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Tastes on the Fly Partners For DEN Restaurant
Tastes on the Fly has partnered with one of Denver’s top chefs, Alex Seidel, in the opening of the Mercantile Dining & Provision restaurant at Denver International Airport (DEN), one of the rare occasions a James Beard Foundation Best Chef Winner will have a...
Bakker Named CEO of BagsID
Amsterdam-headquartered BagsID this week announced the appointment of Dave Bakker as chief executive officer of the image-based baggage recognition technology company. Bakker comes to BagsID from SITA, where he most recently served as senior vice-president, global...
PHL Opens New Retail Locations
MarketPlace PHL has opened two new shopping options in the B/C connector at Philadelphia International Airport. 1920 Merch promotes voting rights for all women and citizens through its unique products. With its apparel collection, the company celebrates the 19th...
Paradies Lagardère Wins BNA Contract
Paradies Lagardère has been awarded the dining and retail concessions contract for the new eight-gate satellite concourse at Nashville International Airport (BNA). The company will partner with two local small business owners, Amy Billing of Wine Down Nashville and...
AUS Selects Populous For Terminal Project
Global design firm Populous has been selected to reimagine the passenger experience for planned expansions at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), leading all components of experiential design development, interior design and visioning related to a...
ORD Spotlights Minority Brewers
O’Hare International Airport (ORD) celebrated National Black Business Month by highlighting local beers made by minority brewers at several terminal locations. Beer from Turner Häus Brewery was on tap at Tortas Frontera restaurant, while Moor’s Brewery took...
Civil Rights Trail Celebrated At BHM
Hudson has opened The Civil Rights Trail Market, a store featuring items that commemorate the people and places that helped to advance social justice in the 1950’s and 1960’s, at Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport. The Civil Rights Trail Market is the...
PHL Opens New Concessions
PHL Food & Shops, a division of MarketPlace Development, has added a second location of Chick-fil-A in Terminal E and has reopened Bud & Marilyn’s in Terminal C at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). These eateries join the robust roster of more than 170...
Hudson Inks Concessions Deal with COS
Hudson, a Dufry company, has been awarded seven-year concessions contract with Colorado Springs Airport (COS). The company plans to begin construction next year on three new retail locations at the airport. The new stores will operate under the HG COS Concessionaires...
SSP America Opens New Restaurant, Coffee Shops at OAK
Oakland International Airport (OAK) this week announced the grand opening of three new concessions, including two Peet’s Coffee locations and Oakland Draft House, all operated by SSP America. The Peet’s Coffee locations in Terminals One and Terminal Two and the...
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