AUSTRALIA. HMSHost Australia is aiming to reflect Sense of Place through coffee and art in its opening of Espresso Bar at Cairns Airport.
HMSHost has partnered with Cairns-based speciality coffee roaster White Whale Coffee Roasters to offer a “localised coffee experience”. Espresso Bar serves a range of hot and cold beverages while the food menu includes an array of bakery items, pastries, salads and an assortment of bread-based products. All are available to eat in or take away.
An eye-catching mural produced by local indigenous artist India Collins (pictured below) is a key design feature. The mural depicts the Great Barrier Reef, with Cairns considered the gateway to the natural attraction, and also reflects the whale migration period.
The opening of Espresso Bar in the domestic terminal is part of a wider development at Cairns Airport, and follows the store openings of Oporto and Hungry Jacks.
“We are pleased to be offering another coffee experience for travellers through Cairns Airport,” said HMSHost Asia Pacific Regional Managing Director David Mackay. “The coffee from local roasters White Whale is an outstanding product that is well known and enjoyed across the region.”
Cairns Airport Chief Executive Officer Norris Carter added that the upgrade of the domestic terminal was progressing well. “We have worked hard to represent the depth of the region’s food scene and that’s being represented with each new outlet that opens in the terminal,” he said.
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The company also organises the annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards. FAB 2020 will be held in Istanbul on 23 and 24 June. Istanbul Airport will host the event, which will be a celebration not only of the best in international airport dining but also of Turkish cuisine and culture. FAB 2020 will be supported strongly by Tum & Ictur, the concessionaire managing 34,000sq m of food & beverage space at Istanbul Airport.
