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airport restaurants
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New American Restaurant Takes Flight
The Dearborn opened a new outpost at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Terminal 5.
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How to Build an Airport Restaurant
There are many things to consider before opening an airport restaurant. Let’s learn from operators who’ve already done it.
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P.F. Chang’s Expands Airport Offerings
The pan-Asian chain has made a recent push in the development of airport locations, including its first airport location in Mexico.
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A Look at Airport Restaurants
Airline travel is booming, which means a lot of eyeballs on brands within airports and lots of hungry passengers to tempt.
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Fast Sushi for Hurried Travelers at LAX
Designed by PGAL architects, Yakumi LAX is nestled in the dining terrace of Terminal 3.
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Best Practices for Opening Airport Locations
Here are six best practices for developing restaurants in airports.
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CPK Open at SLC Airport
Currently the largest public works project in the history of Utah at $4.1 billion, the new Salt Lake City (SLC) International Airport promises travelers an immersive, high-tech experience. Operated in partnership with HMSHost, California Pizza Kitchen is on the roster of foodservice outlets opening at the new transportation hub.
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Avocado Restaurant Debuts in Dallas
It would be nearly impossible to have missed the explosion in popularity of avocados. The ubiquitous fruit has taken menus by storm. And Avocados From Mexico (AFM) supplies 84 percent of the U.S. avocado market. To celebrate, the supplier has launched AvoEatery in Dallas, a restaurant concept that serves as a promotional tool for avocados and also as an incubator to test inventive uses and apply lessons to validate consumer interest and share with restaurants.
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OTG and Starbucks Partner for Innovation at Airports
Airport hospitality group OTG and Starbucks announced a new partnership to introduce a re-imagined customer experience, with a focus on new experiential concepts and innovative technology to better serve travelers at airports across the country.
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Villa Restaurant Group Brings Four New Restaurants to Newark Liberty International Airport
Villa Restaurant Group, a global multibrand restaurant operator and franchisor, plans to bring three new quick-service concepts and one full-service dining option New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport, all opening in 2019.
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Primanti Bros. Debuts Airport Location
Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar — the 86-year-old, Pittsburgh-based casual purveyor of sandwiches topped with french fries — opened its first in-airport location in March. It is the chain’s 42nd location and caps a period of rapid expansion that includes having doubled the number of units since 2013 and expanding across five states in the last two years.
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Ben’s Soft Pretzels to Open Airport Locations
Ben's Soft Pretzels plans to open two new locations inside the Indianapolis International Airport.
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Bar Louie Opens First Airport Location
Bar Louie opened its first airport location at Terminal D at Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport. This location operates in partnership with Paradies Lagardère.
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Wahoo's Fish Taco Lands at ONT
As part of a redevelopment of Southern California’s Ontario International Airport’s (ONT) dining facilities, Wahoo’s Fish Taco opened an outpost in Terminal 4.
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HMSHost Lands 12-Year Restaurant Contract at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Upgraded restaurant dining is a hot trend at airports across the country, and HMSHost, in partnership with KIND Hospitality, Inc. and Emerging Domestic Market Ventures, LLC, was awarded a 12-year contract valued at $264 million to bring new food and beverage locations to Terminal 3 in Phoenix’s Sky Harbor International Airport.
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Bobby Flay’s Burger Concept to Open First Airport Location
Bobby Flay’s fast-casual burger concept Bobby’s Burger Palace will open its first airport location, in partnership with Atlanta-based Concessions International, LLC, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in early 2018.
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Philadelphia International Airport Reimagines Terminal B with Chef-Driven Concepts
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), American Airlines, MarketPlace PHL and hospitality group OTG unveiled PHL’s new Terminal B, a $30 million investment that includes local chef-driven concepts and a free-flowing design.
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Firehouse Subs Opens First Airport Location
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Firehouse Subs opened its first airport location in the chain’s hometown.
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Trend: Elevated Airport Fare
Air travel may be more cramped and less hospitable than ever, but what passengers have lost in terms of the on-board experience is being more than made up for on the ground. Modern airports are becoming oases where travelers with time to kill can relax and enjoy all manner of goods and services, from massages and manicures to high-tech workstations, wine bars, specialty coffee shops, play parks, art exhibits and even pet patios. And they can dine —
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Eero’s Reflects St. Louis Culture On and Off the Menu
The trend of bringing local flavors to airport restaurants and creating destination restaurants at hotels converged at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel in July with the opening of Eero’s.
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Louisville Airport’s Bourbon Academy Educates Imbibers
With the trend to bring local flavor to airports in full swing, Tinsley Family Concessions recently debuted Bourbon Academy Tasting Room at Louisville International Airport in Kentucky.
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Bistrot Debuts in North America
After finding success with its Bistrot concept in airports across Europe, HMSHost recently debuted the brand in North America with two locations at the Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
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BurgerFi Launches First Airport Location
“Better burger” chain BurgerFi is moving into its first airport location at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport via a franchise agreement with HMSHost.
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Pie Five Pizza Opens at BWI
Fast-casual chain Pie Five Pizzaopened the first of two planned locations at Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI).
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Vancouver International Airport Adds Local Flavor
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) opened a new full-service restaurant this month, Lift Bar & Grill, an outpost of a local upscale restaurant offering seasonal cuisine and local seafood.
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Dunkin’ Donuts Opens Airport Location
Dunkin’ Donuts has opened a franchised store at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport.
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Sound Design: Acoustics in Restaurant Space
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Rapper Ludacris Partners on Airport Restaurant
Actor/rapper Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Jackmont Hospitality have partnered to open a restaurant at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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From Farm to Terminal: OTG DAILY
As part of the $120 million Terminal C redevelopment project at Newark Liberty International Airport, OTG and United Airlines have opened DAILY, a “farm to terminal” restaurant where, each day, chefs adjust the seasonal menu to incorporate the freshest market selections of produce, meats and fish sourced locally and often found at nearby farm markets.
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Junction Bakery & Bistro Opens in Virginia
Junction Bakery & Bistro is the latest offering from restaurateur Noe Landini and chef/baker Nathan Hatfield. It serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, grab-and-go pastries, coffee drinks and fresh-pressed juice to customers in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Va.
