Airport Experience® News - Food & Beverage Issue 2025

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14 Competition or Collaboration? Airport concessions operators are feeling the pinch as travelers flock to airport lounges. Can the two co-exist – or even collaborate – so that all parties thrive? 24 Better-For-You Brand Growth Healthy F&B brands see big opportunity to meet demands from the traveling public. Airports and concessions operators are taking notice. 30 Star Power Gymnast Simone Biles wowed the world at the 2024 Olympics. Soon, she’ll join the ranks of athletes who are lending their unique star power to airport concessions. 34 Navigating Pouring Rights Strategic beverage partnerships can be a boon to airport coffers. But concessionaires aren’t enthused, saying those deals impinge upon their ability to offer a broad range of beverage options to traveler.

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A new terminal at Asheville Regional Airport is nearing completion. The $400 million project expands and upgrades the airport, capturing the feel of the Blue Ridge Mountain community. 10 Director’s Chair Mark VanLoh, CEO of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, shares the latest from Jacksonville International Airport as the airport expands amidst rising demand. 41 One on One Roel Huinink, president and CEO of JFKIAT, is leading an effort to redefine the customer and employee experience at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4.

44 Industry Insights Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Corgan architecture and design firm are using a modular construction approach as they expand a concourse at ATL. 47 Advertising Index 48 Before You Take Off Ontario, Canada’s London International Airport will host a two-day, outdoor concert in September called Rock The Runway – a new way to bring arts to the airport.

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