Final FAB Awards 2024 shortlist unveiled as celebratory Ontario event approaches

INTERNATIONAL. The Moodie Davitt Report is delighted to announce the last set of finalists for the eagerly anticipated Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Awards to be presented at a glittering Gala Dinner on 26 June in Ontario, Southern California.

The dinner forms the culmination of The FAB + Hospitality Conference & Awards 2024, hosted by Ontario International Airport.

Owned and managed by The Moodie Davitt Report, the world’s only global airport food & beverage and hospitality event will bring together top executives from the thriving airport F&B and hospitality sectors.

The respective shortlists across the 17 award categories are being revealed on a phased basis, with the first two short-listed entries announced previously.

Today we reveal the finalists for:

Airport Coffee or Tea Shop of the Year

Airport Food Hall of the Year

Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year

Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year

As reported, this year’s FAB Awards received a record number of submissions, with almost 300 top-class entries from all over the world.

Click here and here for the finalists announced earlier in the following awards:

Airport Chef of the Year

Airport Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year

Airport Food & Beverage Marketing Campaign of the Year

Airport Lounge Food & Beverage Offering of the Year

Airport Food & Beverage Offer Best Representing Sense of Place

Airport Sustainability & Environmental Initiative of the Year

Airport Health-Centered Offer of the Year

Airport ‘Food to Go’ Offer of the Year

Airport New Food & Beverage Opening of the Year

Airport Bar or Pub of the Year

Airport Customer/Hospitality Initiative of the Year

Airport Restaurant Design of the Year

Airport Lounge of the Year

The entries for both the FAB Awards and FAB Superstars Awards have been carefully evaluated by a distinguished panel of judges comprising well-respected industry experts, pictured below.

(Left to right) Industry veteran and consultant Nick Inkster; Sevly Inc President & CEO Sevda Fevzi; and Concession Planning International Managing Partner Susan Gray
(Left to right) ECE Marketplaces Project Director – Leasing Services Jonathan Doughty; 4QD Strategy Consulting LLC President Peter Gargiulo; and Hunter Palmer – Global Retail Solutions Co-Founder Nick Goddard-Palmer
(Left to right) ServiceQ CEO and Founder Jaquie Scammell; Ground Control CEO Kevin Zajax; and The Moodie Davitt Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie

FAB + HOSPITALITY AWARDS 2024 FINALISTS

Airport Coffee or Tea Shop of the Year

Bridgehead Coffee – SSP America, Ottawa International Airport

Butlers Chocolate Café – SSP Emirates, Zayed International Airport

Cakes & Bakes – BTA , Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport

Cha Hua Nong Tea House – Xi’ an Airport Commercial Branch Company, Xi’ an Xianyang International Airport

Chapati & Karak – Qatar Duty Free, Hamad International Airport

Cloud Picker – SSP UK & Ireland, Dublin Airport

Kabod Coffee – Denver International Airport Concessions, Denver International Airport

Riyadh Airports and Starbucks, King Khalid International Airport

Rustica – Delaware North, Melbourne Airport

Southern Grounds – HMSHost by Avolta, Jacksonville International Airport

Veranda Café – Lagardère Travel Retail, Dubai International Airport

YOYO Fresh Tea – Avolta, Brussels National Airport

Airport Food Hall of the Year

Aero Plaza, Hyderabad International Airport

Canal Market Hall – SSP America, Ottawa International Airport

Flavour Market – BTA, Milas–Bodrum Airport

Food Court – Morpho Travel Experience, Santamaria International Airport

Food Court Airside – SSP Finland, Helsinki Airport

Food Park – SSP Emirates, Zayed International Airport

Malpensa Food Hall – Areas, Malpensa Airport

The Daily DXB – Lagardère Travel Retail, Dubai International Airport

The Mezz – SSP UK & Ireland, Dublin Airport

Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year

ANTONINO – Il banco di Cannavacciuolo – Areas, Milan Malpensa Airport

Asian Street Kitchen – Emirates Leisure Retail & MMI, Dubai International Airport

Big Rig Kitchen & Brewery – SSP America, Ottawa International Airport

Bob Marley’s One Love Restaurant – Margaritaville Caribbean Group, Sangster International Airport

Bombay Brasserie – Travel Food Services, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru

Chicago White Sox Bar & Grill – SSP America, Chicago Midway International Airport

L’Éclair de Genie – Lagardère Travel Retail, Dubai International Airport

Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen + Bar – SSP America, Newark Liberty International Airport

Hard Rock Café – SSP Asia Pacific, Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Native by Nyesha – Jackmont Hospitality, Los Angeles International Airport

Spuntino – TRG Concessions, Heathrow Airport

Tadında Anadolu – BTA, Istanbul Airport

The Aviary Café Bar – Airport Retail Group, Brisbane Airport

The Breakfast Club – SSP UK & Ireland, Gatwick Airport

The Canadian Brewhouse – SSP Canada, Edmonton International Airport

Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year

Abu Dhabi Airports, Zayed International Airport

BTA, Muscat International Airport

HMSHost by Avolta, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru

Kansas City International Airport

London Luton Airport

Qatar Duty Free, Hamad International Airport

Singapore Changi Airport

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