Issue 47 | July 2023
HMSHost International Expands in Qatar
HMSHost International has further expanded its presence in the Middle East through a joint venture with Qatar Airways at Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha. With 20 of our partnership’s 24 stores now officially open, people on the move through Hamad International Airport can already enjoy a sensational portfolio of F&B brands, including a dazzling selection of our proprietary and bespoke brands. Here are the concepts now available in Doha:
Bespoke and proprietary brands: memorable for all the right reasons
Juice and food bar VIT is the perfect place for a quick and healthy recharge. An icon of tradition and with its history of excellence, Bar Motta, offers a selection of dishes inspired by the Milanese sweets brand. Wine bar Enoteca Giardino has created the largest indoor garden ever built in an airport, and is the travel hub’s hotspot for Italian wines, antipasti and small plates. Transporting a buzzing Oriental food scene to the airport, Asia Street Cooking Ltd, takes care of guests craving for urban Asian-fusion food. Grab&Fly, serves drinks and small bites to go for travellers on the move and in a hurry.
Global favourites and emerging stars: a steady and familiar drumbeat
KFC brings their rich, decades-long history of success and innovation in chicken meals; Burger King lives up to their reputation for high-quality and affordable burger based menus; Costa Coffee, delivers their passion for perfection with finely brewed coffee and ready-to-go snacks and sandwiches; while positive eating focused Wagamama illustrates the idea that we feed our soul as well as our body, by using the freshest ingredients, served the second it is ready.
At Jones Social travellers can relax in its smooth tapas-oriented easy dining style. Jones the Grocer Express serves its popular single origin coffees, pastries, sandwiches, salads, soups and hearty mains packaged as portable. Comptoir Libanais was also introduced to the airport, with delicious, freshly prepared, Lebanese food in an oasis of flowers and colours.
Bakery brand Simit Sarayi is spreading Anatolian cuisine by blending it with international flavours. Eat Greek honours traditional Greek cuisine, bringing fresh, wholesome cooking to a contemporary and comfortable settings.
Summer 2023 set to complete full opening
The next four stores are set to open in mid-2023. Proprietary brand, Italian Kitchen Terracotta, will bring guests the satisfyingly familiar flavours of the Italian cuisine. Giraffe, brings its passion for seeking out the best in global dishes, and serves travellers the world on a plate. Le Petit Belge enters the country, bringing the best of Belgian cuisine and hops culture to the airport. Emerging global favourite; The Dosa Factory brings authentic Indian cuisine to the food court with the versatile favourite dosa in all its forms.
