Milan , 25 May 2007 - Autogrill Group (Milan: AGL IM) has strengthened its presence in Northern Europe and, through its airport division HMSHost Europe, has been awarded in a competitive tender process a contract to operate f&b services in Shannon Airport, Ireland’s second biggest airport after Dublin in terms of passenger traffic. Already active in Ireland, in Cork, the Group with this new deal takes its number of European airports to 51, business being managed by its subsidiaries in the f&b and retail & duty-free segments.