INTERNATIONAL. The Moodie Davitt Report is delighted to announce the last set of finalists for the eagerly anticipated Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Awards to be presented at a glittering Gala Dinner on 26 June in Ontario, Southern California.
The dinner forms the culmination of The FAB + Hospitality Conference & Awards 2024, hosted by Ontario International Airport.
Owned and managed by The Moodie Davitt Report, the world’s only global airport food & beverage and hospitality event will bring together top executives from the thriving airport F&B and hospitality sectors.
The respective shortlists across the 17 award categories are being revealed on a phased basis, with the first two short-listed entries announced previously.
Today we reveal the finalists for:
Airport Coffee or Tea Shop of the Year
Airport Food Hall of the Year
Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year
Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year
As reported, this year’s FAB Awards received a record number of submissions, with almost 300 top-class entries from all over the world.
Click here and here for the finalists announced earlier in the following awards:
Airport Chef of the Year
Airport Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year
Airport Food & Beverage Marketing Campaign of the Year
Airport Lounge Food & Beverage Offering of the Year
Airport Food & Beverage Offer Best Representing Sense of Place
Airport Sustainability & Environmental Initiative of the Year
Airport Health-Centered Offer of the Year
Airport ‘Food to Go’ Offer of the Year
Airport New Food & Beverage Opening of the Year
Airport Bar or Pub of the Year
Airport Customer/Hospitality Initiative of the Year
Airport Restaurant Design of the Year
Airport Lounge of the Year
The entries for both the FAB Awards and FAB Superstars Awards have been carefully evaluated by a distinguished panel of judges comprising well-respected industry experts, pictured below.
(Left to right) Industry veteran and consultant Nick Inkster; Sevly Inc President & CEO Sevda Fevzi; and Concession Planning International Managing Partner Susan Gray
(Left to right) ECE Marketplaces Project Director – Leasing Services Jonathan Doughty; 4QD Strategy Consulting LLC President Peter Gargiulo; and Hunter Palmer – Global Retail Solutions Co-Founder Nick Goddard-Palmer
(Left to right) ServiceQ CEO and Founder Jaquie Scammell; Ground Control CEO Kevin Zajax; and The Moodie Davitt Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie
FAB + HOSPITALITY AWARDS 2024 FINALISTS
Airport Coffee or Tea Shop of the Year
Bridgehead Coffee – SSP America, Ottawa International Airport
Butlers Chocolate Café – SSP Emirates, Zayed International Airport
Cakes & Bakes – BTA , Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
Cha Hua Nong Tea House – Xi’ an Airport Commercial Branch Company, Xi’ an Xianyang International Airport
Chapati & Karak – Qatar Duty Free, Hamad International Airport
Cloud Picker – SSP UK & Ireland, Dublin Airport
Kabod Coffee – Denver International Airport Concessions, Denver International Airport
Riyadh Airports and Starbucks, King Khalid International Airport
Rustica – Delaware North, Melbourne Airport
Southern Grounds – HMSHost by Avolta, Jacksonville International Airport
Veranda Café – Lagardère Travel Retail, Dubai International Airport
YOYO Fresh Tea – Avolta, Brussels National Airport
Airport Food Hall of the Year
Aero Plaza, Hyderabad International Airport
Canal Market Hall – SSP America, Ottawa International Airport
Flavour Market – BTA, Milas–Bodrum Airport
Food Court – Morpho Travel Experience, Santamaria International Airport
Food Court Airside – SSP Finland, Helsinki Airport
Food Park – SSP Emirates, Zayed International Airport
Malpensa Food Hall – Areas, Malpensa Airport
The Daily DXB – Lagardère Travel Retail, Dubai International Airport
The Mezz – SSP UK & Ireland, Dublin Airport
Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year
ANTONINO – Il banco di Cannavacciuolo – Areas, Milan Malpensa Airport
Asian Street Kitchen – Emirates Leisure Retail & MMI, Dubai International Airport
Big Rig Kitchen & Brewery – SSP America, Ottawa International Airport
Bob Marley’s One Love Restaurant – Margaritaville Caribbean Group, Sangster International Airport
Bombay Brasserie – Travel Food Services, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru
Chicago White Sox Bar & Grill – SSP America, Chicago Midway International Airport
L’Éclair de Genie – Lagardère Travel Retail, Dubai International Airport
Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen + Bar – SSP America, Newark Liberty International Airport
Hard Rock Café – SSP Asia Pacific, Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Native by Nyesha – Jackmont Hospitality, Los Angeles International Airport
Spuntino – TRG Concessions, Heathrow Airport
Tadında Anadolu – BTA, Istanbul Airport
The Aviary Café Bar – Airport Retail Group, Brisbane Airport
The Breakfast Club – SSP UK & Ireland, Gatwick Airport
The Canadian Brewhouse – SSP Canada, Edmonton International Airport
Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year
Abu Dhabi Airports, Zayed International Airport
BTA, Muscat International Airport
HMSHost by Avolta, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru
Kansas City International Airport
London Luton Airport
Qatar Duty Free, Hamad International Airport
Singapore Changi Airport
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