Airport Food to Go Offer of the Year

Tiffin Express – HMSHost by Avolta, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru

Avolta President & CEO Asia Pacific Freda Cheung collects the award from Dermot Davitt

This highly competitive category celebrates airport food & beverage concepts that excel with diverse, fresh menus; efficient, sustainable design; digital innovation and a strong local identity that resonates with travellers.

The overall winner, Tiffin Express at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru, represents an outstanding execution at an airport that is setting astounding new standards of excellence right across its commercial estate.

The judges also selected some superb regional winners.

Regional winners

Americas & Caribbean

Osmow’s, Toronto Pearson International Airport

Asia Pacific

Tiffin Express – HMSHost by Avolta, Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru

Europe

Bageterie Boulevard by Lagardère Travel Retail at Václav Havel Airport Prague

Middle East & Africa

Grabb’it by Lagardère Travel Retail, Dubai International Airport

Highly Commended

Sandwich Manufaktur – Allresto Flughafen, Munich Airport

SNAP – HMSHost by Avolta, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

In the Americas & Caribbean, a broad and differentiated food offer from Osmow’s at Toronto Pearson International Airport earned the accolade, a local brand with well-honed pricing, supported by strong back-of-house service.

The regional winner for Asia Pacific features a menu offer that clearly conveys freshness and quality, value messaging is to the fore and delivery of a memorable customer experience in a suitably atmospheric setting. That winner was Tiffin Express – HMSHost by Avolta at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru.

The regional winner for Europe – Bageterie Boulevard by Lagardère Travel Retail at Prague Václav Havel Airport – was praised by judges for its flexibility and adaptability of a concept that addresses all day parts, offers a variety of price points to emphasise value, prioritises local flavour, uses digital innovation with excellence and supports convenience through take-onboard boxes and gate delivery.

In the Middle East and Africa, our regional winner was notable for its digital dynamism, with a design and format clearly developed to facilitate speed of service and convenience, alongside a culturally sensitive menu with broad choice for passengers. The winner here was Grabb’it by Lagardère Travel Retail at Dubai International Airport.

Among two Highly Commended Awards, the first – Sandwich Manufaktur by Allresto Flughafen at Munich Airport – places a premium on service innovation, including with robot delivery, plus a strong focus on diverse menu choice and sourcing of high-quality products.

The second Highly Commended – SNAP by HMSHost at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport – stood out for its efficiency in delivery, travelised offer and design.

FAB eZine

August 2024

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