Global restaurateur HMSHost has been awarded a new 15-year contract to open nine new dining options at Sacramento International Airport (SMF) in California — part of the airport’s transformation of its food and beverage offerings with a strong emphasis on showcasing local brands. Under the new contract, HMSHost will redevelop nearly 16,700 square feet of […]
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Avolta secures 15-year concessions contracts at California’s John Wayne Airport for its Hudson and HMSHost brands
Avolta has been awarded a 15-year contract to develop nearly 3,500 square meters of concessions space across Terminals A, B, and C at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. The contracts cover food and beverage options, as well as multiple travel convenience and specialty retail stores throughout the concourse for Avolta’s Hudson and HMSHost […]
HMSHost speeds up service across 8 airports with Mashgin’s Computer Vision Self-Checkout
AI-powered scan-and-go systems instantly ring up food and beverage items, offering travelers an expedited checkout process in as little as 10 seconds Global restaurateur HMSHost has partnered with eight high-traffic international airports to help eliminate food and beverage lines at the airport with the installation of 60 Mashgin Touchless Self-Checkout Systems. Mashgin’s scan-and-go systems slash wait times […]
HMSHost opens new locally-themed and unique celebrity dining options at FLL
Fort Lauderdale International Airport just added two more exciting new dining options, greatly enhancing the airport’s food & beverage experience at Terminal 1. HMSHost and its partner MasterConcessionAir last week opened Dale Jr’s Whisky River, owned by Nascar legend Dale Earnhardt Jr, and famed local favorite Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar. Travel Markets Insider was on-hand […]
HMSHost wins 10-year F&B contract at Austin–Bergstrom International Airport
HMSHost can now add Austin, Texas to the list of airports in which it operates after winning approval from the Austin City Council for a 10-year food & bever-age contract at Austin Bergstrom Inter-national Airport (ABIA) on Dec. 14. In partnership with D.C. Garrett Group, HMSHost will operate nine new locations in the airport’s new […]
HMSHost completes acquisition of CMS
HMSHost announced today that it has finalized the acquisition of the airport restaurant assets of concessionaire Concession Management Services, Inc. (CMS). HMSHost, part of Autogrill Group, will transition the operations of 12 dining locations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and four restaurants at McCarran International Airport (Las Vegas) from CMS, effective August 20, 2016. […]
HMSHost returns to airport retailing by acquiring Stellar Partners
HMSHost is re-entering the airport retail business with an agreement to purchase the shares of U.S. travel venue retailer Stellar Partners, Inc. Stellar, which was founded nearly 30 years ago by Susan Stackhouse at Tampa International Airport, currently operates 38 convenience and specialty retail stores in ten airports in the U.S. and has annual […]
HMSHost awarded for diversity practices
HMSHost was honored with the Strategic Partner Award by the Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) during the 31st annual Airport Business Diversity Conference in June. The award was in recognition of HMSHost’s outstanding diversity practices and its shared commitment with AMAC to eliminating barriers to minority and women participation in the airport industry, which it […]
WDFG completes acquisition of North American concessions from HMSHost travel retail division
With speculation about the interest in the sale of World Duty Free Group dominating the headlines for the past two weeks, World Duty Free announced that it has completed the acquisition of the remaining three concessions of 45 stores from HMSHost’s travel retail division in North America, for the price of US$ 19 million. The […]
