INTERNATIONAL. The best and most innovative concepts in travel-related food & beverage have been recognised at the 2018 FAB Awards.
The awards were presented at a glittering gala event held during the seventh annual Airport Food and Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards in Helsinki this week, hosted by Finavia and organised by The Moodie Davitt Report and The Foodie Report.
Congratulations to all the FAB 2018 winners
The gala evening was hosted by SSP. A special e-Zine exploring the winning concepts – and reviewing the FAB conference – will be published in coming weeks.
The winners, regional winners and commendations are:
Airport Coffee, Tea, Non-alcoholic Beverage Shop of the Year
Winner: HWH Hospitality Investments, Treehouse Juicery, Dubai International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): BTA Havalimanlari Yiyecek Icecek Hizmetleri a.ş, Cakes and Bakes, Turkish airports
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): HMSHost International, Djournal Coffee, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Airport
Regional winner (Middle East, Africa & India): HWH Hospitality Investments, Treehouse Juicery, Dubai International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): SSP America, Café con Leche, Tampa International Airport
Star of the night: SSP America’s D’Angelo Charles was named F&B Team Member of the Year
Airport ‘Food to Go’ of the Year
Winner: High Flying Foods, Phil’s BBQ, San Diego International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): SSP Norway, Haven, Oslo Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): SSP Asia Pacific, Upper Crust, Brisbane Airport
Regional winner (Middle East, Africa & India): Emirates Leisure Retail, Giraffe Stop, Dubai International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): High Flying Foods, Phil’s BBQ, San Diego International Airport
Airport F&B Offer of the Year within a Retail/Convenience Store
Winner: Crews, Cafe Intermezzo/Buckhead Books, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Highly commended: Lagardère Travel Retail, Premium Food Gate, Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport
Airport Bar of the Year (over US$3 million and Best Bar Overall)
Winner: TRG Concessions, The Curator, London Heathrow Airport
Airport Bar of the Year (under US$3 million in sales)
Winner: Travel Food Services, The Irish House, Indira Gandhi International Airport
Airport Bar of the Year (Highly commended and regional winners)
Highly commended: High Flying Foods, Stone Brewing Co, San Diego International Airport
Highly commended: SSP America, LoLo American Kitchen & Craft Bar, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): TRG Concessions, The Curator, London Heathrow Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): Travel Food Services, The Irish House, Indira Gandhi International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): High Flying Foods, Stone Brewing Co, San Diego International Airport
Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year: Senior Manager, Commercial Operations and Performance Management Suzanne Merrell and Associate Director, Retail & Passenger Development Giovanna Verrilli accept on behalf of Greater Toronto Airports Authority and Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Airport Wine Bar of the Year
Winner: CRU Food and Wine Bar, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year (over US$5 million)
Winner: HMSHost North America, The Hearth by Lynn Crawford, Toronto Pearson International Airport
Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year (under US$5 million and Best Overall)
Winner: Emirates Leisure Retail, Kitchen by Mike, Sydney Airport
Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year (Regional winners)
Regional winner (Europe): Casual Dining Group, Oriel Grande Brasserie, London Heathrow Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): Emirates Leisure Retail, Kitchen by Mike, Sydney Airport
Regional winner (Middle East, Africa & India): Travel Food Services, ID, Chennai International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): HMSHost North America, The Hearth by Lynn Crawford, Toronto Pearson International Airport
Airport Street Food Offer of the Year
Highly commended: Areas, StrEAT, Ibiza Airport
Winner: SSP America, Five Borough Food Hall, New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
OTG SVP Business Development Karen Mirante and Director Business Development Samantha Blatstein accept The FAB Wow Award.
Airport Premium Dining Restaurant of the Year
Winner: Areas, Kirei, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Airport Food Hall of the Year
Winner: Marqette, Dublin Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): SSP Hong Kong, East to West, Hong Kong International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): Metropolitan Airports Commission, Food Truck Alley, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
New Food & Beverage Concept of the Year
Winner: Travel Food Services, Frshly, Chennai International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): SSP France, Bellota-Bellota, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): Changi Airport Group, The Most Authentic Japanese Culinary Experience in An Airport Outside Japan, Changi Airport
Regional winner (Americas): Tastes on the Fly, Samovar Tea Lounge & Bar, San Francisco International Airport
Regional winner (Middle East, Africa & India): Travel Food Services, Frshly, Chennai International Airport
Red Sky at Night: Dominic Hawksworth of TRG Concessions picked up the #AiroftheDog Great Airport Cocktail Award, sponsored by Copper Dog.
F&B Marketing & Promotions Campaign of the Year
Winner: Finavia, #LifeInhel, Helsinki Airport
Customer Service Initiative of the Year
Winner: Incheon International Airport Corporation, Smart Service
#AiroftheDog Great Airport Cocktail Award, sponsored by Copper Dog
Winner: Dominic Hawksworth
Individual Food & Beverage Offer of the Year in a Railway Station
Winner: Mango Tree Co, Mango Tree Kitchen, Japan
Motorway Services F&B Offer of the Year
Winner: Autogrill, Villoresi Est, Milan
The winner of ‘La spirito de vojaĝado’ – ‘The spirit of travel’ – was ‘Empanaditas Viajeras’, La Bonbonniere, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Director of Retail Services Coque Ossio and Director of Development Alejandro Serra Sarria received the award.
‘La spirito de vojaĝado’ – ‘The spirit of travel’
Winner: ‘Empanaditas Viajeras’, La Bonbonniere, Jorge Chávez International Airport
Airport Food & Beverage Offer Best Reflecting Sense of Place
Winner: Changi Airport Group, Food for the Generations
Regional winner (Europe): SSP Finland, Rovaniemi Café, Rovaniemi Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): Changi Airport Group, Food for the Generations
Regional winner (Middle East, Africa & India): Travel Food Services, Travel Club, Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Regional winner (Americas): HMSHost North America, Whisky River, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Outstanding Food & Beverage Design of the Year
Winner: SSP Norway, Norgesglasset, Oslo Airport
Regional winner (Europe): SSP Norway, Norgesglasset, Oslo Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): SPC, Incheon International Airport Terminal 2
Regional winner (Americas): OTG, Global Bazaar, Newark Liberty International Airport
The FAB Environmental Initiative Award was won by HMSHost International, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru. HMSHost International CEO Walter Seib picked up the award.
The FAB Airport Food & Beverage Transformation Award
Winner: London Stansted Airport
The FAB Wow Award
Winner: OTG, Q, Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
The FAB Thought Leadership Award
Winner: Autogrill, Bistrot
The FAB Environmental Initiative Award
Winner: HMSHost International, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru
F&B Team Member of the Year
Winner: D’Angelo Charles, SSP America, Phoenix International Airport
Highly commended:
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (SSP and Cousins BBQ), Carolyn ‘Suzie’ Grider, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
HMSHost North America, Lily Olson, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
D’Angelo Charles, SSP America, Phoenix International Airport
SSP UK, Darren McLean, Manchester Victoria Station
TRG Concessions, Fabio Azevedo Dos Reis, London Heathrow Airport
Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year
Winner: Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Toronto Pearson International Airport
Regional winner (Europe): Copenhagen Airport
Regional winner (Asia Pacific): Changi Airport Group, The Language of Food, Changi Airport
Regional winner (Middle East, Africa & India): HMSHost International, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru
Regional winner (Americas): Greater Toronto Airports Authority, Toronto Pearson International Airport
HWH Hospitality Investments CEO & Co-Founder Talha Al Hashimi and Founding Partner Mustafa Al Hashimi collect the Airport Coffee, Tea, Non-alcoholic Beverage Shop of the Year award for Treehouse Juicery at Dubai International Airport.
The Airport ‘Food to Go’ of the Year award was won by High Flying Foods, Phil’s BBQ, San Diego International Airport.
Travel Food Services’ The Irish House at Indira Gandhi International Airport was named Airport Bar of the Year (under US$3 million in sales). Travel Food Services’ Chief Operating Officer & Business Head Gaurav Dewan and General Manager – Business Development Darpan Mehta, General Manager received the award.
Airport Bar of the Year (over US$3 million and Best Bar Overall): The winner was TRG Concessions’ The Curator at London Heathrow Airport. TRG Managing Director Nick Ayerst and Commercial Manager Dave Wells are pictured.
CRU Food and Wine Bar at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was named Airport Wine Bar of the Year. Zenola Campbell, Vice President of Concessions at the airport, collected the award.
Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year (over US$5 million): HMSHost North America’s The Hearth by Lynn Crawford at Toronto Pearson International Airport was named winner. HMSHost North America President & CEO Steve Johnson, along with Toronto Pearson’s Suzanne Merrell and Giovanna Verrilli, took the award.
Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year (under US$5 million and Best Overall): The winner was Emirates Leisure Retail’s Kitchen by Mike at Sydney Airport. Emirates Leisure Retail’s Business Development Director Vipin Singh collected the award.
Airport Street Food Offer of the Year: Pat Murray accepts the award on behalf of SSP America’s Five Borough Food Hall at New York John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Airport Premium Dining Restaurant of the Year was Areas’s Kirei at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. Marketing & Business Development Director (Spain & Portugal) Mireia Martí picked up the award.
Michael JF Wright Hospitality Group CEO Michael Thornton collects the Airport Food Hall of the Year award for Marqette at Dublin Airport.
Travel Food Services’ Gaurav Dewan and Darpan Mehta returned to the stage to collect the New Food & Beverage Concept of the Year award for Frshly at Chennai International Airport.
Finavia’s brilliant #LifeInHel campaign at Helsinki Airport won in the F&B Marketing & Promotions Campaign of the Year category. Finavia Vice President Commercial Services Elena Stenholm collected the award.
Incheon International Airport Corporation’s Smart Service was the winner in the Customer Service Initiative of the Year category. Sunguk Ko, Manager of the F&B Services Team, picked up the award.
Trevor MacKenzie, Managing Partner at Mango Tree & COCA Restaurants Worldwide, collected the Individual Food & Beverage Offer of the Year in a Railway Station award for Mango Tree Co’s Mango Tree Kitchen in Japan.
The Motorway Services F&B Offer of the Year award was won by Autogrill for Villoresi Est in Milan.
SSP Norway won Outstanding Food & Beverage Design of the Year for Norgesglasset in Oslo Airport.
Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd Manager Seah Kay Siong collected the Airport Food & Beverage Offer Best Reflecting Sense of Place award for the company’s Food for the Generations.
London Stansted Airport won The FAB Airport Food & Beverage Transformation Award. Head of Retail Richard Cross was among those to collect it.
Autogrill also won in The FAB Thought Leadership Award category, for its Bistrot concept.
