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June 7, 2017
Contact:
Perry Cooper | Sea-Tac Airport
(206) 787-4923 | cooper.p@portseattle.org
Popular
global and local businesses part of latest group of new concessions coming to Sea-Tac
Airport
Port of Seattle announces winning bids featuring concepts
from banh mi and sushi to burgers and Washington wines, and retail featuring
local designers and manufacturers
SEATTLE – The Port of Seattle is announcing new dining and
retail concepts that were selected in a competitive bidding process for
locations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The new concessions will reflect
global tastes while featuring several popular favorites including: bahn mi,
burgers, a cocktail bar, ice cream, fresh juice, sushi and salads. The
locations will be open to serve the traveling public in the coming years.
The
Port is in the middle of a long-term dining and retail redevelopment program in
which leases for the majority of the units are expiring over several years,
some of which have already been re-leased. More opportunities for interested
firms will still be available in the future, including approximately 20 units
in the next lease group to be proposed for competitive bid starting this summer.
Currently, passengers have 86 dining and retail choices at the airport. That
number is expected to grow to more than 135 dining and retail choices upon
completion of the redevelopment effort.
“There was more competition and there were more local
concepts submitted for these leases than we’ve ever received before,” said Port
of Seattle Commission President Tom Albro. “We’re particularly pleased that so
many local minority and small businesses see the benefit of opportunities at
Sea-Tac Airport, will create new jobs, and help us share a Pacific Northwest
sense of place with our passengers. Remember to check in early and bring your
appetite.”
Winning
bidders were selected through a rigorous, thorough fair evaluation process with
seven rating criteria including background/experience, concept, unit design,
financial/rent proposal, management/staffing and operations, job
quality/workforce development, and small business participation. The process
included observation from external stakeholders and benefitted from lessons
learned from previous leasing efforts.
The list of
winning bids includes exciting current local businesses as well as new local
concepts developed specifically for the airport. The list below highlights
specific stores, their concepts and the operating organization.
1.
Marche Food Hall – To be located in the large area at
the elbow of Concourse A between gates A6 and A5, featuring popular and local concepts,
operated by SSP America
a.
Jujubeet – ‘Artisan juices for the heart and
mind’ with locations in Bellevue and Seattle
b.
Macrina Bakery – ‘Hand formed, freshly baked’ bakery
goods with locations in Kent and Seattle
c.
Salt & Straw – An iconic fresh-made ice creamery
based in Portland, opening its first Seattle location in 2017
d.
True Burger Co. – Using locally and regionally
sourced ingredients
e.
Slate Coffee Roasters – A three-year old specialty coffee
roasting and retail company with four locations in Seattle (with a second
location in the South Satellite Food Court)
f.
Tap & Pour – Serving cool amber ales and drafts
2.
Evergreens – Providing healthy convenient meals
in U-Village and five downtown Seattle locations, operated by The Yarrow Group
3.
Poppa Woody’s – A partnership between Sub Pop
Records and Li’l Woody’s, Seattle’s Best Burgers with two locations in Seattle
and Ballard, operated by SP-LW, LLC. (This was one of the editor suggestions to
add in last year’s Sea-Tac Airport feature with Seattle Met Magazine!)
4.
Lucky Louie by Kathy Casey – Operated
by 1915 Kchouse Concepts, LLC, a local woman-operated company by Stacy House
and Kathy Casey. Featuring Northwest inspired quick serve seafood
5.
Asian Box – With roots in San Francisco,
delivering customizable Asian favorites on noodles or rice, operated by SSP
America
6.
Ballard Beer Hall – Designed to reflect Seattle’s
exceptional craft beer scene, SSP America
7.
Banh Shop – Delivering fresh flavors of
Southeast Asia, operated by SSP America
8.
Caffe Ladro – Based in Seattle since 1994,
serving ‘best in town’ coffee with sustainable roots and pastries from the
Ladro bakery, operated by SSP America
9.
Good Bar – Specializing in food that is
‘straightforward and delicious, always made from quality ingredients,' located
in Pioneer Square, operated by SSP America
10. Kio
Shi Sushi Bento – Made
to order Japanese food by Seattle master sushi chef Hajime Sato, operated by
SSP America
11. La
Place – Serving
sustainably sourced products produced locally in the Pacific Northwest,
operated by SSP America
12. Le
Grand Comptior – Featuring
an array of wines from Washington vineyards and regionally-inspired menu, operated
by SSP America
13. Pallino – Local fast-casual Italian-American
favorites, operated by Pallino SeaTac, LLC
14. Pei
Wei Asian Diner – Delivering
handcrafted, pan-Asian dishes made to order by the founders of P.F. Chang’s
China Bistro, operated by SSP America
15. Seattle
Made – Featuring high
quality products designed and manufactured in Seattle by more than 350 member
makers, operated by Pacific Gateway Concessions, LLC
16. Standard
Bakery and Broadcast Coffee Roasters
– Offering a quintessential taste of the Pacific Northwest, operated by Pacific
Gateway Concessions, LLC
17. Starbucks
Urban Market (two
locations on Concourse D and bag claim) – Complementing the offering of
Starbucks with news, sundries, travel necessities and more, operated by Host
International
18. Stone
House Café – Offering
home-style cooking with a location on Rainier Avenue, operated by BF Foods, LLC
19. Swarovski – A world-leading producer of fashion
jewelry, operated by Pacific Gateway Concessions, LLC
20. The
Habit Burger Grill – Best
known for the Charburger, with three locations in the Seattle area, operated by
SSP America
21. The
News Stand – Bringing
a modern era travel and newsstand, operated by Pacific Gateway Concessions, LLC
In addition
to the traveling public, Sea-Tac Airport’s dining and retail program benefits
businesses, individual workers and local cities. Combined, annual revenue from
Sea-Tac concessionaires is about $275 million. Full-time employment in airport
dining and retail is up 21 percent since the beginning of redevelopment in 2014.
In addition to parking and other taxes, the City of SeaTac collects retail
gross sales tax from Sea-Tac’s dining and retail program, benefitting local
residents.
The Port of
Seattle has set ambitious goals for engagement with small, local and minority businesses.
We significantly increased outreach, networking and training programs for potential
applicants and provided feedback to businesses that were unsuccessful in their
prior bids.
In the past
few years, community input has helped the Sea-Tac Airport create more lease opportunities
for small business participation. By thinking outside the box on leases and
build outs, the Port now offers shorter leases on introductory kiosks to small
businesses that are not ready for the capital investment of building out their
own space, as well as intermediate kiosks for small businesses that want a
customized space without the investment of an entire store. These successful
programs create more access points to the airport.
More Details on Sea-Tac Airport’s Dining and Retail
Program
Sea-Tac’s
award-winning Airport Dining & Retail (ADR) program focuses on providing
the traveling public with shops, restaurants and services that exceed their
expectations for customer service, quality, variety, affordability and that reflect
a Pacific Northwest sense of place. The program includes popular national
brands as well as local favorites to meet a variety of needs and tastes.
The
redevelopment of the ADR Program offers an excellent opportunity to advance the
Port’s Century Agenda goals by enhancing the airport’s profile as the preferred
gateway to the Pacific Northwest, by promoting job growth, by creating new
opportunities for small, local and disadvantaged businesses, and by meeting the
expectations of the traveling public for quality food service, retail products
and personal services.
Interested
firms can register at our website to be notified about new leasing opportunities
as well as training programs about participation in the ADR program at Sea-Tac
Airport.
About Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Operated
by the Port of Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA, KSEA) is
ranked as the 9th busiest U.S. airport, serving nearly 45.7 million
passengers and more than 366,000 metric tons of air cargo in 2016. With a regional economic impact of more than
$16.3 billion in business revenue, Sea-Tac generates 171,796 jobs (109,924
direct jobs) representing over $2.8 billion in direct earnings and more than
$565 million in state and local taxes. Thirty airlines serve 88 non-stop
domestic and 23 international destinations.
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