The best airport and railway food & beverage operators in the world were revealed on October 2 at the third annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Awards in Dubai.
Among the big winners were juice and snack concept Joe & The Juice at Copenhagen Airport and The Red Lion pub managed by Wetherspoon at London Gatwick Airport. HMSHost, Autogrill and SSP were all multiple winners, while Dubai International captured the award for Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year. The full list is presented below.
FAB 2013 WINNERS
Best Airport Coffee Shop
Winner: Copenhagen Airport - Joe & The Juice
Commendation: Chicago O’Hare International Airport - Argo Tea
Best Airport ‘Food To Go’
Winner: San Francisco International Airport – Tastes on the Fly, Napa Farms Market
Best Airport Bar
Winner: Gatwick Airport North Terminal – JD Wetherspoon, The Red Lion
Commendation: Dubai International Terminal 3, Concourse A – Emirates Leisure Retail, Jack’s Bar & Grill
Commendation: Manchester Airport Terminal 1 – SSP, The Grain Loft
Best Airport Wine Bar
Winner: Denver International Airport – HMSHost, CRU
Best Airport Casual Dining Restaurant
Winner: London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 – The Restaurant Group, Giraffe
Best Airport Chef-Led Dining
Winner: Copenhagen Airport – SSP, Le Sommelier
Best Airport Food Court
Winner: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, F Concourse – HMSHost
Best Fast Food/Quick Service Restaurant
Winner: New York JFK Airport – SSP America, Shake Shack
Best Food & Beverage Marketing & Promotions Campaign
Winner: Copenhagen Airport – Nordic Dining
Commendation: Dublin & Cork Airports - ARI, The Loop, Feed your Family
Best Digital or Social Media Initiative
Winner: Autogrill – Vyaggio
Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative
Winner: Autogrill – A Future
Best Railway Station Food & Beverage Offer – Best Individual Station F&B
Winner: Milano Centrale Station – Autogrill, Bistrot Milano Centrale
Commendation: Waterloo Station, London – Sports Bar & Grill
Best Railway Station Food & Beverage Offer – Best Overall Station F&B
Winner: Waterloo Station, London – Network Rail
Best Food & Beverage-Related Innovation
Winner: Denver International Airport – Premium Value Concessions Program
Commendation: LaGuardia, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Toronto Pearson airports – OTG, Language Support on iPads
Best Airport Food & Beverage Reflecting Sense of Place
Winner: San Francisco International Airport, Terminal 2 – Tastes on the Fly, Napa Farms Market
Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year
Winner: Dubai International
Commendation: Copenhagen Airport
