Qatar Duty Free Wins 7 Awards At FAB Awards

Doha: Qatar Duty Free has earned seven awards across multiple categories at the Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) and Hospitality Awards in Ontario, California.
That was announced by the award cermony's organizers, The MoodieDavitt Report.

An independent panel of judges from the culinary, hospitality, and aviation sectors voted for Qatar Duty Free in the following categories:

- Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year: Qatar Duty Free, Hamad International Airport

- Airport Lounge of the Year (International): Louis Vuitton Lounge by Yannick Alléno

- Airport F&B Opening of the Year: Souq Al Matar

- Airport Food & Beverage Offer of the Year (Regional Winner Middle East and Africa): Qatar Duty Free, Hamad International Airport

- Airport F&B Opening of the Year (Regional Winner Middle East and Africa): Souq Al Matar

- Airport Lounge Food & Beverage Offering of the Year (Regional Winner Middle East and Africa): Louis Vuitton Lounge by Yannick Alléno

- Airport Food & Beverage Offer Best Representing Sense of Place (Regional Winner Middle East and Africa): Basta

Qatar Duty Free highlighted the role of its culinary team in achieving these awards. The company stated, "This success is a testament to the innovation, investment, and pioneering standards exemplified by the business' entire culinary team – a diverse group of more than 1,700 professionals, including over 340 chefs, delivering over 6 million meals per year across 70 dining outlets."

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, praised the quality of service provided by Qatar Duty Free.

“As a leading hospitality provider, Qatar Airways Group is dedicated to exceeding industry standards to set new global benchmarks across all aspects of our operations. From our airline services to our airport lounges, we consistently strive for excellence, and that is equally true of our F&B offerings. This recognition at the 2024 FAB Awards highlights Qatar Duty Free's leading role in delivering world-class dining that enriches the customer experience at Hamad International Airport,” he said.

Qatar Duty Free Senior Vice President, Thabet Musleh, added:“Our team at Qatar Duty Free is continually striving to put Hamad International Airport on the map as a destination in its own right. F&B plays a pivotal role in the overall airport experience, and we are extremely proud to be recognized by a panel of experts for redefining this experience. We consistently invest in strengthening our offerings, upgrading outlets, and delivering world-class concepts to ensure that our ability to truly deliver 'Something for Everyone' is not an empty promise, but a guarantee. We are increasingly becoming the benchmark as the world's best F&B airport experience and we are delighted to be recognized as such at the FAB Awards.”

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