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Tampa airport shows travel sector’s shift to local restaurant brands
The airport’s board recently approved a new concessions program, part of a $940 million facility expansion, to open in 2017. Included are local brands like Rumfishh as well as the big national players like Starbucks and P.F. Chang’s.
June 10, 2015
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“We’re building an airport for tomorrow, not yesterday,” says Maryann Ferenc, who is part of a team that landed a food-and-beverage concessions contract at Tampa International Airport.
The TIA board recently finalized its sweeping Concessions Redevelopment Program, part of a $940 million facility expansion.
The airport of tomorrow relies heavily on homegrown restaurants and bars. That’s particularly true for TIA, whose exhaustive bid and selection process forged a brand mix that will be roughly half local and half national/international when it’s fully rolled out in 2017.
The days of major airports housing predominantly familiar chain restaurants are waning, say experts in the field.
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