INTERNATIONAL. The world’s best airport and railway food & beverage operators were named last night (21 June) in Amsterdam at the second annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Awards, organised by The Foodie Report and sister title The Moodie Report.
The awards were presented during a glittering gala dinner sponsored by SSP and were a highlight of the second annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference and Awards, held at the Okura Hotel in the beautiful city of Amsterdam on June 20-22. This year’s event was hosted by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
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FAB 2012, which concludes today, has attracted over 170 senior industry delegates from around the world include leading food & beverage concessionaires, and airport and railway operators.
We’ll bring you detailed coverage of the event online in coming days, while the FAB Award winners will be profiled in the next edition of The Foodie Report e-Zine.
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Absolutly FAB-ulous: The evening’s big winners gather on stage |
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The FAB Awards recognised the best in airport and railway station food & beverage |
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High point for Heathrow: It was a huge night for BAA’s London Heathrow Airport, which was named Best Airport Food & Beverage offer of over 25 million passengers and Best Airport Food & Beverage offer overall |
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Rick Blatstein of OTG Management receives the Best Airport Non-Alcoholic Beverage Outlet award for WorldBean at La Guardia and Minneapolis-St Paul International Airports |
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365 Deli, run by Surgourmet at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru won Best Airport Food to Go |
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Best Airport Bar went to Cáfe Rembrandt, run by Glendale Group at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
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Vino Volo (multiple airports) and SSP’s Le Grand Comptoir at Newark Liberty International shared Best Airport Wine Bar |
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Käfers at Frankfurt Airport was named Best Airport Full Service Casual Dining Restaurant |
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Yo! Sushi at Oslo Gardermoen Airport won Best Self Service/Assisted Service |
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HMSHost’s brilliant Mexican concept Tortas Frontera at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in the USA won the hotly contested Best Fast Food/Quick Service Restaurant award |
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Autogrill’s ground-breaking Vyaggio platform was named Best Digital or Social Media Initiative |
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On track: High Speed 1 won the inaugural award for Best Overall Railway Station Food & Beverage |
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Le Train Bleu at Gare de Lyon (SSP) was named Best Railway Station Individual Outlet |
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OTG Management clinched the award for Best Food & Beverage-Related Innovation for its acclaimed ‘The Holdroom Experience’ at New York JFK T2, T3 and LaGuardia Terminal D |
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The superb Hung’s Delicacies outlet at Hong Kong International Airport, operated by SSP, won the inaugural and much-coveted Best Airport Food & Beverage reflecting a Sense of Place award |
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Best Airport Food & Beverage Concession Programme went to HMSHost at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
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Best Food & Beverage offer for an airport handling under 10 million passengers went to Budapest Airport |
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Dublin Airport won Best Airport Food & Beverage offer for an airport of 10 million-25 million passengers |
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London Heathrow was named Best Airport Food & Beverage offer for an airport with over 25 million passengers |
IMAGES OF THE FAB CONFERENCE DAY 1 (FULL REPORT TO FOLLOW)
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The Moodie Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie kicks off the 2012 FAB Conference |
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Schiphol Group Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer Dr Maarten de Groof |
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Walter Seib of HMSHost led a marvellous interactive session (below) that put the focus firmly on the product |
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US Celebrity Chef Todd English gave a dynamic presentation on food trends |
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Donning his chef’s whites, Victor Gielisse, Vice President Advancement and Business Development of The Culinary Institute of America, enthralled the audience as he led them on a new culinary journey of discovery |
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Hans Steenbergen, Editor in Chief of Food Inspiration magazine, lit up the room with his humorous, insightful presentation |
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Spencer Sheen, Head of Retail, London Gatwick Airport |
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Melanie Wagner, Category Manager Food & Beverage, Fraport/Frankfurt Airport |
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(Above and below) Matthew King, President, Delaware North Companies |
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The Moodie Report Deputy Publisher Dermot Davitt led the event moderating |
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Claudio Urro, Head Chef at Top Air Stuttgart Airport, Europe’s only Michelin-starred airport restaurant, told the audience about the inspirations behind his passion for fine food |
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David King, Convener of Judges for FAB 2012, talked about the methodology and aspirations of the awards |
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SSP Vice President Market Intelligence Andy Bull and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Lynch (Above and below) gave a very well-received presentation on the company’s latest consumer research findings |
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Jukka Isomaki, Vice President (Head of Commercial Services) at Helsinki Airport |
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Damien Kobel, Director DKMA, talked about the new ASQ Retail programme |
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Steve Collis, Managing Director JHP-Design |
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The FAB 2012 Conference attracted 170 delegates |
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(Above and below) Daniel Charles, Head of Retail Operations at Network Rail UK |
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Denver International Airport Chief Commercial Officer John Ackerman |
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