F&B

McDonalds has announced it will open its largest ever store for the London 2012 Olympics.  Its 3,000m2 spread over two floors with 1,500 seats.  It is planned to employ 470 staff and serve 50,000 Big Macs, 100,000 portions of fries and 30,000 milkshakes during the Games. Photos: dailymail.co.uk  

Dylan’s Candy Bar has three NY locations – 1011 Third Avenue in Manhattan, Roosevelt Field Mall, and East Hampton. They apparently also have locations in Houston & Florida. Its owned by Dylan Lauren, daughter of designer Ralph Lauren, so its perhaps not surprising to find some interesting design features to the store. And Dylan’s doesn’t […]

On Terminal E

The main problem is that it doesn’t really smell – it would work far better in an airport environment if it gave of some of the smell of a freshly cooking pizza. Who could resist in arrivals after getting off a long flight and whilst waiting for your bags….. I thought these machines did give […]

In fast food restaurants & food courts you typically see a whole range of different drink sizes but often those retailers question offering the extreme size drinks because sales of them are relatively low. However, research from Duke University has suggested that drink purchases are altered by the portfolio of options available, and operators may […]

All the F&B at JetBlue‘s JFK Terminal 5 is operated by OTG. There are essentially 4 components to their F&B strategy. Full service restaurants/cafes showcasing some of NYC’s top chefs A gourmet food hall which enables passengers to mix & match menu items from 8 quick serve eateries A Gourmet Market which offers more than […]

The comical and humorous exterior with a rocket ready for take-off and a circular entrance way draws attention to this ‘new’ space in an old building. The first two floors are occupied by ICE CREAM™, and the upper two floors are by BBC. The usage of 2-D design is an important element in both spaces. […]