Airport Experience® News - Post-Conference Issue 2023

Best Local-Inspired Store 49 Mile Market by Hudson at San Francisco International Airport Hip & Humble by Paradies Lagardère at Salt Lake City International Airport Hjem + Home by Delaware North at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport The Opry Shop by Ryman Hospitality at Nashville International Airport Filson operated by Seattle Air Ventures JV (Hudson) at SeattleTacoma International Airport Best Lounge Experience Capital One Lounge at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport The American Express/Centurion Lounge at Denver International Airport The Landmark Lounge at Toronto Pearson International Airport The Club (Airport Dimensions) at Charlotte Douglas International Airport OTHER AWARDS CATEGORIES: Best Sustainability Initiative Cooking Oil To BioFuel at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Waste Reduction Efforts at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Food Redistribution by Marketplace PHL and Philadelphia International Airport Green Restaurant Association Certification at JFK T4 by SSP America

Best Quick Serve Restaurant (QSR) Settebello Pizzeria by The Grove, Inc. at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Southern Grounds by HMSHost at Jacksonville International Airport Wow Bao by PremAir (Newslink Group) at Boston Logan International Airport Betcha Burger Bar by Concord Collective Partners at Los Angeles International Airport Poppy’s Bagels by OTG at multiple locations Best Local Inspired Restaurant – Large Airports The Blue Door Pub by Areas USA at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Bubby’s by OTG at LaGuardia Airport LouLou Market & Bar by SSP America at Seattle Tacoma International Airport Mercantile Dining & Provisions by Tastes on the Fly at Denver International Airport Ole Red by Ryman Hospitality at Nashville International Airport Best Local-Inspired Restaurant – Medium/ Small Airports Emeril’s Table by HMSHost at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Oaklandish by High Flying Foods at Oakland International Airport Smoke Shack by Paradies Lagardère at San Antonio International Airport The High Porch Post by SSP America at Eastern Iowa Airport The Canadian Brewhouse by ECG Ventures at Edmonton International Airport.

Best Technology Initiative Flo XGen used by OTG Management Solink used by Paradies Lagardère

Order at Table/Virtual Kiosk used by SSP America Amazon JustWalk Out/Amazon One used by Hudson DE&I Trailblazer Rosemary Vassiliadis, Director, Harry Reid International Airport (Las Vegas) Carlos Bernal, CEO, Areas USA Andrea Albo, Deputy Chief of Staff, Denver International Airport Dannielle Ball, Human Resources Partner for HMSHost, Toronto Pearson International Airport Outstanding Woman in Leadership – Airport Daphne Shelton, Director Concessions Development, Edmonton Airports Kimberly Becker, President/CEO, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority Penny May, Chief Commercial Officer, Denver International Airport Zenola Campbell, Vice President, Concessions, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Outstanding Woman in Leadership – Operator Heather Barry, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, SSP America Maritza Haller, Vice President of Culture, High Flying Foods LeMonica Hakeem, Founder and CEO, Conekt Hospitality Juanita Britton, President, BZB International Nikki Tinsley Harland, Chief Operating Officer, Paradies Lagardère

AWARDS

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2024 AX AWARDS WILL OPEN LATE SUMMER 2023 INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THE PROCESS?

In summer 2023, the AX Team will again convene two Awards Advisory Committees - one comprised of airport representatives, another made up of concessionaire executives – in preparation for the 2024 AX Awards cycle. If you’d like to participate as a committee member*, please email Carol Ward at carol@airportxnews.com to signal your interest.

*Number of available slots limited. Placement not guaranteed.

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