Milano, 22 November 2005 - Autogrill Group (Milano: AGL IM) has strengthened its presence in Northern Europe with its first contract in Sweden, for 7 Food&Beverage points in ArlandaInternational Airport, Stockholm, just a few months after a securing another new contract at Cork Airport in Ireland. Both operations carry forward Autogrill’s expansion in this type of business in Europe, which now includes 21 airports in 11 countries.
The new business in Sweden will be run by HMSHost Europe, the Group’s European airport division,and will generate accumulated sales of more than €30m over the ten-year concession period. The 7 Food&Beverage points are to be located in terminals 4 and 5, which have the most passenger traffic (4.8 million and 8.9 million passengers respectively), and Sky City. The first points of sale are scheduled to open by the end of 2005.