Food & Beverage
Welcome to our rolling coverage of the 2026 Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference and Awards, held this year in Bengaluru. The Moodie Davitt Report-owned event is this year proudly celebrating its 15th anniversary.
Air France has opened its first dedicated lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 4, bringing French-inspired design, dining and hospitality to the UK aviation hub.
“We want to make sure that we are ready for the future, looking at more data-driven passenger profiles, looking at Gen Z and the specific expectations travellers are going to have,” says Brussels Airport Food & Beverage Manager Michiel Arnouts.
Gebr. Heinemann has opened its two exclusive duty-free stores, Meine Freude and Mein Glanz, onboard Mein Schiff Flow, unveiling a new cruise retail concept centred on the key travel retail trends of experience, activation and personalisation.
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Manchester Airport’s exclusive advertising sales partner has expanded its media portfolio with new premium digital screens across the newly revamped Terminal 2, reaching more than 32 million arriving and departing passengers annually.
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Backed by decades of experience, Peter Burgoyne and Byron Anderson have unveiled a design practice dedicated to airport retail, hospitality and F&B.
Airport Hospitality World
We bring you the latest lounge and hospitality services openings from around the world in our popular Airport Hospitality World title.
Decathlon has entered a new phase of its European travel retail strategy with the launch of its first airport proximity store at Geneva Airport, combining a curated product offer with a 24/7 Click & Collect service for travellers.
Launched on 3 July, the experience reflects the confectionery brand’s global partnership with Formula 1 while reinforcing its presence within travel retail.
The leading travel retailer has celebrated three executive honours at the prestigious AMAC 2026 Catalyst Awards, highlighting its leaders’ contributions to advocacy, supplier diversity and the broader aviation industry.
The leading travel retail and dining player has unveiled Bill’s at Terminal 2, reinforcing its shared vision with Heathrow of showcasing local brands to enhance the sense of place at the busy gateway.
Mars Wrigley International Travel Retail and Avolta are bringing a new level of interaction, entertainment and sense of place to Palma de Mallorca Airport with the opening of travel retail’s largest M&M’s Experience.
An announcement on the future leadership of the permanent staff at TFWA will be made in due course, says a statement.
Mondelez World Travel Retail is harnessing the power of creator content to amplify its Swarovski-crafted Toblerone Crystal Bar campaign across nine international airports.
Lacoste has partnered with Valiram to open a new boutique at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, introducing its tennis-inspired Courtlines retail concept to one of Southeast Asia’s busiest aviation hubs.
In a big finish to The TREX Awards, we reveal the intensely competitive TREX Collaboration between a Brand and Retailer (and/or Airport) Award, the Best CSR-Related TREX accolade and The Patagotitan Award – the highest-ranked TREX across all categories.
The Spanish foreign exchange specialist has secured the foreign exchange services contract at Western Sydney International Airport, bringing terminal bureaus, ATM services and online currency pre-ordering ahead of the airport’s passenger debut in October.
“This refresh brings together international retail expertise, iconic brands and a stronger sense of Western Australia throughout the terminal,” says Perth Airport Chief Commercial and Aviation Officer Kate Holsgrove.
Munich Airport, through hospitality subsidiary Allresto, has become the first airport in the world to implement the Travel F&B Fit Framework developed by tRetail Labs.
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The INR480 crore (US$50.4 million), 23,000+ sq m terminal in Jodhpur – Rajasthan’s second-largest city, located on the eastern edge of the famed Thar Desert – is designed to serve 2 million passengers annually.
Two ultra-exclusive products, born of a product synonymous with duty free, an astoundingly sustained success over decades. And two acts of kindness, different in scale but bound together by a common sense of humanity as tightly as a Toblerone bar is by that irresistible mix of honey, almonds and nougat
A live ‘Joy Wall’ took centre stage in ARI’s National Day of Joy (24 June) celebrations, inviting colleagues across the leading travel retailer’s global network to share photographs of moments that bring them joy.
The new concession complements the departures duty-free contract awarded to Zhuhai Duty Free last year at the strategically-located port, and maintains the company’s steady expansion in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
‘Game on at LAX’ is ASUR Airports’s rallying cry as it hosts a range of FIFA-driven activations at the West Coast gateway.
The beauty powerhouse has unveiled a sweeping leadership reorganisation, with Executive Chairman and interim CEO Markus Strobel taking direct control of Prestige commercial operations as the company integrates key business functions under its Coty.Curated growth framework.
