Food and beverage (F&B)
Ribbon cut at Midway’s latest eatery
Mayor Lori E Lightfoot and the CDA have taken part in a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of The Orange Line restaurant
ADM to reduce single-use plastic at YUL
ADM Aéroports de Montréal is to phase out certain single-use plastics in concessions and VIP lounges at YUL Montréal-Trudeau International Airport
Lagardère to support Time Out Market
Food hall specialist Time Out Market has appointed Lagardère Travel Retail as its exclusive partner to support its expansion into airport locations
Huge F&B concession opens at SEA
Seattle Food Partners has opened a 11,647 sq ft concession in the Central Terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
Areas and Phenix donate Madrid leftovers
Environmental solutions specialist Phenix and F&B firm Areas have helped distribute more than 99,500kg of surplus airport food to at-risk groups
Gatwick promotes local produce
London/ Gatwick Airport will showcase local wines, beers and other produce in two new F&B spaces opening this spring
Tampa teams up with Uber Eats
Tampa International Airport (TPA) has become the first US airport to officially partner with Uber Eats for mobile food ordering
Travellers’ spending priorities revealed
Priority Pass operator the Collinson Group has carried out a quantitative study of travellers’ spending trends at airports
SSP UK commits to training initiative
Travel F&B specialist SSP UK has joined The 5% Club, which aims to help companies provide ‘earn & learn’ opportunities across the UK
dnata makes key UK appointment
Lynn McClelland has been appointed chief executive officer of dnata’s Catering and Retail division in the United Kingdom, effective immediately
Eurest and LHR deliver staff food scheme
London Heathrow Airport is running a free meal scheme for its staff, with the help of contract catering partner Eurest
SSP opens Hunt & Fish Grill at LaGuardia
SSP America, a division of SSP Group, has added Hunt & Fish Grill to its growing portfolio at LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B