USA. MarketPlace PHL, which manages the retail programme at Philadelphia International Airport, has awarded Areas a contract to operate two dining spaces.
The food & beverage company will open national brand California Pizza Kitchen and local eatery Bud & Marilyn’s at Philadelphia International.
Areas is the airport catering, railways and motorway arm of French group Elior, and has been the subject of acquisition speculation in the past few months.
The new dining spaces will open this year. Both will feature grab & go components and full bars.
California Pizza Kitchen offers a family-friendly menu, with a combination of small plates, appetisers, pastas, pizzas, salads and sweet treats.
Bud & Marilyn celebrates American classics and puts the focus on “simple, well-prepared comfort foods”. The concept was created by Chef Marcie Turney and business partner Valerie Safran. It is described as “an ode of sorts to her grandparent’s popular, but now-closed, restaurant that she grew up in back in Ripon, WI”. The restaurant is named after them.
“We are excited to be at Philadelphia International – an airport so invested in the passenger experience,” said Areas’ US CEO Sergio Rodriguez. “These two restaurants, Bud & Marilyn’s and California Pizza Kitchen, are poised to complement the guest as a priority, and deliver a world class experience.”
MarketPlace PHL Vice President and General Manager Mel Hannah commented: “[We] couldn’t be more eager to welcome these two new eateries to our airport. California Pizza Kitchen is a strong recognisable brand and Bud & Marilyn’s is a local favourite; two great options that embody our effort to please each traveller’s taste.”
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