AUSTRALIA. Travel restaurateur SSP Group has grown its Australian footprint to six airports after sealing a new food & beverage contract at Gold Coast Airport. Three popular local F&B brands will be introduced in the coming weeks.
The outlets are Liv-Eat, a quick service concept focused on healthy eating; Roll’d, offering authentic Vietnamese dishes including bánh mi and pho; and Red Rooster, Australia’s second largest chicken quick service restaurant.
SSP said these concepts are targeted at Gold Coast Airport’s primary demographic of domestic visitors.
The new deal means that SSP will now operate at two locations in Queensland. Its initial foray into the State was with an international food hall and other F&B concepts at Brisbane Airport.
Gold Coast Airport Chief Operating Officer Marion Charlton said: “We appreciated that SSP came to us with a brand mix that will appeal to our customers and fits well within the existing food & beverage offering at the airport.
“The opening of these news stores signals a return to full capacity across our commercial tenancies after a number closed due to COVID-19 impacts.”
SSP Asia Pacific CEO Mark Angela said: “This is another great win for SSP, providing us with an excellent opportunity to expand our operations in Australia and tap into the growing domestic traveller market at Gold Coast Airport.”
He added: “We have worked hard with our clients at Gold Coast to develop the right brand mix that will really resonate with passengers, appealing to local travellers as well as international visitors looking for an authentic taste of Australia’s diverse culinary scene.”
Gold Coast Airport, which welcomed about 6.4 million passengers in 2019, is the gateway to Gold Coast – Australia’s sixth largest city – and the northern New South Wales region.
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Footnote: The Mercurius Group, in partnership with The Moodie Davitt Report, has released the inaugural edition of the Airport Food & Beverage Study (AFABS).
The AFABS 2021 edition focuses on the Australian and New Zealand airport F&B markets, covering all 27 airports in Australia and New Zealand with annual passenger volumes exceeding 0.5 million.
The AFABS 2021 also features The Mercurius Group’s Top 12 F&B Operators League Table. These particular operators are responsible for 75% of the outlets within the region.
Other key features of AFABS Australia and New Zealand include:
- An estimate of overall airport F&B sales in the Australian and New Zealand market;
- F&B PSRs by country, terminal type and airport size;
- F&B PSRs by outlet type, outlet location and operator size;
- The number and type of F&B outlets in the market;
- A ranking of the Top 12 F&B operators by sales and a profile of their outlet portfolio; and
- A profile of the F&B programme for each airport (and for each terminal where applicable).
Other special features of the publication include a commentary on:
- How airports build an F&B programme; and
- The potential for F&B operator consolidation (mergers and acquisition activity) in the Australian and New Zealand airport F&B market.
To purchase a copy please contact The Mercurius Group:
Tel: +61 423 564 057;
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