Bacardi Global Travel Retail is partnering with Dufry for a four-month rum promotion at San Juan Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport, in Puerto Rico, where Bacardi is mainly produced. The activation, running from 1 June to 20 September, features the full range of Bacardi aged rums and invites shoppers to ‘Discover Classic Rum Cocktails with […]
Category: Food & Drink
Manjit Dhillon, Airport Planning Director for The Design Solution, looks at how the power of design can support the F&B offer – from great spaces to exciting menus, F&B can serve up a memorable airport experience. “When thou art at Rome, do as they do at Rome.” Cervantes. Airports have become modern day gateways to […]
GERMANY. Casualfood has opened its second Goodman & Filippo outlet, at Cologne Bonn Airport. The Italian-American deli is located before security in landside departures in Terminal 1. At 200sq m it is much larger than the original Goodman & Filippo location at Düsseldorf Airport, and features seating for 120 people. The new outlet offers a […]
Whyte & Mackay-owned The Dalmore has launched a new 40yo single malt. The new expression was unveiled yesterday (25 July) by Master Distiller Richard Paterson at a tasting event at London’s prestigious Claridge’s hotel. Only 750 bottles of the whisky will be released this year in specialist retailers and selected travel retailers, including DFS Group. The […]
Irish confectionery company Butlers has pre-launched a new range of mini chocolate bars exclusively with Dubai Duty Free. The collection, which takes inspiration from Butlers’ tablet range, features milk, dark and white mini bars in six flavours: 70% dark chocolate; white chocolate with raspberry; 40% milk chocolate; white coconut & almond, milk chocolate salted caramel […]
Belgian chocolatier Leonidas has created a travel retail-exclusive gift box to celebrate its Manon chocolates. The Manon Collection gift box is available now at selected European travel retail locations. The Manon, originally created in 1950 by Leonidas Kestekides, was a walnut kernel dipped in melted sugar. Years later Kestekides’s nephew Basilio decided to transform the […]
UK. TRG Concessions has opened The Smithfield Pub and Kitchen at London Luton Airport. The 7,000sq ft pub concept, part of LLA’s £110 million (US$131 million) redevelopment, is the airport’s largest F&B airside outlet. The project is the largest in TRG Concessions’ history. It is forecast to serve 1 million travellers a year, generating £150 million (US$196 million) […]
SINGAPORE. The Minister of Health has exempted Changi Airport and ferry port duty free retailers from newly introduced restrictions on tobacco advertising and sales. The exemption from section 22 of the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Act becomes effective on 1 August. Besides DFS’s Changi Airport stores, the exemption includes the port stores at HarbourFront […]
USA. HMSHost has partnered with FDY Inc. and Norfolk Airport Authority for a restaurant opening at Norfolk International Airport in Virginia which celebrates the region’s cuisine. The Local @ ORF is located in the pre-security lobby area at the airport. “We’re thrilled to highlight for both local and tourist travellers some of the region’s outstanding […]
USA. SSP America has opened a Hard Rock Café restaurant and shop at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Located in Terminal B, it is the second Hard Rock Café to open in an airport in North America. Representatives from the Houston Airport System, Hard Rock International and SSP America celebrated the grand opening of the new […]
A new-look Mouton Cadet is being highlighted in Heinemann Duty Free & Travel Value shops. Online promotions are running throughout July and include digital advertising in Heinemann Home Delivery Webshop and Pre-Order Webshops , as well as on the Heinemann Facebook page . Baron Philippe de Rothschild Winemaker Pierre Lambert said: “The sheer extent of the Bordeaux vineyard means that we can […]
USA. OTG has partnered with respected pastry chef Jacques Torres and French chocolate specialist Valrhona to open the Mélange Bakery & Chocolaterie at Newark Liberty International Airport. The Mélange is located in the Global Bazaar in Terminal C. The outlet is part of a US$120 million re-imagining project which will include 55 new restaurants and food markets […]
Bacardi Global Travel Retail and DFS Group recently launched a new interpretation of the John Dewar & Sons Fine Whisky Emporium at Singapore Changi Airport. It was the first launch of the campaign in Asia Pacific, the partners said, and the Emporium was located in the Terminal 2 Wines and Spirits Duplex. The creative was […]
Mondelez World Travel Retail (WTR) is leveraging the growth of the biscuits sub-category in travel retail with a major campaign for Oreo in several airport locations worldwide, including London, Singapore, Paris and Spain. Mondelez WTR’s biscuit portfolio comprises Oreo, which launched in global travel retail in 2012, and cookie brand Chips Ahoy!, which was introduced […]
SPAIN. Areas has revamped four of its food & beverage concessions at Ibiza Airport. The company, which has operated at the airport since 2004, has introduced Deli&Cia, StrEat (featuring Rossosapore, Kirei, Can Terra and La Mediterránea) and Santa Gloria/The Market, and will open French bakery chain Paul in 2018. The concessions cover more than 10,700sq […]
Bacardi Global Travel Retail has partnered with Lagardère Travel Retail at BuY PARIS DUTY FREE Terminal 2E, Paris Charles De Gaulle airport (CDG), for the global airport launch of its GREY GOOSE® Vodka ‘Extraordinary Summer’ campaign. BuY PARIS DUTY FREE at CDG is also the first airport location to feature GREY GOOSE Riviera – a […]
Tito’s International is celebrating the 4th of July with a number of themed initiatives, including a limited-edition bottle bag for travel retail. The red, white and blue burlap bag pays homage to the American flag and will be available in travel retail from 1 July for a limited time. Tito’s cocktails, such as the American […]
THE NETHERLANDS. Retail design and branding consultancy Portland Design has revealed the design concepts behind HMSHost’s revamped Lounge 1 Food Court at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. The new food court opened in April and has led to a +30% increase in transactions compared to last year, according to HMSHost. The design is inspired by street food […]
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has launched a new brand, Samuel Wynn & Co, which aims to target millennials through the power of storytelling. TWE said the brand will be one of its key fall 18 launches in Australia and will be supported by strong marketing investment across outdoor, in-store, social and digital channels, as well […]
Knob Creek® Bourbon Celebrates 25 Years With Limited Edition Anniversary Release Clermont, KY (June 15, 2017) – In 1992, Sixth Generation Beam Master Distiller Booker Noe created Knob Creek® Bourbon to restore the standards of pre-prohibition style whiskey, pushing the boundaries of an entire category with the introduction of super-premium, small batch bourbon. Twenty-five years […]
NORTH AMERICA/INTERNATIONAL. The sixth annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards will kick off tonight at the traditional Opening Cocktail, this year hosted by Autogrill and HMSHost at The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. FAB 2017 is being hosted by Toronto Pearson International Airport, and the event has attracted a record 210 […]
Norwegian Cruise Line Head Mixologist Marc McArthur has won the Diageo Global Travel Best Bartender title. McArthur, 28 and from South Africa, competed against bartenders from Celebrity Cruises and Seabourn Cruise Line in a semi-final event at the Diageo Bar 396 in Miami yesterday (20 June). Norwegian Cruise Line Head Mixologist Marc McArthur in action at […]
William Grant & Sons has extended The Balvenie’s Scotch whisky offer with new travel retail-exclusive Peated Triple Cask Aged 14 Years. The expression will be a permanent addition to the existing range and is available in travel retail from this month, priced at £65 (US$83). The Balvenie Peated Triple Cask is the product of trials […]
Ian Macleod Distillers is focusing on growing Edinburgh gin’s footprint in travel retail, with an eye on the increasing demand for craft gin products. The company’s expansion plans follow last year’s acquisition of the Spencerfield Spirit Company and its flagship brand Edinburgh gin. According to Ian Macleod Distillers, the brand has grown year-on-year and has a […]
H Mounier has teamed up with The Zon Duty Free to run a tasting promotion at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) for its Cognac brand Prince Hubert de Polignac. The promotion, taking place throughout June and July, features Polignac VSOP 1L, Polignac XO Royal 35cl and Polignac XO Royal 1L. Customers who buy one bottle […]
