Airport Experience® News - Post-Conference Issue 2023

THE FINALISTS The nomination process for the 2023 Airport Experience Awards brought to the fore some of the most innovative concepts and best performing teams in the airport concessions industry. The finalists, first announced in December, are listed below.

AIRPORT AWARDS: Airport With the Best Program Design – Large Airports Division Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport LaGuardia Airport Salt Lake City International Airport Airport With the Best Program Design – Medium/Small Airports Division Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Edmonton International Airport San Jose Mineta International Airport Airport With the Best Overall Concessions Program – Large Airports Division Boston Logan International Airport Denver International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport LaGuardia Airport Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Salt Lake City International Airport Airport With the Best Overall Concessions Program – Medium/Small Airports Division Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Edmonton International Airport Airport With the Best Commercial Management Team – Large Airports Division Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport San Diego International Airport Salt Lake City International Airport Airport With the Best Commercial Management Team – Medium/Small Airports Division Airport With the Highest Regard for Customer Service – Large Airports Division Nashville International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Philadelphia International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Orlando International Airport Jacksonville International Airport Edmonton International Airport Nashville International Airport Denver International Airport

Airport With the Highest Regard for Customer Service – Medium/Small Airports Division Houston Hobby Airport Indianapolis International Airport OPERATOR AWARDS: Best ACDBE Operator Aero Service Group

Retailer with the Highest Regard for Customer Service – Large Companies Paradies Lagardère Retailers with the Highest Regard for Customer Service – Medium/Small Companies Be Relax NewsLink Skyport Johnston & Murphy CONCEPT AWARDS: Best Passenger Service Gameway Minute Suites SkySquad NaSah Nurture + Nature Best Bar Experience – Large Airports Harpoon by Newslink at Boston Logan International Airport Independence Prime by OTG at Philadelphia International Airport Tennessee BrewWorks by Delaware North at Nashville International Airport Vyne Washington Tasting Room by SSP America at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wolfgang Puck Bar & Bites by Master ConcessionAir at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Best Bar Experience – Medium/Small Airports The Canadian Brewhouse by ECG Ventures Ltd at Edmonton International Airport. Cure by HMSHost at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Sun King Brewery by SSP America at Indianapolis International Airport Trader Vic’s by HMSHost at San Jose Mineta International Airport Vino Volo by Paradies Lagardère at Oklahoma City International Airport Best Casual Dining Concept Ballard Brew Hall by SSP America at Seattle Tacoma International Airport Pig Star by Delaware North at Nashville International Airport Rocco’s Tacos &Tequila Bar by HMSHost Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Mountain Vista by SSP America at Colorado Springs Airport

Bambuza Vietnam Kitchen Concord Collective Partners Crews Hospitality, LLC Gameway Innovative Retail Group

Best Overall Retailer – Large Companies Paradies Lagardère Hudson Marshall Retail Group Best Overall Retailer – Medium/Small Companies DIA Retail Fashion, LLC / SkyMarket Newslink Group Johnston & Murphy Best Overall Restaurateur – Large Companies Areas USA Delaware North SSP America Paradies Lagardère Tastes on the Fly HMSHost Best Overall Restaurateur – Medium/ Small Companies Aero Service Crews High Flying Foods Outstanding Hospitality Management Restaurateur with the Highest Regard for Customer Service – Large Companies Delaware North Paradies Lagardère SSP America Tastes on the Fly HMSHost Restaurateur with the Highest Regard for Customer Service – Medium/Small Companies Banmore Group High Flying Foods Mission Yogurt Star Concessions Concession Group Star Concessions