
Davis Coffer Lyons Development Director Charlotte Christiansen
1.10 Closing remarks
1.15 Lunch
19.00 Guests are invited to the 50th anniversary celebration of the Montreux Jazz Festival with complimentary admission to the opening night care of Caviar House Premium
*= to be confirmed
