SPAIN. German discount supermarket giant Lidl will open its first airport branch after beating rival Aldi to a 30-year lease agreement at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport.
Lidl, which is celebrating 50 years in business, had been competing with Aldi and the Spanish brand Ahorramas for the chance to open a supermarket in Airport City, a landside area that will cater to travellers, airport staff and locals.
The lease for the supermarket was awarded by national airport operator Aena, which invited bids for the site last March.
Lidl will pay a one-time payment of €993,000 plus a monthly rent of €27,030 for the retail space, which will be spread across 8,500sq m with a sales area of 6,000sq m.
No timeline for when the airport store will open has yet been released, but the supermarket will have a standalone location with its own car park. Lidl will be responsible for the construction, management and operation of the project.
FAB EZINE SET TO RETURN
The Moodie Davitt Report is delighted to announce the return of the FAB eZine, a standalone digital magazine dedicated to airport and other travel-related food & beverage views, news, trends, tastes, people, product and principles.
Initially quarterly, beginning in Q4 2023, The FAB eZine will devote year-round coverage to the burgeoning airport food & beverage sector, including broader hospitality services such as hotels and lounges.
The FAB eZine will continue to explore the evolution of the travel-related F&B sector worldwide as we did back in 2019 in this on-location report from Houston, Texas. Click on the image to read.
The FAB eZine will complement the annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards and our already extensive F&B and hospitality coverage on The Moodie Davitt Report.com and in The FAB Newsletter.
Elişa Roche has been appointed Editor-in-Chief, bringing a rare combination of culinary and journalistic excellence and experience to the role. Elişa trained as a chef as part of ‘Jamie’s Kitchen’, a British TV show watched by millions and fronted by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. She went on to work as Chef de Partie at some of London’s top Michelin-starred kitchens, e.g. Fino (now Barrafina), The Ivy and Bambou.
Cooking later turned to food writing and presenting, most recently as overseeing editorial partnerships at Food Matters Live. Elişa was also Host and Producer of award-winning B2B podcast ‘Career Conversations’, encouraging young people into the food & drinks industry.
*For editorial enquiries, please contact Elişa Roche at Elisa@MoodieDavittReport.com. For advertising, please reach out to Martin Moodie at Martin@MoodieDavittReport.com
