Source: ©The Moodie Report - 03/09/10
 THAILAND. The Trinity Forum, the world’s leading airport commercial revenues conference, will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on 9–11 February 2011 with an unprecedented strength of speaker line-up. From the retailer community, confirmed presenters to date include DFS Chairman and CEO Ed Brennan, Dufry Group CEO Julián Díaz, Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Colm McLoughlin, King Power International Chairman Vichai Raksriaksorn, Duty Free Americas Airports Division President Enrique Urioste and The Nuance Group President and CEO Roberto Graziani.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 02/09/10
 US. Delta Air Lines has introduced a new dining experience at its four Sky Clubs at New York JFK Airport, offering made-to-order meals for purchase and expanded beverage options through a full-service café and bar. The new cafes have been developed exclusively for Delta and operated by airport restaurateur OTG Management.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 02/09/10
THAILAND. The Trinity Forum, the world’s leading airport commercial revenues conference, will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on 9–11 February 2011 with an unprecedented strength of speaker line-up. From the retailer community, confirmed presenters to date include DFS Chairman and CEO Ed Brennan, Dufry Group CEO Julián Díaz, Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Colm McLoughlin, King Power International Chairman Vichai Raksriaksorn, Duty Free Americas Airports Division President Enrique Urioste and The Nuance Group President and CEO Roberto Graziani.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/10
 FRANCE. Aéroports de Paris today unveiled strong first-half growth in retail and services. Aéroports de Paris Chairman and CEO Pierre Graff said: “Traffic was severely disrupted in April by the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull. Despite this, Aéroports de Paris Group’s results for the first half of 2010 are satisfying, due in particular to the increase in revenue per passenger achieved in shops within restricted areas.”
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/10
 SINGAPORE. Changi Airport Group has called a tender for four brand-name/speciality store concessions at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1, with bids due by 21 September. In other news, the company is inviting food & beverage concessionaires to approach it regarding a 349sq m restaurant concession, now available in T2.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/10
 SAUDI ARABIA. King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) has completed the successful first-stage revamp of its dining offer, including the introduction of the Middle East’s first airport Krispy Kreme outlets. Through 2010 and 2011 KFIA will unveil further new shopping and dining concepts to cater to the airport’s increasing passenger numbers.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/10
 CANADA. Vancouver International Airport has hailed the success of its recent ‘Take off Fridays’ summer promotion which saw concessions sales per passenger “drastically increase”. The retail and community promotion, which drew its inspiration from activity during the 2010 Olympic Games at YVR, received positive feedback from both the community and business partners, said the airport.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/08/10
 NETHERLANDS. Schiphol Group has reported a solid +2.8% year-on-year rise in revenues from its Consumers Business Area in H1 2010, to €137.6 million. Crucially, average spend in the See Buy Fly shops rose by +3.4% to €15.74 in the half. The division’s revenues were hit to the tune of €2.7 million by the volcanic ash cloud in April and May. Revenue for the group as a whole hit €545 million in the half, down by -1.5%, though profits grew sharply.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 29/08/10
 NEW ZEALAND. Auckland Airport has completed the second of two major retail milestones for the year with the August opening of six new-look speciality stores in the eastern side of the ambitious airside redevelopment. Additionally JR/Duty Free has opened a luxury watches area; and more exciting retail and food & beverage developments are imminent as the airport (and the whole country) builds up for Rugby World Cup year in 2011.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 26/08/10
 NETHERLANDS. Schiphol Group yesterday unveiled the Holland Boulevard, a high-class Dutch-themed retail, food & beverage, lounge and entertainment zone between piers E and F at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The area features the world’s first library at an airport, a unit celebrating the history of the Bols brand, a revamped museum store, massage, relaxation and kids’ play areas, plus an impressive Dutch Kitchen from HMSHost. The Moodie Report was on hand for the opening.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 26/08/10
 NEW ZEALAND. Auckland International Airport Limited today posted what it described as better than expected annual results for 2010. While retail income was down -9.0% over 2009 and retail income per international passenger fell sharply, the company said this was due to a combination of one-off factors, including the change to a dual duty free retailer model.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 25/08/10
 UK. Passengers flying through Heathrow are to be treated to the 'best bites of Britain' to mark the airport’s first British Food Fortnight. From 26 August to 12 September, more than 20 restaurants, bars and cafés across all the airport’s terminals will be offering some of the nation’s favourite treats and tipples to provide passengers with a quintessential taste of Britain.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 25/08/10
 US. Quaker Steak & Lube opened at the new Airmall at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport earlier this month, offering its award-winning buffalo wings with a variety of signature sauces. Located in Concourse B, the fast-casual dining unit spans 1,800sq ft and is operated by Ohio-based AVI Foodsystems.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 24/08/10
 NEW ZEALAND. A long-standing joint venture between Auckland Airport and HMSHost to run most of the airport’s food & beverage operations is being replaced with a traditional concession agreement. The new structure, effective next month, will prompt an exciting new F&B offer for travellers through New Zealand’s biggest gateway, the airport company pledges.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 19/08/10
 SPAIN. Aldeasa has inaugurated two new stores, ‘The Shop’ and ‘The Express Shop’ at Barcelona El Prat Airport Terminal 2. Crucially, The Shop is the first walkthrough concept for AENA and Aldeasa at an airport in Spain, says the retailer. Now it plans to extend the concept to Madrid-Barajas and Alicante airports.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 18/08/10
SINGAPORE. Changi Airport Group has called a tender for a brand name western style speciality restaurant concession at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3. The airport group said it was seeking a concessionaire with a proven track record that would “differentiate the offer” at Changi.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 18/08/10
 UK. Heathrow Airport says it is offering passengers a traditional taste of Britain with the opening of The Harlequin, an 80sq m alehouse and eatery in Terminal 1 Departures. The new concept has been devised by F&B partner The Restaurant Group to offer the airport’s international passengers a quintessentially British experience and menu.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 16/08/10
 THAILAND. Airports of Thailand has reported a -139.3% fall in profitability for the third quarter of its financial year to a loss of THB516.23 million (US$16.22 million), following the recent political unrest in the country which damaged tourism demand. The company has also spelled out a range of proactive measures it has taken to aid its airline and concessionaire partners during this difficult period.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 13/08/10
 UK. "These sorts of strikes never achieve anything apart from damage: damage to business, damage to jobs, damage to the interests of tourists who want to come to visit Britain, or people who want to leave Britain and have a holiday overseas." British Prime Minister David Cameron hits out at proposed union action that threatens disruption at BAA airports this summer, and which would seriously affect travel retail.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 12/08/10
 GERMANY. Hooters American Restaurant and Sportsbar has opened its first ever airport outlet at Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1. Fraport AG Executive Board Member Herbert Mai said: “Fraport is embarking on a major expansion of retail space and offerings to meet the needs of diverse customer groups and the growing traffic. With Hooters, we now have some 250 retail stores, restaurants and service outlets.”
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 06/08/10
 US. Airport retail management company Airmall USA (formerly BAA USA) has opened a new UFood Grill outlet at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, located at Concourse B and operated by JJR Concessions. The fast-casual dining unit has a menu consisting of healthy versions of traditional favourites and original creations, and everything is either baked, grilled or steamed.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 05/08/10
 US. Travellers using Delta Air Lines’ New York LaGuardia Airport terminal are in for a treat. Plenty of treats in fact, as the company rolls out a spectacular, ground-breaking line-up of 13 new food & beverage concepts throughout its main terminal facility. Delta is working with renowned airport restaurateur OTG Management, which will own and operate each of the new dining establishments. OTG has assembled a group of New York City’s top chefs and restaurateurs to create tailored restaurant concepts that are exclusive to the terminal.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 05/08/10
 GERMANY. Fraport Group’s Retail & Real Estate division posted a solid +4.3% rise in first-half revenue, to €186 million, the company reported today. “Our Frankfurt home base generated net retail revenue per passenger of more than three Euros for the first time despite continuing difficult economic times," said group Chairman Dr Stefan Schulte. Frankfurt Airport’s revenue from shopping hit €41.9 million in the half, from €40.5 million a year ago.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 03/08/10
 UK. SSP Chief Executive Andrew Lynch will be the keynote speaker for a key event in the catering industry calendar: the Arena lunch, entitled ‘Food on the Move’. The networking event takes place on 24 September at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel, London.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/07/10
 ITALY/INTERNATIONAL. International travel retail-to-catering giant Autogrill today posted a +5.4% increase in first-half consolidated revenues to €2,800.3 million (+4.2% at comparable rates). Consolidated EBITDA reached €265.7 million, +3.5% on the first half of 2009 (+2.3% at comparable rates).
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/07/10
 BELGIUM. Brussels Airport retail revenues climbed by +2% year-on-year in the first half of 2010, to €22.3 million. Encouragingly, retail revenue per passenger rose by +4.8% in the half, reflecting the increasing proportion of non-EU traffic, as well as strong food & beverage revenues from a series of new airside concepts.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 28/07/10
 UK. BAA (SP), owner of Heathrow and Stansted airports, today announced a strong retail performance for the first six months. Net retail income rose by +10.2% despite the severe impact of the volcanic ash crisis and industrial action by BA cabin crew. BAA Chief Executive Colin Matthews said: "Heathrow is performing particularly well and achieved its highest-ever passenger satisfaction ratings."
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 28/07/10
 US. HMSHost has opened Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse – the restaurant’s first airport outpost – in Anchorage International Airport. Founded in 1994 with the goal of providing downtown Anchorage with a casual neighborhood alehouse, Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse serves Alaskan specialties accompanied by popular brews on-tap.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 28/07/10
 NORTHERN IRELAND. HMSHost has unveiled a striking new food & beverage offer at Belfast City Airport – with a strong Sense of Place in its Harvest Market and Bushmills Bar concepts, plus a first Irish outlet for Espression by Lavazza. The Moodie Report Deputy Publisher Dermot Davitt attended the launch on Tuesday to bring you comment, reaction and a photo gallery of the new areas.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 28/07/10
 LATVIA. Riga International Airport has issued a tender for a master concessionaire to oversee management of all commercial spaces at the airport. The contract will run for ten years and will cover duty free, speciality retail, food & beverage, currency exchange, car rental, business lounges, banking and other services.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 27/07/10
 UK. Retail and dining specialist HMSHost today announces the opening of the Harvest Market restaurant at Belfast City Airport, inspired by the city’s popular local market. “We are confident that the extensive new food range and the new unique atmosphere, dedicated to providing a true sense of place, will be more than appealing to the 11,000 passengers per day that we welcome at the airport,” said the airport’s Business Development Director Katy Best.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 21/07/10
 SPAIN. SSP has signed an eight-year deal to run two new Burger King outlets at Alicante Airport’s new third terminal. Scheduled to open by April 2011, the two restaurants will account for about a quarter of the catering area at the facility and will occupy nearly 1,000sq m of the 4,000sq m dedicated to food & beverage. They are expected to serve a total of 4,000 passengers per day.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 20/07/10
 SPAIN. Áreas has been awarded the management of 12 establishments (nine restaurants and three shops) at Alicante International Airport. "This new contract is a significant culmination of the presence of Áreas in Spanish airports and it bolsters our leadership as a provider of comprehensive services to travellers on the move,” said Áreas President Peter Fontana.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 19/07/10
 HONG KONG. The Moodie Report is proud to publish more images of Hong Kong International Airport’s stunning ‘Tasting Hong Kong’ community art campaign, which showcases visual artworks from local talents. It presents a range of innovative ideas on local Hong Kong taste through different mediums, including painting, sculpture, multi-media and photography.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 15/07/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Entries are flooding in for the first-ever Airport Food & Beverage Awards, to be held at Manchester Airport on 23–25 January 2011. “We’re encouraged by the thought that has gone into many of the entries, which underline the momentum – and the trends – behind the airport food & beverage sector,” says Convenor of Judges David King.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 13/07/10
 SWITZERLAND. "The willingness to travel and to spend is back," says Zürich Airport Chief Commercial Officer Peter Eriksson after the airport posted a robust set of commercial results for June. Net sales to consumers from retail and food & beverage posted an encouraging +7.8% increase year-on-year, while sales per departing passenger climbed by +4.5%.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 12/07/10
 SWITZERLAND. SSP’s third Montreux Jazz Café will open early next year at Zürich Airport, where the outlet will be located in the newly refurbished Pier B. SSP has already opened two Montreux Jazz Café units, one at Geneva Airport and the other at Sydney Airport’s new-look International Terminal (T1).
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 09/07/10
SINGAPORE. Changi Airport Group has issued the latest in a series of tenders for concessions at Singapore Changi Airport T3. These include a 24-hour mini-market airside plus a brand name Western speciality coffee concession in the Check-In Hall.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 08/07/10
 FRANCE. Leading French travel retailer Aelia has begun the roll-out of its new retail identity, Aelia Duty Free, to its latest stores at Bordeaux Mérignac and Lille Lesquin airports. The company’s updated retail brand, complete with new-look fascia, was first introduced across Aelia's stores at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport in May.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 07/07/10
INTERNATIONAL. The inaugural Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference and Awards, to be run by The Moodie Report and hosted by Manchester Airport, has been rescheduled from September 2010 to 23–25 January 2011 due to unforeseen circumstances. The Moodie Report is delighted to announce that all its partners and speakers have agreed to the switch without hesitation.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 06/07/10
 NEW ZEALAND. JR/Duty Free began its new concession at Christchurch International Airport – gateway to New Zealand’s South Island – on 1 July. Travelex has taken up operations as foreign exchange retailer and, in important breaking news, HMSHost has been awarded a major food & beverage tender.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 06/07/10
 TURKEY. BTA Airports Food and Beverage Company, the food & beverage arm of powerful Turkish airports group TAV Airports Holding, has added five new units to its portfolio at Istanbul Atatürk International Airport by taking over several key concessions from another F&B operator, USAS Ucak Servici.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/06/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Sydney Airport General Manager, Retail Derek Larsen has been named The Moodie Report Personality of the Month for June, in association with The Dalmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Larsen was the driving force behind the stunning commercial transformation of Sydney Airport’s new-look International Terminal, which recently celebrated the completion of its phased opening.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/06/10
US. Recognising its long-standing efforts on behalf of emerging minorities and women in business, HMSHost has received its second Airport Minority Advisory Council Corporate Partner Award. “We highly value our minority business partners and are proud to be acknowledged for encouraging and fostering their success,” said President & CEO Elie Maalouf.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
 US. The Sacramento County Airport System has issued Requests for Proposals for key retail and food & beverage concessions in the new Central Terminal B at Sacramento International Airport. The new 700,000sq ft Central Terminal B opens in Autumn 2011. On offer are a series of seven-year retail and ten-year F&B concessions.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
 SWEDEN. Leading food travel specialist SSP has teamed up with Swedish chef Marcus Samuelsson to open a new Street Food concept at Stockholm Arlanda Airport Terminal 5. The restaurant is the second Street Food unit to open in Sweden and offers visitors “fresh and wholesome street food from around the world”, the partners said.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
 US. The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has selected Westfield Concessions Management II LLC as its preferred bidder to redevelop the concessions programme at Chicago O’Hare International Airport Terminal 5. The deal includes the creation of new spaces for duty free, food & beverage, news & gifts and speciality retail.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 24/06/10
 INTERNATIONAL. SSP has become a Platinum Sponsor of the inaugural Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference and Awards, to be run by The Moodie Report and hosted by Manchester Airport on September 5–7. “As non-aeronautical revenues increase in significance, getting food & beverage right has never been more important,” says SSP CEO Andrew Lynch.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 23/06/10
UK. Food travel specialist SSP has been named the UK’s 23rd biggest private company in the latest Sunday Times Deloitte Top Track 100 survey. The survey, which is compiled by research group Fast Track, ranks companies by sales reported in their latest available accounts. SSP has moved up from 27th last year, and 30th in 2008.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 22/06/10
 ITALY. “The fact is, we either grow together or not at all.” In a message to Airports Council International Europe’s annual Assembly, Congress and Exhibition in Milan last week, Autogrill CEO Gianmario Tondato Da Ruos called for enhanced dialogue between airports and their retail and food & beverage partners, as well as better communication with travelling consumers.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 22/06/10
 AUSTRALIA. Sydney Airport is seeking Expressions of Interest from food & beverage specialists to operate a range of concessions at Terminal 2, the Australian gateway’s Domestic Terminal. Sydney Airport said the move is part of a drive to “revitalise” F&B operations in the terminal, following the recent transformation of T1.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 21/06/10
 CYPRUS. Cyprus Airports Duty Free Shops, operated by CTC-ARI Airports, attracted an incredible 152,000 entries for its latest prize draw promotion: a trip for two to the World Cup Final in South Africa. The company is building on its strong track record for prize promotions and draws, which are helping to drive penetration and spend at Larnaka and Pafos airports.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 17/06/10
 INTERNATIONAL. HMSHost has been named as Platinum Sponsor of the inaugural Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference and Awards, to be run by The Moodie Report and hosted by Manchester Airport on September 5–7. The support of the Autogrill-owned F&B concessionaire underlines the high level of interest in the event.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 16/06/10
 SINGAPORE. Saji Bumi's (Singapore) recent success in gaining a three-year contract to operate the Fauchon Paris – Le Bar à Caviars at Singapore Changi Airport underlines the company's ambitious expansion plans outside its Malaysian stronghold. Those aspirations are being supported by the key involvement of two of the food & beverage sector’s most experienced executives, Lars Crone and Alain Dupuis.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 15/06/10
 MALAYSIA. Malaysia Airports has launched a major World Cup promotional campaign at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), with big shopping and dining discounts plus giveaways and prize draws. The campaign, titled ‘Let’s All Football’, runs from 11 June to 11 July at the airport, and targets travellers and airport visitors.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 13/06/10
SWITZERLAND. Zürich Airport turned in a rousing traffic and commercial performance in May, despite the impact of the volcano cloud crisis in the early part of the month. Commercial turnover (retail and food & beverage sales) outstripped traffic growth, rising +10.5% year-on-year to CHF43.2 million (US$37.5 million).
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 11/06/10
 AUSTRALIA. Today was a red-letter day in New South Wales as Sydney Airport celebrated the expansion and upgrade of the International Terminal departures level. Sydney Airport CEO Russell Balding said: “It is a strategically important investment that will leave visitors with a positive and lasting impression of Sydney.” The revamped terminal includes one of the airport world’s most ambitious retail and food & beverage offers.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 09/06/10
 INTERNATIONAL. The Moodie Report is delighted to feature the latest contribution to our ‘Global Travel Retail – Great Thinking Required’ column, sponsored by Diageo Global Travel & Middle East. The latest contribution comes from The Design Solution Director Robbie Gill, who argues that US airports can do much more to tap into the vast retail potential at their locations.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 08/06/10
 LITHUANIA. Vilnius International Airport is to open a series of new retail and food & beverage outlets over the summer months, including a new store from Gebr Heinemann partner UAB Travel Retail Vilnius. The move comes as passenger traffic rises sharply at the location (+19% year-on-year in May).
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 08/06/10
 INDIA. Some of India’s most powerful figures in the aviation and travel retail sectors will address the country’s biggest-ever airport commercial revenues conference in September. ‘The Power of India’ is a joint venture between Airports Council International and The Moodie Report. It is being hosted in Delhi by powerful infrastructure and airport operating giant GMR. UPDATED STORY including hotel registration details.
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