Oakland International has recommended awarding contracts for four food-and-beverage packages. The four contracts, altogether encompassing 17 units, were chosen by the airport’s evaluation committee and were waiting only on board approval. The 10-year contracts run through December 31, 2029 and are expected to be operational by the end of 2019.
The new concessionaires will replace current operations – HMSHost, Andalé Management Group, Inc., and Gotham Foods Two LLC – whose contracts expire January 31.
The first package, consisting of seven units split between Terminals 1 and 2 and totaling more than11,000 square feet, was awarded to airport restaurateur SSP America and ACDBE partners. SSP will open two Peet’s Coffee locations in Terminal 1 and a third location in Terminal 2. Terminal 1 will also gain an Oakland A’s Club House, for which nearly 4,000 square feet is reserved. Terminal 2 can expect a Cosecha Market, District and Sierra Nevada, all three local Oakland concepts.
The second package also spans two terminals, with HFF Oak Venture LLC, led by High Flying Foods, operating seven of the eight units. A Subway in Terminal 2 will be subleasing the eighth unit. Among these units is The Hangar, a space that will combine three concepts: Drake’s Brewing, Brown Sugar Kitchen Counter and Red Bay Coffee. Two cafes, a bar, an artisan market and a pizzeria round out the package.
Package three will be a single location operated by Soaring Food Group, a Berkeley-based ACDBE, in Terminal 1. The space will be a 1,200-square-foot bar called Luka’s Taproom & Lounge. The fourth package awarded is also a single-unit space in Terminal 2, to be named Tay-Ho Oakland. The nearly-1,500-square-foot space will be operated by Rylo Management, an ACDBE out of San Rafael.
OAK said the new contracts are part of its concessions strategy to be more connected with the local community to drive the airport’s sense of place.
