Airport Experience® News - Conference 2023

EXPERIENCE HALL

Charge4u is a provider of portable battery renting stations for smartphones. Unlike power stations or phone lockers where phones are tethered to a stationary spot, the company’s powerful and compact portable batteries can be carried anywhere. Similar to the Redbox model, users can rent and return a battery throughout the company’s network of charging stations. The company’s goal is to help build the country’s infrastructure with the future of charging technology so people can stay on the go without the fear of their phone battery running out. Booth: 524

The Classic Shine is a Plano, Texas-based certified ACDBE shoeshine service. The company has been in business since 1985 and has been serving the traveling public in airports around the United States since 2010. The Classic Shine uses state-of-the-art POS systems to accept a wide range of payments, including contactless, and enables real-time sales performance monitoring. The Classic Shine is flexible to operate in small footprints, adapts to concession standards, and meets all current CDC safety protocols. Booth: 1130 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf ® was founded in Southern California in 1963. Since then, the brand has grown to more than 1,060 locations across 24 countries and in eight U.S. airports and 18 international airports. In 1987, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf started the frozen coffee craze with its Ice Blended drink. In 1998, it debuted its Chai Tea Latte, an exclusive, handcrafted beverage made with its premium tea and propriety ingredients. Now, the company’s stores serve more than 110 million coffees, tea, and Ice Blended beverages each year. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is centered around passion: A passion for its premium products, its people, its guests, its farmers and its business partners around the world. Booth: 1007 Drink Command is a leader in self-pour technology, offering a fully integrated system that puts guests “behind the bar”—well, for 30 seconds. That’s how long it takes for guests to pay and pour a cold beverage using the Drink Command system. Any cold beverage—beer, mixed cocktails, coffee, nitro infused cold brew, teas, seltzers—is compatible with the system. Drink Command can be tailored to fit any space, with offerings including tap walls, table towers, and small and large kegerators, and features seamless age verification. Booth: 907

Bottoms Up is the producer of the draft system that fills glasses of beer through the bottom of the glass. The system is “hands down the coolest and most efficient draft beer system in the world,” according to the company. Bottom’s Up. Draft Beer. Hands Free. Booth: 608

BurgerFi is a fast-casual “better burger” concept, renowned for delivering an exceptional, all-natural experience in a refined, contemporary environment. Founded in 2011 i, BurgerFi offers premium burgers, hot dogs, crispy chicken, frozen custard, hand-cut fries, shakes, beer, wine and more. Since its inception, BurgerFi has grown to 25 corporate-owned and 93 franchised restaurants in two countries and 22 states, plus Puerto Rico, as of December 31, 2021. BurgerFi has been praised for its Grade A, antibiotic-free angus beef and was named “Best Fast Casual Restaurant” in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards in 2021 and 2022, QSR Magazine’s Breakout Brand of 2020, Fast Casual’s 2021 #1 Brand of the Year and included in Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Private Companies list. Booth: 528 Caribou Coffee is a brand that transcends generations, delivers an innovative guest experience and drives revenue with its premium offerings and trendy settings. The brand provides a cozy and warm experience designed to accommodate nearly any space and has been brewing since 1992. The operations team supports partners every step of the way, from pre-opening training and ongoing coffee education to everyday best practices, while brand awareness drives guests in and the on-trend menu keeps them coming back. Booth: 1123 More than 10,000 carts, kiosks and retail merchandising units have been designed and manufactured by The Carriage Works over the last four decades. This body of work demonstrates a rich history of high-quality craftsmanship. The company’s manufacturing facility is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, with employees drawn from a small-town environment with a great history in wood products. These employees, along with the company’s clients, are the cornerstones of the company’s success. The Carriage Works is dedicated to continually excelling in meeting its clients’ needs and improving its services. Booth: 1036

CHERRiSH is an all-natural, 100-percent premium cherry juice that features the powerful health benefits of Montmorency tart cherries, combined with the sweet flavor of Bing cherries. A complete health juice, CHERRiSH is a potent anti-inflammatory and muscle recovery aid, containing the highest antioxidant ratings on the beverage market. Booth: 409

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The Chiroport is a wellness-based chiropractic service located in airports. Booth: 1035

CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc. runs and operates Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, known for one-of-a-kind premium and innovative menu items, such as the Star Burgers line up, premium 100-percent angus beef thickburgers, hand-scooped real ice cream shakes and hand breaded chicken tenders. CKE has nearly 4,000 franchised or company-operated restaurants in 38 U.S. states and 40 international markets. Booth: 512

The Earl Enterprises family of restaurants features some of the most recognizable and successful brands ranging from full-service dining to quick service restaurants. This collection of iconic global brands includes Planet Hollywood, Guy Fieri’s Chicken Guy, Earl of Sandwich, and a number of authentic Italian concepts, including Buca di Beppo, Brio, Bravos and Bertuccis. Booth: 807

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