Emirates Leisure Retail Partners with Changi Airport Group to Launch Exclusive Pop-up Concept in Terminal 3
Hudsons Coffee and The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck join forces to enhance dining experience for passengers at Changi Airport
14th March, Singapore 2018: Emirates Leisure Retail (ELR), one of the fastest growing travel retail groups globally renowned for delivering, owning and operating exciting dining concepts and brands, is set to launch an exclusive pop-up concept in partnership with Changi Airport Group (CAG) at Changi Airport’s Terminal 3, the first of its kind at the cosmopolitan airport.
Now open and running until 8th April, the pop-up dining experience will feature Hudsons Coffee, widely considered as Australia’s favourite coffee brand, plus The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck, a premium casual- dining eatery by the acclaimed celebrity chef, to bring exclusive offers and activations to the airport’s international passengers.
Coffee lovers will be thrilled to sample Hudsons Coffee’s signature coffee blends, as well as its brand new cold brew coffee. Passengers visiting the pop-up will be able to see their own selfies or images on their drinks, via the exclusive Ripple Machine. In addition to special offers, travel enthusiasts will get the chance to win an all-expenses-paid return trip to Melbourne, the home of Hudsons Coffee, by guessing the number of coffee beans in the giant coffee mug located at the kiosk.
The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck will be offering passengers a whole host of tantalising offers. Foodies can spin a giant wheel to win instant prizes, including free pizzas, complimentary wine and other special offers plus other retail merchandise like Wolfgang Puck cook books. Kevin Zajax, COO of ELR, said: “We’re delighted to be bringing the first ever interactive F&B pop-up to Changi Airport, in partnership with Changi Airport Group. By continuing to surprise and excite, our goal is that passengers truly look forward to airport dining.”
Ms Teo Chew Hoon, Group Senior Vice President of Airside Concessions at Changi Airport Group, said: “Besides catering to the tastes of 62 million international passengers annually, Changi Airport constantly finds ways to offer passengers a different dining experience every time they fly through the airport. We are pleased to launch this exclusive F&B outpost in partnership with Emirates Leisure Retail, and bring together coffee connoisseurs and gourmands in an exciting pop-up café.”
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About Emirates Leisure Retail
Emirates Leisure Retail (ELR), a subsidiary of the high-profile Emirates Group, owns and operates a wide-ranging portfolio of restaurants, cafés and bars across the Middle East, Asia and Australasia. Operating over 300 outlets (including more than 80 outlets across 15 domestic and international airports) models range from franchise to own brand, and are all designed to offer a premium experience at great value with concepts that cover all 24 hours of the day.
Key brands operated by ELR include Costa Coffee, Hudsons Coffee, Pret A Manger, The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck, giraffe, Left Bank, as well as bespoke, world first and global award winning concepts including Coopers Alehouse, Jack’s Bar & Grill, Heineken Lounge, and The Draft House.
Awards
ELR received industry recognition when Hudsons Coffee won Best Airport Coffee Shop at the Airport Food and Beverage (FAB) Awards 2016 & Brisbane River Grill won Best Airport Bar of the Year at the Drinks International Travel Retail Awards 2016. ELR has won 40 industry awards over the past five years.
About Changi Airport Group
Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd (CAG) (www.changiairportgroup.com) was formed on 16 June 2009 and the corporatisation of Singapore Changi Airport (IATA: SIN, ICAO: WSSS) followed on 1 July 2009. As the company managing Changi Airport, CAG undertakes key functions focusing on airport operations and management, air hub development, commercial activities and airport emergency services. CAG also manages Seletar Airport (IATA: XSP, ICAO: WSSL) and through its subsidiary Changi Airports International, invests in and manages foreign airports.
Changi Airport is the world's sixth busiest airport for international traffic. It served a record 62.2 million passengers from around the globe and handled 2.13 million tonnes of airfreight throughput in 2017. Changi Airport has 400 retail and service stores, as well as 140 F&B outlets. With over 100 airlines providing connectivity to 400 cities worldwide, Changi Airport handles about 7,200 flights every week, or about one every 80 seconds.
For further information or images, please contact:
Emirates Leisure Retail global enquiries: Andy Gould Group Marketing Manager +971 4 330 4030 ext. 419 [email protected]
Changi Airport Group enquiries:
Sharon Chia+65 6632 6371