Source: ©The Moodie Report - 14/06/13
 INTERNATIONAL. The early registration deadline of 21 June is looming for The Moodie Report’s annual Airport Food & Beverage Conference and Awards.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 13/05/13
 UK. SSP UK has crowned Matteo Pavoni winner of its 2013 Barista Championship, which took place in front of a live audience at Dickens Inn, London.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 03/05/13
 INTERNATIONAL. Emirates Leisure Retail and sister company MMI have taken Platinum Sponsorship of the Airport Food & Beverage Conference and Awards.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 10/04/13
 UK. Former Corney & Barrow Managing Director Lucy Knowles will oversee the development of SSP UK's own brands and franchised operations.
Source: ©The Foodie Report - 02/04/13
 INTERNATIONAL.The third annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference and Awards will be hosted this year by Dubai Airports at Atlantis, The Palm.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 14/03/13
 In an important breakthrough, the boutique New Zealand winery will supply Sauvignon Blanc to Japan Airlines' business class customers on all international flights.
Source: Prime news agency; The Moodie Report - 11/03/13
 RUSSIA. The state-owned railway company will run a duty free pilot scheme for one year, say local reports, with the option to extend it to other routes.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 07/03/13
 INTERNATIONAL. LS travel retail has revealed further details of its 2012 performance, which was driven by strong organic growth plus acquisitions.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 12/02/13
 UK. Retail sales at 17 of Britain’s biggest and busiest railway stations were up +2.54% between October and December, reports owner and operator Network Rail.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 24/01/13
 UK. WHSmith says it is seeking growth within its Travel division in the UK and internationally, after revealing a -4% fall in like-for-like sales to 20 January.
Source: ©The Foodie Report - 19/12/12
 INTERNATIONAL. The December issue of The Foodie Report, the only magazine dedicated to travel-related food & beverage, is now online.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 12/12/12
 UK. The food & beverage operator posted a +3.2% sales increase for the year ended 30 September. UPDATED STORY WITH CFO COMMENT
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 03/12/12
 Blackjack Promotions is helping rail operator Network Rail promote new retailers trading at London's newly revamped Waterloo station.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 29/11/12
 EUROPE. Autogrill Group and Burger King Worldwide have entered a new agreement to extend their partnership to France, Switzerland and Poland.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 28/11/12
 UK. London Stansted Airport is introducing several new food & beverage and retail concepts to its commercial offer over the coming months.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 28/11/12
 UK. SSP UK has opened The Beer House at London Waterloo railway station, serving a range of craft beers and classic pub food with a twist.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 27/11/12
UK. UK railway station operator Network Rail has appointed Stansted Airport's Jonathan Crick as its new Commercial Director of Retail.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 20/11/12
 Lancôme’s new flagship women’s fragrance, La Vie Est Belle, has got off to a flying start in both domestic and travel retail markets, according to the brand.
Source: ©The Foodie Report - 19/11/12
 ITALY. Autogrill and SSP both deny Italian reports of talks for Autogrill to acquire EQT Partners' 72% stake in its food & beverage rival.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 16/11/12
FRANCE. SSP has secured a 12-year contract, valued at €60 million, to operate five new food & beverage outlets at Bordeaux Saint-Jean railway station.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 14/11/12
 FRANCE. SSP has secured an extension of its catering contract at Paris Gare de Lyon to 2020. The deal is estimated to be worth €500 million.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 12/11/12
FRANCE. SSP has secured new and extended contracts, estimated to be worth €560 million, at Paris Gare de Lyon and Bordeaux Saint-Jean railway stations.
Source: ©The Foodie Report - 12/11/12
 INTERNATIONAL. The November issue of The Foodie Report, the only magazine dedicated to travel-related food & beverage, is live and downloadable online.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 08/11/12
 Spanish skincare brand Ainhoa made its UK retail debut this week when it opened a pop-up spa on The Grand Terrace at London St Pancras International station.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 08/11/12
 INTERNATIONAL. Autogrill Group has reported consolidated revenues in the first nine months of €4,522.5 million, up +0.2% year-on-year.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 01/11/12
 GERMANY. Global travel food & beverage specialist SSP has opened a Starbucks Coffee House in Hamburg Main Station.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 31/10/12
 EUROPE. Eurostar has appointed Michelin starred chef Raymond Blanc as its Culinary Director, bringing a sustainable approach to the onboard Business Premier menu.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 29/10/12
 CANADA. HMSHost has appointed Neil Thompson as the Regional Vice President for Canada, responsible for leading the company’s Canadian airport and motorway business.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 21/09/12
 INDIA. LS travel retail and Travel Food Services unveil a joint venture to bid for duty free contracts at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Bangalore airports.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 18/09/12
 Eurotunnel and World Duty Free Group yesterday opened an enhanced retail offer at the new Victor Hugo passenger terminal in Folkestone.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 17/09/12
 US. The company has begun the phased reconstruction of two service plazas under its 35-year concession with the Maryland Transportation Authority.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 11/09/12
UK. The apprentice programme gives employees at SSP UK-operated outlets the chance to gain catering industry qualifications.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 05/09/12
 CANADA/UK. The Canadian onboard retail technology firm has grown its share of the global airline retail technology market to 46% after buying its smaller competitor.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 05/09/12
 UK. Network Rail is transforming and rebranding The Pallasades Shopping Centre at Birmingham New Street station, set to open in Autumn 2014.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 03/09/12
 INTERNATIONAL. Acquisitions and new concessions fuelled impressive growth in several regions, the company reveals in first-half results analysis.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 31/08/12
 UK. The railway station operator has introduced Italian restaurant Carluccio’s to the F&B assortment at London Waterloo, one of the capital's busiest rail hubs.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/12
 RUSSIA. Retailers await details as OJSC Russian Railways plans up to 30 duty free shops at stations serving cross-border routes.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 31/08/12
 AUSTRIA. SSP’s 2012 Caffè Ritazza World Barista Championship final, featuring top coffee-makers from across the world, is to take place in Vienna on 19 September.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 29/08/12
 GERMANY. LS travel retail Deutschland marks a major push into food services with a contract to operate the Frankfurt Main Station food court.
Source: ©The Moodie Report China* - 27/08/12
 CHINA. China Duty Free Group wins a major retail contract at Shanghai Hongqiao high-speed railway station, following a hotly contested open tender.
Source: ©The Foodie Report - 30/07/12
 INTERNATIONAL. The July issue of The Foodie Report looks back on June's Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference and Awards.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 16/07/12
 UK. London Waterloo railway station has unveiled its new 220m-long balcony featuring several F&B and retail outlets in 20,000sq ft of retail space.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 11/07/12
 UK. London St Pancras International railway station is re-launching The Grand Terrace as part of the revamp of its upper concourse.
Source: ©The Foodie Report - 12/06/12
 US. Travel concessionaire Areas USA has opened its upgraded Pompano Beach service plaza along Florida’s Turnpike.
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