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Avolta has partnered with Spanish football club Real Madrid to launch a premium food and retail hybrid concept in two spaces at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport. The venue will combine traditional Spanish F&B offerings with official Real Madrid merchandise. Full story and artist’s impressions via the link. #travelretail #airports #foodandbeverage #football Cathy Jongens angeles montesdeoca Walter Seib https://lnkd.in/eaRweB8K

In a compelling example of parent company Avolta’s commitment to integrating retail and food & beverage, travel experience company Hudson has opened Ink by Hudson at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The blended retail concept features a bookstore with a self-serve wine bar. Discover the details of the concession and images via the link. #traverlretail #airports #foodandbeverage Cathy Jongens Jordi Martin-Consuegra Brian Quinn Brian Lillie Maria Kim https://lnkd.in/eVRVhmdJ

Travel restaurateur casualfood GmbH has debuted a Middle East cuisine concept named Levante at Mainz train station. It offers an array of culinary highlights from the Arabian Peninsula, from mezze to makali and falafel to shawarma. Discover details and images of the new brand via the link. #travelretail #foodandbeverage #railways Andreas Förster Michael Schorm Oliver Hempel Rebecca Wolf Patricia Breitsameter https://lnkd.in/dzA3iJXk

Autogrill, part of global travel experience player Avolta, has partnered with Aeroporti di Roma to unveil the 250sq m outdoor dining venue Terrazza Eataly at Rome Fiumicino Airport. Discover the details and see images of the concession via the link. #travelretail #foodandbeverage #airports Marilena Blasi Cathy Jongens https://lnkd.in/epfEKjbJ

ON LOCATION: In a pioneering and powerful three-way partnership, Airport Dimensions, SSP Group plc and Travel Food Services (TFS) officially inaugurated their new Kyra Lounge at Hong Kong International Airport this week. Our Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie was on location for the occasion, and spoke to TFS Executive Director Varun Kapur, Airport Dimensions VP Global New Product & Innovations Andrew Van Eeden and SSP Asia Pacific Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Robinson about the collaboration. Read the report and view an extensive image gallery of the high-class hospitality venue, which can accommodate up to 150 guests, via the link below. #travelretail #hospitality #airports Ricky Leung Errol McGlothan Mignon Buckingham Laura Feetham Steven Yiu https://lnkd.in/dnQwzWc6

Leading travel restaurateur SSP Group plc today issued a very positive trading update, with third-quarter sales to 30 June up +16% year-on-year on a constant currency basis, like-for-like sales growth of +6%, net contract gains of +5% and a contribution from acquisitions of +5%. Take a deep dive into the results and analysis, including a regional breakdown, via the story link below. #travelretail #foodandbeverage #airports Patrick Coveney Kari Daniels Jonathan Robinson Shane Beyer Saurabh Suri Matthew Hill Aimee Greaves https://lnkd.in/dCwpvq4e

Avolta has signed a five-year contract to operate The Coffee Club at China’s sixth-largest airport, Chongqing Jiangbei International. The new F&B outlet will be situated in Terminal 3, the airport’s busiest terminal. Full story via the link. #travelretail #airports #foodandbeverage Jaswinder Singh Cathy Jongens https://lnkd.in/e5sRFm4B