Avolta and Lagardère Travel Retail secure multi-outlet food & beverage concessions at Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3

GERMANY. Fraport Group has named Avolta and Lagardère Travel Retail as the winners of two key food & beverage packages at the new Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3.

Avolta will operate 12 outlets in the Non-Schengen Central Marketplace, the Schengen Pier and the Departures Hall. Brands include Espresso House, Sophia Loren, Brew’d, Asia Street Cooking, Origin Bar & Eatery, Brot. By Axel Schmitt, Hausmann’s, Brewgate and Amore Mobilo.

Lagardère Travel Retail will run ten spaces in the Non-Schengen Central Marketplace, the Non-Schengen Pier and in the Arrivals Hall, as well as six additional spaces for travel essentials. Its F&B brands include Haferkater, Brezelmeister, EL&N, Bread & Bite, Neni Deli, Burger King, Mainbissen, Daily Deli and Zigolini.

Fraport Executive Director for Retail and Real Estate Anke Giesen said: “We are very pleased to welcome Avolta and Lagardère Travel Retail as our partners in the new dining areas of Terminal 3. Both companies display an impressive innovative spirit and strict quality standards and will greatly enrich the food & beverage options at Frankfurt Airport.”

The two partners were selected based on a range of factors, said Fraport, led by their response to “expected passenger needs” and the quality of the dining options.

The airport company said: “With impressive international cuisine, select trend concepts and regional highlights, the new terminal will feature a wide range of culinary experiences to meet the high standards of Frankfurt’s international guests.

“Covering 2,900sq m, the dining space in Terminal 3 will offer a wide variety of food & beverage options, from German bakeries to snack shops, a high-end bar with fresh tapas and sushi to chic Italian restaurants. The two food courts and the central bar in the marketplace – the heart of the new terminal with its unique ceiling construction – are a particular highlight of the new terminal.”

Contracts for dining spaces in Terminal 3 have now all been awarded, with bid processes for retail and service areas in their final phases. So far, 65 retail spaces covering around 12,000sq m have been awarded to partners across shops, restaurants and services such as currency exchange and car rentals.

Fraport also noted that – through Gebr. Heinemann – the “expansive duty-free shops in the non-Schengen area are particularly impressive”.

Giesen said: “We are expecting many international guests in Terminal 3 and have designed the new terminal to meet their needs and provide them an incredible experience. Our retail areas are exceptional in their diversity and quality and have been created to make the guest experience in our new terminal one to remember.”

Fraport said it has selected “attractive, top-performing partners and concepts” for the new Terminal 3, which is scheduled to become operational for the 2026 summer flight schedule. After completion of the first construction phase, Frankfurt Airport’s new terminal will accommodate up to 19 million passengers a year.

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