NETHERLANDS. HMSHost International has taken over the management of four of the five food & beverage points of sale at Rotterdam The Hague Airport.
Parent company Autogrill said the contract was worth €55 million over 10 years. It commences on 1 October 2016.
HMSHost will operate the existing restaurants for the first 18 months, after which it will undertake a full restyling of the offering with the opening of four new concepts.
These will be takeaway food brand Kiosko; full service restaurant Metropolitan Bar & Kitchen; a Starbucks; and La Place, which serves sandwiches and juices prepared on the spot.
“HMSHost is determined to grow significantly in the airport and railway channels, so The Netherlands offers many opportunities,” said HMSHost International CEO Walter Seib. “Thanks to our consolidated operations at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, we entered the railway station channel last year and are now keen to start up in Rotterdam The Hague too.
“This airport, which is aiming to become the best regional hub in The Netherlands and one of the biggest of its kind in Europe, is in an important phase of growth, with plans to increase the number of destinations served and completely renew the landside, a development in which HMSHost will be one of the main players.”
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