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DENMARK. Leading F&B concessionaire SSP has secured a seven-year contract at Copenhagen Airport. The new deal, said to be worth £170 million (US$274 million), will herald the introduction of two popular city restaurants, MASH and Le Sommelier, to the airport.
Le Sommelier Wine Bar and Bistro offers modern French cuisine such as steamed mussels, fried foie gras, breast of duck and créme brulée. MASH (Modern American Steak House), developed by Danish sommeliers and restaurateurs Jesper Boelskifte, Eric Gimmel and Rasmus Oubaek, was designed to bring the style and quality of a New York steakhouse to Denmark and offers dishes such as Ribeye and Porterhouse steaks.
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The Le Sommelier Wine Bar and Bistro at Copenhagen Airport will offer modern French cuisine and a range of fine wines |
In addition to these concepts, SSP is to open two new free-flow outlets called Food Market and More. The concessionaire will join forces with a team of high-profile Danish chefs to develop a diverse menu, featuring soups, sandwiches, salads and pastries alongside a selection of pizzas, burgers and other hot dishes.
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MASH is one of the most popular restaurants in Copenhagen |
Copenhagen Airports Vice President Carsten Nørland said: “When we were looking to refresh our food & beverage offer, we wanted to incorporate a good mix of international names and “˜local heroes’. SSP was able to introduce two strong Copenhagen brands that have long been on our ‘wish list’. We are excited to continue our strong working relationship with SSP and look forward to offering some of the best names in Copenhagen to our passengers in 2012.”
The team behind Le Sommelier and MASH expressed its delight at the venture. “Operating at a prestigious location such as Copenhagen Airport has long been an ambition of ours,” said MASH and Le Sommelier Founding Partner Francis Cardenau. “Opening in Copenhagen Airport and working with SSP will undoubtedly help us to raise the global profile of our brands and hopefully create opportunities for us to expand internationally, perhaps in other international airports.”
Henrik Andersen, head of SSP’s Danish operations, said the new contract would consolidate the company’s business in one of its key territories. “Scandinavia has always been an important market for us at SSP. This new win will allow us to build on our considerable success in the region.”
SSP has operated at Copenhagen Airport since 1975.
About SSP
One of the world’s leading food & beverage concessionaires, SSP operates at over 140 airports and over 250 rail stations, and runs more than 2,100 units in over 30 countries around the world. It operates an extensive portfolio of over 200 international, national, local and speciality brands.
These include Upper Crust, Starbucks, Caffè Ritazza, Burger King, M&S Simply Food, Bonne Journée, Pizza Hut, Caviar House & Prunier, and leading Japanese noodle brand Ajisen Ramen as well as bespoke concepts such as the Montreux Jazz Café at Geneva and Sydney airports.
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