Schiphol, May 3nd 2016 – HMSHost International, a world leader in travel dining, is expanding its presence in the Middle East through a new partnership with Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, and an agreement with existing partner Abu Dhabi Airport Company in the United Arab Emirates. In Qatar HMSHost International and Qatar Airways represented by Qatar Duty Free Company agreed on a seven- year contract for four food and beverage outlets with total sales expected at over 80 million euros. Through the partnership and additional agreements, HMSHost will open 4 innovative food and beverage outlets in Doha in the second half of 2016. In the UAE, the Capital city’s airport appointed eleven stores to HMSHost International with contracts averaging seven and a half years and ranging in duration from five to ten years. Total sales are expected to approach 164 million euros. The stores at the Abu Dhabi International Airport are expected to open end of 2017.
Commenting on this award, H.E. Eng. Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Airports said: “The F&B offering at the Midfield Terminal Building will challenge the very perception of F&B retailing in an airport environment thus far and will set the benchmark for dining concepts moving forward. Bearing in mind the wide demographic that we will be catering to, we are thrilled with the pioneering, avant-garde approaches that we have been able to gather together under one roof.”
“The partnership in Qatar with one of the fastest growing airports in the Gulf and the eleven-outlet agreement in the UAE with one of our most valued strategic partners mark a significant milestone in our strategy to increase our footprint in the rapidly expanding and dynamic Middle Eastern marketplace,” said Walter Seib, CEO of HMSHost International.
