Food and beverage (F&B)

Areas opens robotic restaurant at BCN

Spanish F&B specialist Areas has opened SELF, a robotic restaurant using artificial intelligence (AI) at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN)

SSP America appoints deputy CEO

Chief financial officer George Mboya has been promoted to the role of deputy chief executive officer at SSP America

Avolta continues growth in Norway

Travel retail and F&B player Avolta will operate ten food and beverage outlets across Norway’s Oslo Gardermoen Airport

Avolta boosts Frankfurt presence

Travel retail and F&B specialist Avolta has secured a 10-year contract to open 12 food and beverage locations in Frankfurt Airport’s new Terminal 3

SSP appoints new US head

Travel F&B operator SSP Group has appointed Pat Murray chief executive officer of SSP America, with immediate effect

Avolta signs Shenzhen Bao'an partnership

Avolta will bring a range of retail and dining experiences to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in China 

SSP signs Vilnius F&B contract

F&B outlet operator SSP is to open its first units in Lithuania, having signed a seven-year agreement to work with Vilnius Airport

GrayMatter Software Services acquires Servy

Servy, the enterprise self-service platform for hospitality, has been acquired by GrayMatter, a technology company based in Bangalore, India

SSP to bring big names to Sofia

SSP Group has signed a contract with SOF Connect, the operator of Sofia Airport, to operate 12 outlets across the Bulgarian hub

OAK kicks off T1 check-in lobby refresh  

San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK) has begun Phase 1 of construction for its Terminal 1 Check-In Counter Replacement Project

Avolta wins 5-year Stavanger contract

Travel F&B specialist Avolta has opened two new F&B outlets, Sirkus Renaa and Crafts - Rogaland Gastropub, at Stavanger Airport 

PPG’s Intervals debuts Cocktail Globetrotting

Intervals, the award-winning airport cocktail bar concept by Plaza Premium Group, is launching a series of virtual bar takeovers