INTERNATIONAL. The Moodie Davitt Report today proudly unveils more of the shortlist for this year’s Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Awards to be revealed 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 gather highly esteemed 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 Bar or Pub of the Year
Airport Customer/Hospitality Initiative of the Year
Airport Restaurant Design of the Year
Airport Lounge 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
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.
FAB + HOSPITALITY AWARDS 2024 FINALISTS
Airport Bar or Pub of the Year
Aster & Thyme – SSP UK & Ireland, Newcastle Airport
Big Rig Kitchen & Brewery – SSP America, Ottawa International Airport
Boston Harbor Distillery – SSP America, Boston Logan International Airport
Bottega Prosecco Bar & Craft Beer – Avolta, Zayed International Airport
BrewDog – SSP UK & Ireland, Gatwick Airport
Brewery X, Ontario International Airport
Fat Bottom Brewery – Paradies Lagardère, Nashville International Airport
Fever-Tree, Edinburgh Airport
High Tide Bar – Avolta, Bali Airport
INTERVALS Sky Bar & Restaurant – Plaza Premium Group, Hong Kong International Airport
Nowitzki’s – D&B Mitchell, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
O’Regan’s Irish Bar and Restaurant – Dubai International Hotel, Dubai International Airport
Otherside Brew Lounge – Delaware North, Perth Airport
The Guitar Bar – Margaritaville Caribbean Group, Sangster International Airport
The Local Taphouse – Delaware North, Melbourne Airport
Tickerdaze – BTA, İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport
Todd English Pub & Market – Lagardère Travel Retail, Zayed International Airport
Airport Customer/Hospitality Initiative of the Year
Brew & Bite Battle – HMSHost by Avolta, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Brewery X, Ontario International Airport
DreamFolks, Multiple Airports
Hello Customer – Avolta, Brussels National Airport
iCoupon, Multiple Airports
Lounge Self Check-In Kiosk – Travel Food Services Private Limited, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Paper Café & Lego – Lagardère Travel Retail, Dubai International Airport
Smart Travelers – Areas, Multiple Airports
Veranda Café – Lagardère Travel Retail, Dubai International Airport
YVR’s Season’s Eatings Campaign – Vancouver Airport Authority, Vancouver International Airport
Airport Restaurant Design of the Year
Bob Marley’s One Love Restaurant – Margaritaville Caribbean Group & The Design Solution, Sangster International Airport
Bombay Brasserie – Travel Food Services, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru
Cater Care Retail, Sydney International Airport
Chicago White Sox Bar & Grill – SSP America, Chicago Midway International Airport
Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen + Bar – SSP America, Newark Liberty International Airport
Jones the Grocer – SSP Asia Pacific, Changi International Airport
Paper Café – Lagardère Travel Retail, Dubai International Airport
Samba Square – GMR Hospitality Limited and Travel Food Services, Manohar International Airport
StrEAT – Areas, Multiple Airports
The Daily DXB – Lagardère Travel Retail, Dubai International Airport
Yo! Sushi – QASSP, Hamad International Airport
Airport Lounge of the Year
080 Domestic Lounge – Bengaluru Airport Services Limited, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru
Aspire Lounge Air Canada Café, Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
Chase Sapphire Lounge by The Club – JPMorgan Chase & Co, LaGuardia Airport
Global Lounge – SSP Malaysia & ARAYA (Travel Food Services), Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Louis Vuitton Lounge – Qatar Duty Free, Hamad International Airport
Plaza Premium Lounge – Plaza Premium Group, Orlando International Airport
Plaza Premium Lounge – Plaza Premium Group Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Primeclass Pacifico – TAV Operation Services, Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
SKY The Lounge – Before Boarding, Las Américas International Airport
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