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INTERNATIONAL. Registration opened today for the first-ever Airport Food & Beverage Conference and Awards, to be run by The Moodie Report and hosted by Manchester Airport on September 5-7 (please visit http://www.kingley.co.uk/FAB/ for full details).
Delegates can take advantage of an “˜early bird’ rate of £699 (£799 from 2 July), plus a highly preferential hotel booking rate of £115 at The Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester Airport (including breakfast).
A stellar speakers’ line-up has taken shape for the event, which will kick off with an informal Opening Cocktail on 5 September. FAB 2010 is themed “˜Championing Innovation and Excellence in Airport Food & Beverage’.
Confirmed speakers to date include Manchester Airport Managing Director Andrew Cornish; Rick Blatstein President and Founder of acclaimed independent US airport F&B operator OTG Management; SSP Chief Executive Andrew Lynch; HMSHost President and CEO Elie W. Maalouf; and Heathrow Airport Retail Concessions Director Brian Woodhead.
They will be joined by Manchester Airport Commercial Director Andrew Harrison; Doug Tomlinson, CEO of US airport wine bar specialists Vino Volo; Rajeev Panjwani, Managing Director of India’s leading F&B concessionaire Travel Food Services; Peter Martin, Founder, Peach Factory and Peach Report; and David King, Director of The David King Partnership*.
This strong speakers’ contingent is capped by Manfred Funke, Manager HORECA at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol; and Puan Faizah Khairuddin, Senior General Manager, Commercial Services Malaysia Airports, Malaysia
King is also Convenor of Judges for the FAB Awards. The FAB Awards categories and judging methodology will be announced in coming days.
For sponsorship details please contact Sarah Genest at Sarah.Genest@TheMoodieReport.com. For programme details and other information please e-mail Martin Moodie at Martin@TheMoodieReport.com
ABOUT THE MOODIE REPORT: The Moodie Report (www.TheMoodieReport.com) is the world’s leading information provider for the airport commercial revenues sector, from duty free retailing to food & beverage operations.
ABOUT MANCHESTER AIRPORT: Manchester Airport (www.manchesterairport.co.uk is the only global gateway to Northern England.
Over 100 airlines offer direct flights to more than 200 destinations worldwide, connecting over 20 million passengers to more places than any other airport in the UK.
It employs around 19,000 people directly on-site and is a vital economic contributor to both the city of Manchester and the whole region. It is the flagship facility of the Manchester Airports Group – the country’s largest UK-owned airport operator (which also operates East Midlands, Bournemouth and Humberside airports).
*ABOUT THE DAVID KING PARTNERSHIP: The David King Partnership (www.thedavidkingpartnership.com) specialises in advising airport shareholders and management teams in developing all aspects of non-aeronautical revenue streams.
David King was formerly an Executive Director of Alpha Airports Group, responsible for the company’s worldwide tax and duty free business and the airport F&B retail operations in the UK, Ireland and Sweden. He also has 20 years experience working in the UK hospitality business, operating pubs, restaurants and hotels and previously worked in the ferry industry as Retail Director with Hoverspeed.
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The Concorde Conference Centre (above and below) at Manchester Airport will offer an iconic experience for delegates |
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Deep Blue at JFK Airport T5, run by OTG Management whose President and Founder Rick Blatstein will speak at FAB |
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