Awards & Achievement
2023
June
Melbourne Airport Excellence Awards
Melbourne Airport held their 2022 Excellence Awards at a Gala event on 19/6/23 at the Ritz Carlton. Martin Nguyen from our St ALi operations was named the 2022 Barista of the Year. Martin was up against 40 other baristas and we are very proud of his achievements and the professionalism with which he conducts himself every day.
2022
November
2022 Eat Drink Design Awards
We are very pleased to announce that Sullivan Skinner, the architects of one of our most recent outlets in Brisbane, The Common, have won the Best Cafe Design at the 2022 Eat Drink Design Awards. Their design for The Common at Brisbane Airport won in a field of 14 shortlisted designs. The award recognises achievement in the design of a cafe, tea house or coffee shop. The design features bold forms and saturated colour schemes and enjoys a fantastic outlook over the tarmac and exposure to the concourse walkway.
2022
July
AAA Retail and Commercial Awards July 2022
The Australian Airports Association held its inaugural Retail and Commercial Awards night on the Gold Coast this July. ARE is very proud to announce that we received 2 awards. Chairman Peter Butts won the Career Achievement and Industry Contribution award for his over 50 year career in the industry. Peter has been a pioneer, bringing many food and beverage trends to the airport over the last 50 years and owns the largest Food & Beverage operation in Australia, by number of outlets. Verity Eddy from our Gold Coast operations won the Team Member Recognition Award for helping to carry the business through the pandemic whilst still maintaining excellent levels of customer service. Verity has been an asset to our Gold Coast team for many years. Peter and Verity are very deserving of these awards and we are extremely proud of them both
2021
November
Travellers return to the skies in Melbourne
With restrictions easing and fully vaccinated travellers allowed to enter Victoria without having to quarantine, life is slowly returning to normal at Melbourne Airport. Only 4 of ARE's 15 food and beverage outlets at Melbourne Airport were operating during lockdown but with a staggered approach they will all be open in the coming months. A huge recruitment drive is currently underway to add almost 200 staff to our business.
2021
June
2021 Australian Institute of Architects (ACT Chapter) Awards
ARE is very proud to announce that our Canberra outlet, CBC Airport Taproom won the Award for Interior Architecture at the 2021 Australian Institute of Architects Awards. Congratulations to Craig Tan Architects for their fantastic design. We are really proud to work with them in creating this award winning outlet.
2020
September
Tripadvisor Traveller’s Choice Award for 2020
ARE is very proud to announce that 4 of our outlets have been awarded with a TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for 2020. Corretto Bar & Café at the Brisbane International Terminal and Mach2, Chicken Confidential and Grand Cru at the Sydney International Terminal are the worthy winners. These awards recognise that the outlets have been rated in the top 10% of restaurants worldwide. Our staff should be extremely proud of their efforts and we congratulate them on a fantastic achievement.
ARE's new outlet at Canberra Airport is shortlisted for Best Cafe design in the Eat Drink Design awards
Best Cafe design shortlist
ARE's Fat Yak Bar at Sydney Airport's Terminal 2 is shortlisted for Best Bar design in the Eat Drink Design awards
Best Bar design shortlist
2019
December
ARE’s Coffee Operations Manager Alicia Orr ran the 2019 Airport Retail Enterprises Pty Ltd Barista of the year Competition; first prize was a trip to Italy.
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November
Congratulations to Anh Huynh from our Melbourne T4 operations on winning the 2019 Award for Excellence.
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June
Airport Retail Enterprises winning a few awards at the 2019 Melbourne Airport Excellence Awards ceremony
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April
ARE staff win awards at the Brisbane Airport 2019 Barista Competition
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2018
December
Lisa Woodlands on winning the 2018 Award for Excellence
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July
Urban Provodore's Jimmy Tran named Barista of the year 2018
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March
Annual ARE Certificate Program Graduation
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2017
July
2017 Melbourne Airport Customer Service through Innovation Award
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2016
December
Award for Food Excellence Winner 2016
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November
Hume Whittlesea Industry Partner Award 2016
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November
Award for Food Excellence Finalist 2016
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September
ARE consecutively wins Hungry Jack's Highest Award – 2016 National Franchisee of the Year
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August
ARE Supports Canteen's Camp for over 18's
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June
Congratulations to all 1st Round Finalists - Food Excellence Awards 2016
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March
ARE – Inaugural Annual Award for Food Excellence 2016
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2015
22 December
ARE Baristas Stamp their Ground Around the Nation
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20 November
Brisbane Airport Barista Competition – ARE’s Lucy McNamara, Highest Ranked Barista in Domestic Terminal
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17 November
ARE wins Hungry Jack's Highest Award – 2015 National Franchisee of the Year
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2013
18 June
WINNER of the 2013 Melbourne Airport’s “Organisation Customer Service Achievement Award”
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ARE Proudly Serves Melbourne’s 100 Millionth International Passenger
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2012
WINNER of the Sydney Design Awards 2012
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2011
18 December
ARE is profiled in The Foodie Report
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31 October
ARE celebrates 40 years of operation
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2010
8 December
Rheanne Dickason wins ARE's Barista of the Year Competition
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