INTERNATIONAL/THAILAND. Interest is surging in the Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference & Awards, to be held in Bangkok, Thailand on 12-13 September.

The awards, to be hosted at a Gala Dinner on 13 September, will culminate in the big accolade of the evening, Airport F&B Offer of the Year.

The award recognises the excellence of the overall consumer proposition and will go to the airport judged to have provided the most outstanding F&B experience of the past year. The award recognises the airport’s ambition, investment, quality, service focus, Sense of Place, transformation and performance.

As reported, nominations for both FAB Awards and FAB Superstars are now welcome through to 31 July.

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Adding to the weight and authority of the awards, a powerful and diverse panel of expert judges will join The Moodie Davitt Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie to assess the submissions now flooding in.

Previous years’ judges returning include Ann Elliott, owner of Ann Elliott Hospitality Consultancy; Nick Inkster, a much-respected industry veteran and consultant who spent 25 years in senior roles with SSP: Kevin Zajax, CEO at Ground Control and former CEO & Managing Director at Emirates Leisure Retail; Nick Goddard-Palmer, co-founder of food & beverage to retail experts Hunter Palmer – Global Retail Solutions; and Alan Gluck, a veteran US airport commercial revenues expert and Senior Aviation Commercial Planner for ICF.

Joining the panel this year are Sevda Fevzi, Canada-based President & CEO of Sevly Inc, a distinguished global consulting firm specialising in customer experience management, marketing, and strategic business development; and Diana Chan, MasterChef Australia Season 9 champion, now menu designer, product creator restaurateur and content creator.

Strong support has also been garnered from industry powerhouse Dufry-Autogrill confirming as a Platinum Partner. SSP is also a Platinum Partner and further sponsors will be revealed in coming days.

Alan Gluck (left) and Martin Moodie have helped judge several earlier editions of FAB

As reported, an outstanding conference programme is taking shape with a stellar line-up of speakers already confirmed. More speakers will also be announced during coming days.

Early Bird registration is available through 1 July and preferential room rates at the event venue Millennium Hilton Bangkok can be accessed via https://airportfab.events/

For all partnership, speaker, content and other enquiries please contact Jeannie Wong, The Moodie Davitt Report Asia Bureau Chief and Head of Marketing & Events at Jeannie@MoodieDavittReport.com

Note: The Moodie Davitt Report publishes the FAB Newsletter, which features highlights of openings, events and campaigns from around the world of airport and travel dining. Please email Kristyn@MoodieDavittReport.com to subscribe.