SWITZERLAND. International food & beverage specialist SSP yesterday hosted a preview event at Geneva International Airport to showcase its latest range of food and beverage outlets.
Forming part of the airport’s latest terminal upgrade, the new outlets feature a bar, bistro, restaurant and conference centre created by leading local chef Dupont, a café inspired by the Montreux Jazz Festival, and a Caviar House & Prunier Seafood Bar.
Michelin-starred chef Gilles Dupont, Montreux Jazz Festival Founder Claude Nobs and Caviar House & Prunier CEO Peter Rebeiz attended the event to preview their forthcoming restaurants, all developed in association with SSP.
The restaurants form part of a broader portfolio of food & beverage outlets to be operated by SSP in the renovated terminal that includes international brands such as Starbucks and Burger King.
“A close working relationship with our partners at Geneva airport and our combined understanding of passengers at Geneva was the starting point to creating an innovative range of brands that would deliver the best possible experience to visitors,” said SSP Switzerland Managing Director Rick Stavast.
“Working in conjunction with some of the most prestigious names in the business, and using our operational expertise gained at a number of the finest airports in Switzerland and across the world, the standards of cuisine at Geneva will make flying to and from Geneva an inspiring and exciting culinary pleasure.
“The opening of the new facilities will be an exciting development for us at SSP, for Geneva airport and its passengers, and for the greater community of Geneva,” Stavast added.
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The Montreux Jazz Café was developed by SSP in association with Montreux Jazz Festival Founder Claude Nobs |
Gilles Dupont of the famed Lion d’Or restaurant on the shores of Lake Geneva is the name behind a new roof-top venue called Altitude. Boasting spectacular views of the airport and the Jura Mountains beyond, Altitude has been designed to appeal to the local community as well as passengers. It will incorporate a shop, a bar and a lounge, and there will also be meeting rooms equipped with the latest office technology, said SSP.
The Montreux Jazz Café will comprise two distinct areas, each designed to evoke the atmosphere of the famous Jazz festival; the main restaurant and cafe will be located in the “˜front stage’ section, while the “˜back stage’ lounge bar will have an even greater focus on the music of the festival and serve as a venue for exclusive music events.
Building on an already successful global collaboration with Caviar House & Prunier, SSP said it was delighted to be opening a Seafood Bar in Geneva. The outlet will serve a range of signature caviar dishes, classic Balik smoked salmon, seafood platters and salads, prawn cocktails and lobster.
Landside at the Departures level, SSP will also open a free-flow restaurant area called Les Jardins de Genève, which will feature a Starbucks, a Burger King, an Asian restaurant called Bento, a Mediterranean-style outlet called Le Sud and a bar, called simply Le Bar. There will also be a Flavours convenience store.
Airside a food court called La Cuisine will serve a range of Asian and Mediterranean specialties. This will be complemented by a Swiss-style bakery and bar.
Geneva Airport Commercial and Financial Director Pierre Germain said: “We’re very proud that the local community is so well represented here at our airport by Gilles Dupont and the Montreux Jazz Café. SSP’s offer includes a number of elements that really reflect the best of Geneva in a way that’s original yet also authentic.”
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