HMSHost and Wayne Gretzky partner for Edmonton Airport restaurant

CANADA. Edmonton International Airport has opened a new restaurant entitled No.99 Gretzky’s Wine & Whisky through concessionaire HMSHost.

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Developed in partnership with hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, the restaurant will include wine and whisky created by Gretzky since his post-hockey career. These include wines from the Wayne Gretzky Estates in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, among them the Okanagan No. 99 “The Icon” Single Barrel 2012 BC, VQA, Okanagan Valley, available by the bottle or coravin pour.

The restaurant also offers Wayne Gretzky’s recently released No. 99 ‘Red Cask’ Canadian whisky.

HMSHost Vice President of Business Development Kent Vanden Oever said: “We are honoured to partner with Wayne Gretzky and Edmonton International Airport to spotlight this legend’s great wine, whisky, and food in a fantastic, relaxing atmosphere for the world travellers that go through the airport on a daily basis.”

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Toasting the opening of No. 99 Gretzky’s Wine & Whisky from left to right: Neil Thompson, Vice President of Operations at HMSHost; Janet Gretzky; Tom Ruth, President and CEO of Edmonton International Airport, Wayne Gretzky; and Jeff Yablun, Chief Operating Officer at HMSHost.

Note: The Moodie Davitt Report also publishes The Airport FAB Report, the world’s only media focused on airport (and other travel-related) food & beverage. The company co-organises the annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards. The Airport FAB e-Newsletter is published every two weeks and The Airport FAB e-Zine every month.

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