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Hitting new heights: (Left to right) Fabien Legon, Gilles Dupont and SSP Switzerland Managing Director Rick Stavast celebrate the opening of the Altitude restaurant at Geneva International Airport |
SWITZERLAND. SSP has opened the Altitude restaurant and a new food court at Geneva International Airport, part of a major redevelopment of commercial activities at the location.
At a special opening party for Altitude, SSP Chief Executive Andrew Lynch and Robert Deillon, the airport’s Director General, were joined by business partners and guests from the local commercial community. The new venue was created in collaboration with Michelin-starred chef Gilles Dupont.
SSP said: “More than simply a restaurant, the venue incorporates a lounge bar and seven meeting rooms, which can be used in various configurations to accommodate up to 350 people. It has already been used for a number of events from company board meetings to launch parties. The menu, which changes weekly, is a creative blend of Mediterranean and Swiss styles. Heading the kitchen team on a day-to-day basis is Fabien Legon, himself a former sous chef at Dupont’s Lion d’Or restaurant at Cologny on the shores of Lake Geneva.”
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SSP says Altitude aims to be “more than simply a restaurant” |
SSP has also opened a new food court at the airport. Called Les Jardins de Genève, the new facility is located on the Departures level at the centre of the airport.
The food court offers a range of options from take-away fast-food outlets to restaurants with seating. It features a broad variety of food choices from international cuisine to local specialities. The Asian-style Bento serves sushi, stir-fries and soups, together with a range of fruits and juices, while the restaurant Le Sud has a Mediterranean theme. There is also a bar, which SSP said would prove popular “with the local community as a lunch-time or after-work venue”.
In addition to the Swiss concepts there is also a Starbucks Coffee outlet and a Burger King. Finally an Upper Crust will serve fresh sandwiches throughout the day. The food court also incorporates an outdoor terrace and a winter garden.
Airside there is a second food court called La Cuisine. There is also a Caviar House & Prunier Seafood Bar, which has become established as a key high-end concept within the SSP portfolio.
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