US. The Board of Airport Commissioners has approved two 10-year contracts for new food and beverage concessions in Terminals 4, 7 and 8 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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“We have a cast of new, talented and proven restaurants that will help put the “˜LA’ back into “˜LAX’“ |
Gina Marie Lindsey Executive Director Los Angeles World Airports |
Almost all of the new concession concepts are based in the City of Los Angeles or Southern California. The new concessions are expected to build out through 2012, and complement concessionaires previously selected last October.
The main objective of the new concessions competition is to increase passenger satisfaction by introducing a world-class concessions programme reflecting the best of local, regional and national concepts appropriate for LAX, the airport said.
Particular emphasis was placed on creating a “˜sense of place’ reflecting the locales and flavour of the Los Angeles region, while encouraging local and Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise participation.
“The competition resulted in a slate of new food & beverage establishments representing some of LA’s most sought-after restaurants and celebrity chefs,” said Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey. “We have a cast of new, talented and proven restaurants that will help put the “˜LA’ back into “˜LAX’.”
Contract awardees and their concept packages are:
• Host International Inc (Package 1A for Terminal 4): Campanile (Chef Mark Peel); Cole’s (“Originators of the French Dip”); 8oz Burger Bar (Chef Govind Armstrong); LA Gourmet Street Truck; La Provence Patisserie & Café; Real Food Daily (vegan); and Starbucks.
• CMS/Camacho Ventures (Package 1C for Terminals 7-8): Seven Grand and BLD (two concepts by Chef Neal Fraser); ¡Lotería! Grill (Chef Jimmy Shaw); Marmalade Café; The Counter (“Custom Built Burgers”); Yogurtland; and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.
The Terminal 4 concession agreement is expected to return to LAWA US$4.125 million for the first year, and a minimum of US$41.25 million over the ten-year term. Terminals 7/8 are expected to return US$1.7 million for the first year, and a minimum of US$17 million over ten years. The Board-approved contracts are subject to approval by the Los Angeles City Council.
The two new concessions contracts were derived from a total of 11 proposals submitted by seven companies. Proposals were evaluated by a panel of LAWA executives and one outside industry representative on criteria that included overall qualifications and experience, capital investment and improvements, brand and concepts plan, brand/concept development and promotion, management and operations plan, customer service plan, financial capacity, and financial return to LAWA.
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