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A new partnership celebrated as T Srinagesh, GHIAL Chief Operating Officer (left) exchanges document with Suredj Autar, Managing Director of HMSHost Asia | |
INDIA. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GMR-HIAL) which is building and operating the new Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad, near Hyderabad, has awarded its food & beverage contract to HMSHost Corporation.
HMSHost, owned by travel retail-to-catering giant Autogrill (owner of Alpha Airport Services, and co-parent of Aldeasa) will be responsible for setting up, operating and maintaining the major part of the F&B outlets at the new international airport which opens next April. The locations will be on the airside at Departures level (both international and domestic) and at the bus gates.
GMR-HIAL Chief Operating Officer T Srinagesh, COO said: “We are very happy to work with HMSHost to provide a world-class experience to the visitors travelling from across the globe to Hyderabad. I am sure that this will create one of the most unique retail and food & beverage experiences in the travel-retail industry”.
HMSHost Corporation President and CEO Elie Maalouf said: “The new Hyderabad International Airport will play a vital role in international air travel within India. We are honoured to be awarded the concessions at the airport.
“We are proud and excited to be a part of such an extraordinary development and look forward to a thriving partnership with GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. The concessions designed for Hyderabad International Airport will pay tribute to the best in regional Indian culture and will also feature international brands that will be familiar to travellers from around the globe.”
HMSHost will run F&B operations across 670sq m of space. The company said it will bring world-class brands to the allotted locations. Its offer features:
Indian Paradise Hyderabadi Biryani
Pizza Hut
Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
KFC
Grab & Fly
Café Expresso
Bollywood Themed Restaurant & Bar
Coffee Club
ABOUT HMSHOST
HMSHost operates in more than 100 airport locations around the globe, including 19 of the 20 busiest airports in North America. It has annual sales in excess of US$2.3 billion and employs more than 28,000 associates worldwide. Also see www.HMSHost.com
Its parent company Autogrill has sales exceeding €3.9 billion and is present in 33 countries with more than 4,800 points of sale in more than 1050 locations (including 163 airports and 689 motorways).
About GMR-HIAL
GMR-HIAL is a joint venture company promoted by GMR Infrastructure (63%); Malaysian Airports Holding Berhad (11%), Airports Authority of India (13%) and Government of Andhra Pradesh (13%), which has been mandated to develop a world-class international airport on about 5,500 acres in Shamshabad.
The airport is developed to cater to 12 million passengers. The first phase of the project is on target with 85% completed as of 1 October, 2007
The new project is set to establish Hyderabad prominently in the global aviation map and thereby contribute to the prosperity and development of the region.
Also see www.newhyderabadairport.com and www.hyderabad.aero
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