Areas, a food & beverage travel leading company, has been awarded in the second virtual edition of the FAB Awards. This new edition, aimed at companies of the Food & Beverage and Travel Retail sector, has concluded with a successful awards ceremony.
Areas, a leader in Food&Beverage and Travel Retail, is preparing to face the reopening of its outlets efficiently once the situation allow. Toensure the safety of its customers and employees and to continue offering a great experience to travelers, the company is drafting a strict protocol to operate in a COVID environment, adapting to the guidelines set forth by the Health Care Authorities and the Government of each country.
Leading Food & Beverage and travel retail company Areas has opened the first EXKi in the Alicante-Elche airport, the fifth largest in Spain in terms of passenger traffic.
Areas, the third largest operator in the world and the leader in Spain in Food & Beverage and Travel Retail, has taken over the management of 70% of the gastronomic offering at the Majorcan airport. Specifically, Areas has been awarded 6 of the 12 lots that were put out to tender, each for contracts of 3 and 8 years, which include 23 of the 33 tendered outlets and a workforce of more than 400 employees.
Areas has been awarded 5 prizes in the 2019 FAB Awards, which concluded its 8th Annual Ceremony with highly successful attendance and positive reviews. The awards ceremony took place on Thursday, June 27 in Dallas. This year’s ceremony, organized by The Moodie Davitt Report and The Foodie Report, closed its doors with a new record attendance.
Areas, the reference operator of four of the five main airports in Spain for passenger traffic (Madrid, Barcelona, Palma and Alicante), brings the recognized Belgian fast casual brand EXKi to Spain for the first time. The chain, present in Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Holland and Germany with more than 100 establishments, begins operating in Spain at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport with two establishments in T2 which have a combined surface area of more than 250 square meters.
La Place, the internationally famous Dutch food brand, lands in Barcelona-El Prat with Areas, leader in Food&Beverage and Travel Retail, becoming the second opening in Spain after Madrid-Barajas airport last year. Located on Terminal 1’s 2nd floor, the premises are 905 square meters and have capacity for 200 guests.
Areas, the leading company in the Food&Beverage and Travel Retail sectors, has opened the first MásQMenos bar at Málaga Airport – Costa del Sol. The new bar is located airside, in T3’s departure lounge and is made up of an area of 50 square metres and can accommodate 25 diners.
Areas, the leading company in the Food&Beverage and Travel Retail sectors, has opened the first Carte D’Or Gelateria at Málaga Airport – Costa del Sol. Located in T3’s departure lounge, the premises consist of 50 square metres and has the capacity to accommodate up to 20 diners.
Areas, leader in Food & Beverage and Travel Retail, opens its first Javier de las Muelas with Montesquiu Dry Martini outlet at Barcelona-El Prat airport, a different innovative concept offering the best selection of dishes, tapas, and cocktails. Located in Terminal 1’s Barcelona-Madrid airport shuttle area, the premises is 205 m2 with capacity for 60 people.
Areas, a leading Food&Beverage and Travel Retail company, reinforces its own brand COMO with the grand opening of the brand’s fourth outlet in the Barcelona-El Prat airport. The brand, already present in Sants train station and in the La Selva and La Jonquera travel plazas, thus takes the leap to the airport market. Located in Terminal 1, the new outlet features a surface area of 409 m² and capacity for 140 diners.
Areas, a leading Food&Beverage and Travel Retail company, strengthened its relationship with Burger King with the opening of its twentieth outlet of this popular brand. Located in the Sky Center shopping area in Terminal 1 of the Barcelona-El Prat airport, this new outlet is the largest Burger King in Spain with a surface area of 661 m², 85 employees, two kitchens and capacity for 223 diners.
Areas, a leading global company in Food & Beverage and Travel Retail, has put the finishing touches on its consolidation in the Guadalajara Airport (Mexico) with the grand opening of 10 new outlets. The company obtained a 5-year restaurant contract in January for this Mexican airport, the third largest in the country by number of passengers. These 10 openings, which add up to 1,300 m2, complement the company’s current options in the airport, where it already featured 5 restaurants and 12 stores.
Areas, a global leader in Food&Beverage and Travel Retail, has opened two new Paul outlets in the Ibiza and Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airports. The Ibiza outlet, located in the departure area, features 195 square meters. In Madrid, the new Paul outlet is located in the Terminal 2 departure area, Air Zone, totaling 199 square meters.
La Place, the prestigious, internationally renowned brand, has arrived to Spain for the first time in an Express format by Areas, the leading Food&Beverage and Travel Retail company. The Dutch brand has started its activity in Spain in the Adolfo Suárez Madrid Barajas airport, with a 146-m² space, and will soon open another outlet together with Areas in the Barcelona-El Prat airport based on the food and beverage concession recently won by the company.
Areas, the leading Food&Beverage and Travel Retail company, has opened a replica of the famed Yandiola restaurant together with Ricardo Pérez in Bilbao’s airport. The outlet is located within the Exploring The World From Bilbao, an innovative and creative concept created in collaboration with Cervezas San Miguel, where fusion cuisine meets the emerging trend of Street Food. The new 352-m² space combines both concepts and is located in the airport’s departure area.
Today, Areas, the leading Food&Beverage and Travel Retail company, unveils a 9407-square foot outlet which will include a Burger King. Areas will manage this outlet, located in the boarding hall of the terminal’s first floor, which also includes a terrace. The new contract is valid for 8 years and will provide employment for 45 workers.
Areas, a leader in Food&Beverage and Travel Retail services, is shoring up its position as a food and beverage operator at Ibiza Airport with the renewal of the four food&beverage concessions it managed there and now operates with the brands Deli&Cia, Paul, StrEat (with brands such as Rossosapore, Kirei, Can Terra and Coffee & Bakery with La Mediterránea) and Santa Gloria with The Market. The concession, covering more than 10,700 sq ft and valid for eight years, is completed with the renovation of the vending-machine management at the airport for five years. Areas also manages the Café del Mar outlet in the airport.
Areas, the Food & Beverage and Travel Retail leader with international headquarters in Barcelona, will begin operations at El Dorado International Airport (Bogotá, Colombia) with a 10-year contract to manage 8 outlets including brands such as Novecento, Carl’s Jr., Juan Valdez, and Deli&Cia. The company will enter the Colombian market through the OPAIN consortium tasked with modernizing the airport.
Areas, a leading company in Food&Beverage and Travel Retail, will be the reference caterer at Fira Barcelona during the Mobile World Congress to be held in Barcelona from 27 February through 2 March. It will manage a total of 34 outlets, over half those present at the trade show venue.
Areas, a leader in Food&Beverage services and Travel Retail, is shoring up its position as the number-one food and beverage operator at Ibiza Airport with the renewal of the four catering concessions it managed there and will now operate with the brands Deli&Cia, Paul, StrEAT (covering Rossosapore, Kirei by Kabuki, Can Terra and La Mediterránea) and SantaGloria with The Market. The concession, covering more than 10,700 sq ft and valid for eight years, is completed with the renovation of the vending-machine management at the airport for five years.
Areas has today opened a SantaGloria outlet at Bilbao Airport. The concept, adapted to offer a variety of products that satisfies the airport’s passengers’ needs, features an extensive range of sandwiches with special fresh-baked breads and a wide variety of top-end pastry goods.
The outlet is designed to become a stopover or a place to stay during a trip, a transit area and meeting point and a great way for passengers to relax en-route to their flight. All in a welcoming setting with personalized service, committed to quality and SantaGloria’s expert knowledge of bread and pastry-making.
The La Selva Travel Plaza (direction of La Jonquera), with a total surface of 240m2, has been transformed into a modern and functional space which encourages drivers to rest and helps them to disconnect with a carefully selected range of services.
The infrastructures incorporate the new culinary brand COMO with a broad terrace and cutting edge vending machines available 24 hours a day. La Selva’s renovation finalizes the global transformation plan for travel plazas on highways AP-7, AP-2 and AP-68.