Autogrill opens the first Acafé on the A35 “BreBeMi”

Events and initiatives

Work on the interconnection between the A4 and the A35 having been completed, the A35 is now fully open to traffic as a direct motorway link to Milan for travellers transiting the eastern side of the Po valley and the Venice-Verona-Brennero-Genoa-Turin axis.

Autogrill’s new point of sale near Caravaggio - Adda sud service area – is an Acafé, a modern evolution of the motorway snack bar designed to meet the needs of a target of travellers who demand fresh, in-season products and attentive customer service.

 

National Food Drive Day: Autogrill’s initiatives against food waste

Events and initiatives

November 25 is National Food Drive Day.

It’s an important event that reminds us that we can all help in the fight against food waste with small yet effective actions. For 20 years now Autogrill has been supporting Associazione Banco Alimentare, an organization that donates surplus food to 8,000 charity entities throughout Italy.

World Food Day: Autogrill Bistrots support the fair trade chocolate industry

Events and initiatives

In collaboration with the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Altromercato, a leading force for fair trade, Autogrill is promoting the organic quality of products from small agricultural  producers in the southern hemisphere.

From 12 October onwards, customers in the five Bistrot points of sale in the urban network and at Fiumicino International Airport will find a delicious selection of Mascao organic chocolate, with cocoa from Bolivia and Mascobado whole cane sugar from the Philippines.

Autogrill is partner of the Youth In Action for Sustainable Development Goals initiative

Events and initiatives

The competition, promoted on the digital platform ideaTRE60 by Fondazione Italiana Accenture, the Foundation Eni Enrico Mattei and the Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli with the support of AsviS, SDSN Youth, AIESEC, RUS and the College Foundation of the Milanese Universities, will award up to a maximum of 20 project ideas

Bistrot’s first North American locations open at Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

Events and initiatives

“Born out of the Italian heritage for exceptional quality ingredients and flavours, Bistrot Montréal-Trudeau bolsters the airport’s selection of world-class dining and invites travellers to enjoy a well-deserved moment of relaxation and excellent cuisine before their flight,” said HMSHost President and CEO Steve Johnson. “We are thrilled to bring Bistrot’s first location outside of Europe here to Montréal–Trudeau Airport, in partnership with Aéroports de Montréal and our parent company Autogrill.”

TASTE TAKES OFF AT FIUMICINO

Events and initiatives

Autogrill is consolidating its presence at Fiumicino by opening four new foodservice concepts in the new T3 area inaugurated by Aeroporti di Roma in December 2016. They will round out Autogrill’s existing food&wine offering with solutions designed to meet the increasingly diversified needs of this Roman airport’s multinational clientele.