Airport Experience® News - Conference Issue 2024

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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 U.S. Since its founding by Glen Bell in 1962, Taco Bell has become the second most profitable brand in the country. Taco Bell puts its 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: 217 Founded in 1964, Tim Hortons is one of the largest quick service restaurants and coffee shop chains in North America. With nearly 5,000 locations worldwide, Tim Hortons is growing quickly due to its quality coffee, freshly baked goods and great food. The brand uses only 100-percent Arabica beans that are sourced directly from the world’s most renowned coffee-growing regions. In addition to coffee beverages, Tim Hortons offers baked goods, including its signature Timbits bite-sized donut holes, made fresh on location throughout the day, plus egg sandwiches for breakfast and lunch offerings. Booth: 305 Tina Labadini Designs is the producer of well-made, beautiful gifts that make the perfect souvenir. Whimsical, hand painted art by Tina is used to spell out cities, towns and states in the company’s unique, copyrighted “illu-stated” line. The company offers a range of over 20 products that can feature any location name, including mugs, tees, kitchen towels, bags and much more. Booth: 934 For more than 35 years Vera Bradley has designed thoughtful solutions filled with special details to make women’s lives easier and a bit more beautiful. In a competitive marketplace, Vera Bradley is the number-one women’s backpack and number-one women’s duffle brand in the U.S. The company is developing sustainable collections with a focus 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 the design elements and technology expected in today’s airport environments. Booth: 719 With Vidergy ’s patented “Monetizable AC Outlets,” businesses can maximize the potential of their public power outlets, turning them from cost centers into profit centers. Vidergy’s advertising-based energy exchange platform is a game-changer, allowing businesses to display targeted ads on their connected AC power outlets, in turn generating revenue. Booth: 407 Wendy’s is all about serving up fresh food fast, even if it means going the extra mile. Wendy’s is best known for its made-to-order square hamburgers, using fresh, never frozen beef, and other signature items like chili and Frosty. From the first restaurant in 1969, Wendy’s has continued to expand Dave Thomas’ vision to help other people become successful business owners by owning a Wendy’s franchise. Wendy’s and its franchisees operate over 7,000 restaurants worldwide with a vision of becoming the world’s most thriving and beloved restaurant brand. Booth: 438 WOWorks USA was formed in 2020 with a mission to serve healthy, nutritious and flavorful meals along with its “vow to ‘wow.’” The company’s brands consist of Saladworks, a leading fast-casual salad brand; 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: 326

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