UK. HMSHost is to bring a branch of healthy fast food chain Leon to the new Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal at Heathrow Airport when the facility opens next year.
The Autogrill Group subsidiary is partnering with UK-based Leon Restaurants to open the new branch. The two parties have previously opened a Leon in Terminal 3 and one in King’s Cross station.
Covering over 2,600sq ft and featuring 130 covers, the new restaurant will be situated airside in T2 and will be Leon’s largest location. This latest opening will take the chain’s total estate to 14.
The restaurant will feature fabrics and materials that aim to tell a story of aviation history, through the use of reclaimed bricks from the old Heathrow Control Tower that made way for the new T2. It will have a theme that is “distinct from the terminal but still speaks of a language of aviation and the chic, industrial and organic quality of Leon’s product”, according to the airport.
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Leon Restaurants co-founders John Vincent and Henry Dimbleby |
HMSHost International CEO Walter Seib said: “15 million travellers a year can experience that natural fast food can be healthy, full of flavour and full of goodness. Ultimately this will enhance the experience for guests at Heathrow Airport and “˜Make the Traveler’s Day Better’, according to our vision.”
Leon will serve its full menu, covering breakfast, lunch, dinner and its “˜Bits in Between’ range. Among the items on the menu will be “˜Banana Power Smoothies’, “˜Poached Egg Pots’, “˜Porridge of the Gods’ and “˜Fishfinger Wraps’, as well as the chain’s signature “˜Hot Boxes’ and “˜Leon’s Original Superfood Salad’.
“When we started Leon we wanted to revolutionise fast food,” noted Leon Co-founder and CEO Henry Dimbleby. “We wanted to make it easy for everyone to eat good food.
“We are thrilled that Leon is the only fast food restaurant in Terminal 2 and occupies such a prominent spot. It proves that it is possible not only to serve fast food that tastes good and does you good, but to do it at a price that is accessible to everyone.”
