Helsinki / FI. (fg) Fazer Group opens four Gateau cafes across Arlanda Airport in partnership with SSP Group, a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations. The cafes will be located at the Market Place and the F Pier at terminal 5, at Sky City and at terminal 2. Visitors and travellers alike will be able to enjoy an assortment of artisan bread and pastries inspired by traditional French baking. The offering will also include a light lunch menu. The cafés will open in the autumn.
«Fazer is all about meaningful food experiences. We continue to expand with our Gateau concept, and we are very proud to soon be represented at such an attractive location as Arlanda Airport. For Gateau, this is an important marketplace where we will offer a new category with artisan baked assortment of high quality. With SSP’s marketplace expertise combined with our passion for craftsmanship, quality, and wonderful taste, we form a strong partnership. We look forward to welcoming travellers from all around the world to enjoy our unique concept», says Johan Rosenblom, Head of Fazer Retail.
The assortment of the artisan bakeries at Arlanda will consist of bread, pastries, Gateau’s own coffee and a limited range of fresh sandwiches and salads. The interior design concept is in line with Gateau’s other shops, featuring an inviting and warm interior environment with a blend of marble and dark wood. The new cafés at Arlanda are operated by SSP Group under a license agreement. Arlanda Airport is owned and operated by Swedavia.
«We at SSP are very proud to present this collaboration and partnership. Gateau’s history and genuine passion for artisan bakery is inspiring and has a distinct offer for people on the go, which are the places we specialise in operating. Gateau will have a clear place in our portfolio as it is a concept that differentiate us even further. We look forward to opening these four cafés at Arlanda, welcoming all future travellers, and contributing to the traveller experience that we, together with Swedavia, want to achieve», says Björn Olsson, CEO SSP Sweden.
Gateau is an artisan bakery from Stockholm with ancestry from 1937. The café chain bakes its bread according to traditional French recipes with sourdough, just like the chain’s role model Poilâne in Paris. Gateau’s pastries are inspired by the best French patisserie. Gateau has 34 cafés in Sweden, located in Stockholm, Uppsala and Skåne. In Finland the number of Gateau cafés is 14. Gateau is part of Finland’s Fazer Group since 2011 (Photo: Fazer Group).
