INTERNATIONAL. The best and most innovative concepts in travel-related food & beverage were recognised on Thursday evening at the 2017 FAB Awards.
The awards were presented at a glittering gala event held during the sixth annual Airport Food and Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards in Toronto this week, organised by The Moodie Davitt Report and The Foodie Report.
The gala evening was hosted by OTG and Toronto Pearson International Airport. A special e-Zine exploring the winning concepts – and reviewing the FAB conference – will be published in coming weeks.
The winners, regional winners and commendations are:
Airport Coffee or Non-Alcoholic Beverage Shop of the Year
Winner: HMSHost North America; Starbucks, Los Angeles International Airport
Regional winner (Middle East & India): Emirates Leisure Retail; Costa Coffee, Dubai International Airport
Regional winner (ASPAC): Emirates Leisure Retail; Hudson Coffee, Sydney International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): HMSHost North America; Starbucks, Los Angeles International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): Lagardère Travel Retail; So! Coffee, Krakow Balice Airport
Highly commended: Argo Tea; Argo Tea, Chicago O’Hare International Terminal 2
Airport ‘Food to Go’ Offer of the Year
Winner: Pret A Manger; London Heathrow Airport
Regional winner (Middle East & India): Emirates Leisure Retail; Giraffe Stop, Dubai International Airport
Regional winner (ASPAC): Sydney Airport; Joe & The Juice, Sydney Airport
Regional winner (Americas): OTG; Dynamic Concepts, Newark Airport
Regional winner (Europe): Pret A Manger; Pret A Manger, Heathrow Airport
Highly commended: Autogrill Group; Exki Takeaway, Brussels Airport
Airport Bar of the Year
Winner: Crews; Rock & Brews Bar & Grill, Los Angeles International Airport
Regional winner (Middle East & India): Emirates Leisure Retail; The Draft House, Dubai International Airport
Regional winner (ASPAC): Emirates Leisure Retail; Heineken Bar, Sydney International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): Crews; Rock & Brews Bar & Grill, Los Angeles International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): TRG Concessions; Nicholas Culpeper, London Gatwick Airport
Highly commended: TRG Concessions; Nicholas Culpeper, London Gatwick Airport
Airport Wine Bar of the Year
Winner: Areas; Ferrari Spazio Bollicine, Milan Malpensa Airport
Regional winner (Americas): SSP America; Le Grand Comptoir, George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Regional winner (Europe): Areas; Ferrari Spazio Bollicine, Milan Malpensa Airport
Highly commended: SSP America; Le Grand Comptoir, Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year
Winner: TRG Concessions; Wondertree, London Gatwick Airport
Regional winner (ASPAC): Emirates Leisure Retail; The Bistro by Wolfgang Puck, Sydney International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): Dan Food Service Corporation; Gachi House of Sushi, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport
Regional winner (Europe): TRG Concessions; Wondertree, London Gatwick Airport
Highly commended: Dan Food Service Corporation; Gachi House of Sushi, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport,
Airport Upscale Dining Restaurant of the Year
Winner: SSP America; Lift Bar and Grill, Vancouver International Airport
Regional winner (ASPAC): HMSHost International; Crystal Jade, Beijing Capital International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): SSP Denmark; Aamanns, Copenhagen Airport
Regional winner (Americas): SSP America; Lift Bar and Grill, Vancouver International Airport
Airport Food Hall of the Year
Winner: Michael J.F Wright Hospitality Group; Marqette, Dublin Airport
Regional winner (ASPAC): OURHOME; Food Empire, Incheon International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): Tastes on the Fly; Napa Farms Market, San Francisco International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): Michael J.F Wright Hospitality Group; Marqette, Dublin Airport
Highly commended: OURHOME; Food Empire, Incheon International Airport
Tastes on the Fly; Napa Farms Market, San Francisco International Airport
New Food & Beverage Concept of the Year
Winner: Changi Airport Group; Hello Kitty Orchid Garden – A Kitty-fied Dining Experience, Singapore Changi Airport
Regional winner (Middle East & India): Emirates Leisure Retail; The Draft House, Dubai International Airport
Regional winner (ASPAC): Changi Airport Group; Hello Kitty Orchid Garden – A Kitty-fied Dining Experience, Singapore Changi Airport
Regional winner (Americas): HMSHost North America; Book & Bourbon, Louisville International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): CasualFood; Goodman & Filippo, Dusseldorf Airport
F&B Marketing & Promotions Campaign of the Year
Winner: OTG; Truffle Week, Newark Liberty International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): Autogrill Group; Bistrot Digital Communication Strategy
Regional winner (ASPAC): Changi Airport Group; Changi Loves Kids, Singapore Changi
Regional winner (Americas): OTG; Truffle Week; Newark Liberty International
Regional winner (Middle East & India): Travel Food Services; Indonesian Festival at GVK Lounge, Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International T2
Customer Service Initiative of the Year
Winner: Incheon International Airport; CS 3.0, Incheon International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): Areas; Areas Increase Customer Satisfaction program, multiple locations
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): CS 3.0; Incheon International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): MarketPlace Development; Merchant Development Program, Reagan National and Dulles International
Highly commended: Areas; Areas Increase Customer Satisfaction program, Multiple Locations
Individual Food & Beverage Offer of the Year in a Railway Station
Winner: SSP UK; Gino D’Acampo – My Restaurant, London Euston Station
Highly commended: Lagardère Travel Retail; L’Etoile du Nord, Paris Gare du Nord Station
Travel Food Services; Raildhaba – Visakhapatnam (Vizag) Railway Station
Airport Food & Beverage Offer Best Reflecting ‘Sense of Place’
Winner: Lagardère Travel Retail; La Plage & Pan Garni, Nice Côte d’Azur Airport
Regional winner (Middle East & India): Travel Food Services; GVK Lounge (Domestic) by TFS Performa, Mumbai Airport
Regional winner (ASPAC): Emirates Leisure Retail; James Boag’s Upper Deck, Launceston Airport
Regional winner (Americas): HMSHost North America; Book & Bourbon, Louisville International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): Lagardère Travel Retail; La Plage & Pan Garni, Nice Côte d’Azur Airport
Highly commended: Copenhagen Airports; Copenhagen Airport
‘La spirito de vojaĝado’ – ‘The spirit of travel’
Winner: Autogrill; Creative Carbohydrates
Highly commended: Tastes on the Fly; Mariskoj Aventuro
Sustained Commitment to Quality and Excellence
Winner: Caviar House & Prunier
The FAB Dining Transformation Award (Airports)
Winner: OTG; Newark Liberty International Airport
The FAB Dining Transformation Award (Railway stations)
Winner: Travel Food Services; Raildhaba – Visakhapatnam (Vizag) Railway Station
#AiroftheDog Great Airport Cocktail Award
Winner: Gavin George; OTG Aprops; Toronto Pearson International
The FAB ‘Wow’ Factor 2017
Winner: HMSHost International; Pier Zero, Helsinki Airport
The FAB Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution to Airport Food & Beverage
Winner: Zenola Campbell Vice President Concessions Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year
Winner: Changi Airport Group; A Foodie’s Gastronomic Experience, Singapore Changi Airport
Regional winner (Middle East & India): Dubai Airports Company; Concourse D, Dubai International Airport
Regional winner (ASPAC): Changi Airport Group; A Foodie’s Gastronomic Experience, Singapore Changi Airport
Regional winner (Americas): Greater Toronto Airports Authority; Toronto Pearson International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): Copenhagen Airports; Copenhagen Airport
Highly commended: Copenhagen Airports
