FAB heads to Istanbul

Save the date – Istanbul Airport is to host the annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards on 23-24 June 2020, and is promising a “truly inspiring and welcoming” event.

Istanbul Airport is to host the annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards on 23-24 June 2020. The event will be a celebration not only of the best in international airport dining but also of Turkish cuisine and culture. The event will be supported strongly by Tum & Ictur, the concessionaire managing 34,000sq m of food & beverage space at Istanbul Airport.

FAB 2020 will also be a showcase for the magnificent new Istanbul hub, which opened in April 2019.

FAB, conceived, owned and organised by The Moodie Davitt Report, is the only event dedicated to the burgeoning airport food & beverage business. Since its launch in 2011, FAB has flourished and become the key global gathering for a constantly evolving sector, serving as a litmus test of its challenges, opportunities and quality aspirations.

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FAB 2020 will bring together senior executives from airports and food & beverage concessionaires worldwide as well as varied industry partners, including design agencies, research companies and technology providers.

The conference programme will showcase the latest F&B developments, innovations and trends at major airports, featuring presentations by some of the world’s leading airport commercial directors, concessionaires, chefs, key industry opinion leaders and analysts.

The FAB Awards, evaluated by an independent panel of judges, represent the pinnacle of airport food & beverage excellence. The 2020 categories and nominations procedure will be announced very soon.

Istanbul Airport is run by the İGA consortium under a 25-year contract. İGA Business Development Director Fırat Ocak said: “We are very honoured and excited to welcome the 2020 Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards to Istanbul. With the world’s largest dining area under one roof, Istanbul Airport is a great and convenient place to host the only event for the fast-growing airport food & beverage business.

“Providing first-class customer experience is a key part of our daily work at Turkey’s new hub for the world. We are really looking forward to the exchange with international executives from the airport food & beverage industry as well as various industry partners and will offer them a unique platform in a truly inspiring and welcoming atmosphere. Let’s have a FAB-ulous event!”

İGA Business Development Director Fırat Ocak: “With the world’s largest dining area under one roof, Istanbul Airport is a great and convenient place to host the only event for the fast-growing airport food & beverage business”

FAB Founder and Chairman of The Moodie Davitt Report Martin Moodie commented: “We are so excited to bring FAB to Turkey, which is home to some of the most diverse and richly varied cuisine in the world. That diversity is on full show at the magnificent new Istanbul Airport, which features the best of Turkish food and drink blended with international flavours, and a breadth of offer that befits Istanbul’s fast-growing status as a leading hub.

“Guests at FAB 2020 will experience this extraordinary state-of-the-art airport environment, alongside the delights of the great east-west crossroads city of Istanbul, in June next year.”

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Istanbul Airport lies 35km north of Istanbul with construction occurring across four phases. The first was finalised when two runways and a terminal with a passenger capacity of 90 million were commissioned and opened in April. Once complete, the airport will host flights to more than 300 destinations and have an annual capacity of 200 million passengers.

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FAB 2020 will be a showcase for Turkish culture and cuisine, with guests having the opportunity to sample the many delights of Istanbul

FAB eZine

December 2019

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