Airport Experience® News - Retail & Services Issue 2025

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Left: The Terminal C pier expansion at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is one of many upgrades underway as part of the airport’s $12 billion DFW Forward capital improvement program.

team members for the Terminal A Pier expansions, Terminal C Pier expansion and Terminal C reconstruction phase 1. Innovation Next+, a joint venture comprised of Archer Western Construction, Turner Construction Company, Phillips May Corporation, H. J. Russell & Company and CARCON Industries will build the new Terminal F’s first phase, with PGAL, Gensler and Muller2 serving as design team members. The airport, which will open gates across its terminals in multiple phases scheduled to complete between 2026 and 2030, will expand the existing Terminal A by 140,000 square feet, Terminal C by 115,000 square feet, and construct an entirely new Terminal F, which will measure 400,000 square feet by the completion of its first phase in 2027. The Concessions Plan Passengers won’t just have new terminal spaces, gates and seating to look forward to, they’ll also have a wide variety of new dining concepts, shops and relaxing spaces to enjoy before boarding. In addition to launching work/rest pods Minute Suites to Terminals A and D, DFW will welcome a bevy of new dining and retail brands across all terminals. Travelers will have their pick of everything from a new outpost of popular Louisiana-based fried chicken, fast-casual restaurant Raising Canes (operated by

Next Generation LLC ) to Salad and Go; a cafe specializing in fresh wraps and salads; Tex-Mex restaurant Mesero, offering fare like brisket tacos and margaritas; Olivella’s Pizzeria, specializing in pies and paninis; Mozart’s Bakehouse, an location of the popular Austin-based café serving up Texas pecan coffee, handmade croissants and cakes; as well as Ciao & Go, a grab-and-go café offering Oliviella’s artisan sandwiches and fresh-baked Mozart’s pastries (all operated by Mitchell Olsen Partners DFW,

LLC ). Avolta’s Host DFW Food Partners I, LLC will open La La Land Kind Café, a drip coffee and pastry eatery; a new outpost of Velvet Taco, offering signature tacos, quesadillas, chips and queso, elote, margaritas and curated cocktails as well as a location of Southern California-based Nekter Juice Bar, specializing in smoothies, açai bowls, and bottled juices; while Star Concessions (LEB, LLC) will launch a Chili’s; a new Starbucks; two Sundance Travel Essentials stores and a Flyer’s Market;

Right: Star Concessions will be bringing a few national brands such as The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf and Chili’s to DFW, and will also add local concessions brands to the mix, including Piada, a casual Italian concept.

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