Airport Experience® News - Conference 2023

EXPERIENCE HALL

Vera Bradley has been inspiring and connecting women for more than 35 years. Vera Bradley designs thoughtful solutions filled with special details to make women’s lives easier—and a bit more beautiful. The brand is passionate about innovation and is developing sustainable collections with a goal of being 100-percent sustainable by 2025. Vera Bradley retail stores have begun to include pop-up opportunities with Pura Vida, now part of Vera Bradley, LLC brands. Each store location is carefully curated to include design elements and technology expected in today’s airport environments. Vera Bradley’s focus is building profitable retail installations delivering sustained growth for its partners. Booth: 917 Vive Organic is a pioneer in cold-pressed and plant-powered 2-ounce ready-to-drink wellness shots made from organic and sustainably sourced superfoods. Known for delivering the first function-focused wellness shots on the market, the Venice, California-based brand is on a mission to “spark the holistic wellness journey for all” and deliver the earth’s most powerful ingredients to consumers seeking a fresh, convenient and potent boost to their daily wellness routines. Every shot is crafted by a team of holistic doctors and innovation specialists to ensure it’s the perfect blend of fresh and concentrated ingredients, providing the ultimate fresh-pressed immunity. Booth: 1108 The Wendy’s Company was founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio. Dave built his business on the premise, “quality is our recipe,” which remains the guidepost of the Wendy’s system. Wendy’s is best known for its made-to-order square hamburgers, using fresh, never frozen beef, and other signature items like chili and the Frosty dessert. Today, Wendy’s and its franchisees employ hundreds of thousands of people across more than 6,800 restaurants worldwide, with a vision of becoming the world’s most thriving and beloved restaurant brand. Booth: 635 WOWorks USA was formed in 2020 with a mission to serve healthy, nutritious and flavorful meals along with its vow to “wow.” Woworks brands include: Saladworks, one of the nation’s leading fast casual salad brands; Frutta Bowls, a unique restaurant franchise serving a variety of superfood bowls, fresh fruit smoothies, protein bites and more; Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, a popular Mediterranean restaurant concept; The Simple Greek, which offers a fresh and healthy take on traditional Greek recipes in a fast casual setting; and Barberitos Southwestern Grille and Cantina and Zoup! Eatery. Booth: 537

Swyft is the robotic and software-enabled marketplace enabling the world’s leading brands to showcase their products in fast, convenient and small-format automated retail outlets. More than 90 percent of the top U.S. airports (by enplanements) choose Swyft. Airports can gain access to the world’s top brands by selecting Swyft as their automated retail concessionaire, with access to Apple, Sony, Beats, Benefit, CVS, ESI, iStore, Allure Gems, Minted and other tier 1 brands, including food and beverage brands, all operated on Swyft’s best-in-class platform powered by AI and machine learning. Booth: 815 Taco Bell is the nation’s leading Mexican-style quick service restaurant serving more than 40 million customers each week in over 8,000 stores in the United States. Since its founding by Glen Bell in 1962, Taco Bell has become the second most profitable brand in the country. Taco Bell puts customers front and center, delivering excellent customer service and innovative and delicious products. Guests enjoy unparalleled value on made-to-order and customizable tacos and burritos and other specialties with bold flavors, quality ingredients, big eats and best-in-class customer service. Booth: 1214 Tony Roma’s is one of the world’s best loved, most iconic restaurant brands. With restaurants in more than 20 countries, Tony Roma’s popularized American grilling and ribs around the world. From humble beginnings in Miami in 1972, Tony Roma’s has grown to become the world’s largest casual dining restaurant chain specializing in ribs. Who could have predicted that back in 1972, when Chef David Smith threw baby back ribs on a grill at the original Tony Roma’s and slathered them with his own special barbecue sauce that he was igniting a legend. Booth: 407

Sim Local is among the world’s leading SIM card and eSIM retailers for travelers with over a decade of experience in the world’s leading airports. It is also a leading technology partner to the travel industry, providing its eSIM marketplace as a digital ancillary service. Booth: 736

Smarte Carte, Inc., is among the leading providers of self-serve vended luggage carts, electronic lockers, commercial strollers and massage chairs with more than 2,600 locations worldwide. Whether its operations at a major international airport, mall, theme park or ski resort the Smarte Carte team remains committed to providing great products, service and support to its clients and customers. Booth: 423

Steak ‘n Shake , based in Indianapolis and founded in 1934, pioneered the concept of a better burger by hand-crafting cuts of steak to create its flagship Steakburger. Since then, the brand has become one of the most recognized and beloved brands in the restaurant business, synonymous with freshness and quality. Booth: 526

As one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant brands, Subway serves freshly made-to-order sandwiches, wraps, salads and bowls to millions of guests across more than 100 countries in more than 37,000 restaurants every day. Subway restaurants are owned and operated by Subway franchisees, a network that includes more than 20,000 dedicated entrepreneurs and small business owners who are committed to delivering the best guest experience possible in their local communities. Booth: 1011

UNO Foods began in 1988 with the legendary Chicago deep dish pizza invented in 1943 by Pizzeria Uno in downtown Chicago. Over the past 30 plus years, Uno’s offerings have expanded to include hand-stretched Chicago thin crust pizza, whole-grain crust pizza, calzones and Tastefulls. All UNO products are made by hand, in small batches, using the same ingredients as Pizzeria Uno restaurants. Booth: 510

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