Airport Experience® News - ACDBE & Small Business Issue 2024

A DISTINGUISHED CROWD

AXN Spotlights High-Performing Small Businesses With “ACDBE Of Distinction” Honor

BY THE AX TEAM

Airports across North America are focused on providing an exceptional customer experience. As part of that goal, they rely on extraordinary execution of their airport concessions program. Integral to the success of any program is participation of small businesses. In a new initiative, Airport Experience News has launched the ACDBE of Distinction award to honor small, Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprises certified firms that excel in their field. Based on feedback from the AXN Advisory Group and other industry stakeholders, the AXN Team selected six ACDBE companies that embody the best attributes of the program. Each company was nominated by industry colleagues as an exemplary tenant or partner, providing an extraordinary experience for the traveling public.

The six operators in the inaugural group of ACDBEs of Distinction are: • Marc Brooks, Hyde Park Hospitality • Roz Mallet, Phase Next Hospitality Group • Cheng Lor, Aero Service Group • Shane Robinson, SC Robinson Enterprise • Katherine Lam, Bambuza Hospitality Group • Pilar Guzmán Zavela, Half Moon Empanadas

PROFILES OF THE HONOREES appear on the following pages. AXN congratulates this year’s winners and looks forward to putting the spotlight on other exceptional performers in the coming years.

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