UK. HMSHost International has officially opened the first airside KFC outlet at a UK airport.
The Manchester Airport Terminal Three outlet is said to mark a “significant milestone” in the airport restaurant operator’s plans for increasing its footprint in the expanding and “dynamic” UK marketplace.
The official ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by representatives of HMSHost, KFC and Manchester Airport, as shown in the images below.
All different shades at the “milestone” opening (from left to right): HMSHost UK General Manager Andrew Clover; KFC UK Chief Development Officer Chris Holmes; KFC UK Technical Manager Julie Gard; Manchester Airport Commercial Director Stephen Turner; KFC UK Franchise Operations Lead Carolann Denne; KFC UK Creative Designer David Batchelor; Manchester Airport Category Manager F&B Jane Nicholls; HMSHost UK Regional Manager Matthew Gatley; HMSHost International Senior Director Development Jan Willem Hilbron; HMSHost UK Procurement Manager Andrew Goss and Manchester Airport Hospitality Manager Peter Cunningham
Celebrating the opening of the new KFC outlet (from left to right): KFC UK Chief Development Officer Chris Holmes, Manchester Airport Commercial Director Stephen Turner and HMSHost International Senior Director Development Jan Willem Hilbron
