We are proud to be widely recognised by our industry.

The many awards we have won over the years are testament to our brands, our people and the quality of our offer.

2024

The FAB Awards:

  • SSP America – Airport Food & Beverage Marketing Campaign Of The Year for the "Seas The Day" campaign
  • SSP Emirates, Zayed International Airport – Airport Sustainability & Environmental Initiative of the Year (Klimato partnership)

Regional winners:

  • SSP Finland, Airside Foodcourt, Helsinki Airport – Airport Food Hall of the Year
  • SSP Asia Pacific, Jones the Grocer, SG – Airport Restaurant Design of the Year
  • SSP Asia Pacific, Hard Rock Cafe, MY – Airport Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year
  • SSP Asia Pacific, Global Lounge, MY – Airport Lounge Food & Bev Offering of the Year
  • SSP America, Bridgehead Coffee, Ottawa International Airport – Coffee Shop of the Year
  • SSP UK & Ireland BrewDog, Gatwick Airport – Airport Bar or Pub of the Year
  • SSP UK & Ireland Cloud Picker, Dublin Airport –  Airport Coffee or Tea Shop of the Year

The FAB Awards highly commended are:

  • SSP Emirates, Butlers Chocolate Café, Zayed International Airport – Airport Coffee Shop of the Year
  • SSP Emirates, Food Park, Zayed International Airport – Airport Food Hall of the Year
  • SSP America, Big Rig Kitchen & Brewery, Ottawa International Airport – Casual Dining Restaurant of the Year

The FAB Superstars Awards:

  • Roz Friel (Glasgow, SSP UK & Ireland – Team Member) –  Highly commended, Star Individual front of house, Europe
  • Rhodes Starbucks and Burger King Teams (Rhodes International Airport Diagoras, SSP Hellas) – Star Team front of house, Europe
  • The Concept Development Team (SSP UK & Ireland) –  Star Team back of house, Europe
  • Siewlay Chew (Kuala Lumpur International Airport, SSP Asia Pacific – Head of Business Development) – Star Individual back of house, Asia Pacific
  • Back of House Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur International Airport, SSP Asia Pacific) – Star Team back of house, Asia Pacific
  • Jenelyn Gallardo Patubo (Zayed International Airport, SSP Emirates – Restaurant Manager) – Star Individual front of house, Middle East
  • Dony Mathew (Zayed International Airport, SSP Emirates – Head Chef) – Star Individual back of house, Middle East
  • Bikas Bashyal  (Hamad International Airport, QASSP – Cook) – Highly commended, Star Individual back of house, Middle East
  • Alvin Coronel (Oakland International Airport, SSP America – Warehouse Associate) – Star Individual back of house, America
  • Manny Gagaoudakis (Montréal-Trudeau International Airport, SSP America – Commissary and Production Manager) – Highly commended, Star Individual back of house, America

2023

FAB Awards

  • Airport Bar or Pub of the year: Oakland Draft House
  • Airport Food and beverage offer best representing sense of place: The Farmers Market
  • Outstanding Career Contribution: Pat Murray, Deputy CEO SSP America

Regional winners

  • European Airport Bar or Pub of the year: Juniper & Co
  • European Casual Dining Restaurant of the year: The Fallow
  • Asia Pacific Airport Bar or Pub of the year: Koh Hop Bar
  • Americas Airport Health Centred Offer of the year: Nourish by The Dirty Apron
  • Americas Airport ‘Food to Go’ of the year: The Farmers Market
  • Americas Casual Dining Restaurant of the year: Bad Egg Breakfast Bar
  • Asia Pacific Health Centred Offer of the year: LivEat
  • Asia Pacific Casual Dining Restaurant of the year: Jamie Oliver
  • Airport Lounge of the Year: TFS 
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the year awards: TFS

The FAB Superstars Awards

  • Star Individual – Europe – Back of House: Jim Norris, F&B Director, SSP UK
  • Star Individual – Middle East & Africa – Back of House: Habibur Rahman Skarkar, SSP EEME
  • Star Individual – Middle East & Africa – Front of House: Edabelle Ragay Veloso, HSE & Sustainability Manager, SSP EEME
  • Star Individual – Asia Pacific – Front of House: Kate Chessells, Operations Manager Hobart Airport, SSP APAC
  • Star Individual – America – Front of House: Savitre Sukhram, Ambassador for JFK Airport Terminal 4, SSP America
  • Star Team – Europe – Front of House: SSP UK Burger King Team, Stansted Airport
  • Star Team – Asia Pacific – Front of House: SSP Mactan Cebu team, Mactan Cebu International Airport

2022

  • Star Team – Americas: Front of House
  • SSP America Team, JFK T4
  • Star Team – Asia Pacific: Front of House
  • Delhi Team, Travel Food Services
  • Star Individual Asia Pacific: Front of House
  • Josie Barber, Operations Manager, SSP Australia
  • Star Individual Europe: Front of House
  • Jigna Desai, General Manager, SSP, Gatwick Airport
  • Star Individual Middle East & Africa: Front of House
  • Michalis Georgiou, Operations Manager, QASSP, Hamad International Airport
  • Star Individual Middle East & Africa: Back of House – Kitchen / Stores / Admin / Logistics
  • Christos Christodoulou, Internal Audit Manager, SSP
  • Star Innovation Asia Pacific: Back of House – Kitchen / Stores / Admin / Logistics
  • Human Resources Team, Travel Food Services: ‘Graduate Accelerated Programme’

2021

Star team – Asia Pacific Front of House SSP
Perth, Australia

Star individual – Americas – Stores/Admin/Logistics
Tim Wilmes at SSP America

Star individual – Middle East & Africa – Stores/Admin/Logistics
Frantzeska Georgiou at SSP EEME

Star story, team or individual – Americas
Stephanie Torres at SSP America

Humanity, Leadership and Inspiration – team or individual Europe
SSP UK Birmingham

Star Story – Asia Pacific Front of House
Nangamuthu Murugan, Guest Service Associate, TFS, Chennai Domestic Airport

Innovation Asia Pacific – Stores/Admin/Logistics
Accounts Payable Team, TFS Head Office

Star Individual Asia Pacific – Stores/Admin/Logistics
Venkat Subramanian, Technical Services, TFS, Chennai Airport

Caroline (Suzie) Grider at SSP America

Best Employee Recognition Program

2020

Best Overall Restaurateur, Large

SSP America

2019

Environmental Initiative of the Year

SSP Sweden, Airport and Rail, multiple locations

 

Outstanding Career Contribution to Airport Food and Beverage

Nick Inkster, CEO of SSP Nordics & Spain and Group Director Strategic Client Partnerships

Best New Restaurant

1300 on Filmore, San Francisco International Airport

 

Best Overall Restaurateur, Large

SSP America

Best Airport Local/Regional Dining

The Breakfast Klub, George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Hot Concept – Restaurant for Travellers

Alas by Hermanos Torres, SSP Spain

2018

USA Today Award for Best Airport Bar

LOLO American Kitchen & Craft Bar, Minneapolis-St Paul Airport

 

USA Today Award for Best Airport Sit Down Dining

Osteria, Los Angeles Airport

 

Best New Concept

5 Borough Food Hall, New York John F Kennedy Airport

 

Best Customer Service

SSP America

F&B Team Member of the Year

D’Angelo Charles, SSP America

 

Airport Bar of the Year

Irish House, Indira Gandhi International Airport

 

Airport Street Food Offer of the Year

5 Borough Food Hall, New York John F Kennedy Airport

 

New Food and Beverage Concept of the Year

Freshly, Chennai International Airport

 

Food and Beverage Outstanding Design of the Year

Norgesglasset, Oslo Airport

Best Onboard Catering Innovation

Virgin Trains East Coast – RG

Airport Bar of the Year

Bottega Prosecco Bar, Birmingham Airport

2017

Individual Food and Beverage Offer of the Year in a Railway Station

Gino D’Acampo – My Restaurant, London Euston Station

 

The FAB Dining Transformation Award (Railway stations)

Travel Food Services, Raildhaba at Visakhapatnam (Vizag) railway station

 

Airport Upscale Dining Restaurant of the Year

Lift Bar & Grill, Vancouver International Airport