Aviation Press Releases

June 16, 2011

Great New Restaurants Coming to Phoenix Sky Harbor

Visitors to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s Terminal 4 will soon have many new choices when it comes to food. On June 15, the Phoenix City Council unanimously approved the recommended proposal by Host International, Inc. for the first of two new food and beverage contracts in Sky Harbor’s busiest terminal.

HMS Host has provided food and beverage service in Terminal 4 since 1990. Three companies competed for this new contract: Areas USA PHX, LLC, Host International, Inc. and SSP America, Inc. Host International was chosen based on five criteria:

• Food & Beverage Concepts
• Financial return to the City
• Management and Operations Plan
• Design/Quality of Tenant Improvements
• Experience and Qualifications

Proposals for the second Terminal 4 food and beverage contract are due August 31, 2011. Interviews are scheduled for November, with City Council action expected in January 2012. Renovation of the Terminal 4 food and beverage areas will begin in January 2012. Host International will bring new restaurants and some old favorites, many of them local, to Terminal 4 on both sides of security. The new concepts will open in phases through mid 2013. “We are so thrilled to be able to bring these excellent food and beverage choices to our customers,” said Acting Assistant Aviation Director, Tamie Fisher.

New concepts include:
Paradise Bakery & Café
NYPD Pizza
Sir Veza’s Taco Garage
la Madeleine
Cartel Coffee Lab
McDonald’s
Press Express
El Bravo
Sauce
Blanco’s Tacos & Tequila
Modern Burger
Olive & Ivy Marketplace
LGO Burger
LGO Deli
LGO Pizzeria & Grateful Spoon Gelato
Chelsea’s Kitchen
D’licious Dishes
Barrio Café
Cowboy Ciao
Starbuck’s

“We’re proud to have provided opportunities to so many local, small business owners, many of whom partnered with Host to bring their restaurants to the Airport,” said Phoenix Aviation Director, Danny Murphy.