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BARCELONA, Spain – The 2025 Airport Food and Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference & Awards is now just 20 days away. Today The Moodie Davitt Report proudly reveals the finalists in a perennially popular category – FAB Airport Coffee or Tea Shop of the Year.
The 2025 Award winners will be revealed at the FAB 2025 Gala Dinner in Barcelona on 26 June.
There are 23 categories in this year’s FAB Awards, which attracted a record-breaking number of entries. There will also be additional special judges’ awards.
Commenting on the latest shortlist, The Moodie Davitt Report Chairman and Founder of the FAB Awards Martin Moodie said: “Coffee shops are pivotal to every airport’s F&B offer while specialist tea outlets also play an important role in many locations.
“Unsurprisingly then, the category attracted a huge number of entries. However, the judges made it clear in their rigorous scoring to reach a shortlist that they were looking for offers and environments that stood out from a very large pack.
“Some outstanding examples from all regions, including a particularly encouraging representation from the fast-emerging Kingdom of Saudi Arabia market, did precisely that. The extreme closeness of the ultimate scoring underlines how the quality bar has been consistently raised around the airport world.”
The remaining category finalists will be announced this week.
FAB Airport Coffee or Tea Shop of the Year finalists
- Aida Café – SSP Eastern Europe and Middle East, King Abdulaziz International Airport, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- AJ1881 – Semolina Kitchens Pvt Ltd, JV between Travel Food Services Ltd, Adani Airport Holdings Ltd and AJ Holding Ltd, Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, India
- Ampersand Coffee – AMPM Hospitality, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, USA
- Blue Bird Speciality Coffee Roastery– KSG Catering, Dublin Airport, Ireland
- Caffè Nero – SSP Eastern Europe and Middle East, King Khalid International Airport, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Cakes & Bakes – BTA, Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan
- Dallah Coffee – Avolta, King Khalid International Airport, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- EL&N London – Lagardère Travel Retail, King Khalid International Airport, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- FIX – Lagardère Travel Retail, Dubai International Airport, UAE
- Gateau – SSP, Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden
- Hudsons Coffee – Emirates Leisure Retail, Changi Airport Terminal 3, Singapore
- Kabod Coffee – Kabod Coffee, Denver International Airport, USA
- Le Petit Camion – Qatar Duty Free, Hamad International Airport, Qatar
- Paragon Tea Room – Avolta, Vancouver International Airport, Canada
- PAUL – Areas, Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain
- Peet’s At Night – SSP America, Boston Logan International Airport, USA
- T9 Premium Tea – Avolta, Shanghai Pudong Airport, China
- Veneziano Coffee Roasters – SSP Asia Pacific, Melbourne Airport, Australia
The FAB 2026 venue will be revealed during a special handover ceremony at the Gala Dinner for this year’s FAB in Barcelona.
The combination of FAB plus Airport Hospitality World will see the event take on an additional exhibition element next year
