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In partnership with Delta Air Lines, New York based airport restaurateur OTG is excited to reach out to local and small businesses with multiple opportunities for Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (ACDBE) and Local Business Enterprises (LBE) to work with us in Delta’s brand new, state of the art LGA Terminal C.

OTG has created one of the most exciting culinary and retail programs at Delta LGA hub, offering travelers an impressive selection of local and regional foods and gifts.

Opportunities are available now, and through the next 18 months.

We want you to be a part of our team and help add to our unparalleled program!

Your qualifications.

• – Ability to operate as a subtenant at LGA Terminal
• – Hold current ACDBE certification with Food/Beverage or Retail NAICS or ability to become certified

About the new terminal.

Opening Spring 2022, Delta Air Lines is creating a state-of-the-art home at LaGuardia Airport where a new $4 billion terminal will replace the existing Terminals C and D.

The facility will offer larger gate areas and more seating, as well as 80% more concessions space than its existing facilities. A new Delta Sky Club will feature a Sky Deck with airfield views, locally inspired food options, artwork from emerging New York artists, and other unique amenities.

The terminal will include improved roadways and drop-off/pick-up areas, as well as a curbside check-in bypass leading directly to the security checkpoint. The overall terminal design integrates sustainable technologies and improvements in energy efficiency.

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“We now have the committed growth capital to execute on our long-term strategic plan, at a time when the travel industry is poised to regain normalcy after the shut-downs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Rick Blatstein, Chief Executive Officer of OTG. “As OTG continues to learn the preferences of travelers and guests, this move positions us to offer innovative solutions to meet their evolving demands, safely and efficiently – whenever they are away from home.”

OTG’s refinancing was led by funds managed by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners, L.P., Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. and CPPIB Credit Americas, Inc. as well as Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. The new facility is comprised of a $1.05 billion First Lien Senior Secured Term Loan and a $200mm Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility.

Centerbridge and Oaktree jointly stated, “We are excited to partner with OTG as it continues to provide an excellent customer experience for travelers. We look forward to supporting OTG’s goals to grow and innovate the airport experience.”

Moelis & Company acted as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent to OTG for this transaction.

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We are thrilled to announce the opening of not one, but TWO new restaurant concepts at our United Experience at Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). Located in Terminal B, Sugar Land Beer Garden and Q Bar proudly mark the first brand new OTG concepts to open since the pandemic, a feat that represents the resiliency of our company and Crewmembers.

Sugar Land Beer Garden

A beer garden that offers guests a considered assortment of beers along with traditional Bavarian bites, including handmade pretzels and a selection of sausages and brats. This space also features our latest Mobile Order technology, bringing guests our authentic offering right to their phone. 

Q Bar

The second iteration of this space at IAH, Q Bar features true Texas BBQ inspired by the original IAH Terminal E restaurant Q. Q Bar also proudly boasts our latest Mobile Order technology, ensuring our guests a seamless ordering experience.

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OTG’s CIBO Express Gourmet Markets will revolutionize the airport ground experience for travelers who desire a faster, easier way to grab their items and walk out

First CIBO Express Gourmet Market to use Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology to open next week

NEW YORK — March 11, 2020 — OTG, the hospitality group that is transforming the airport experience for millions of travelers every year, today announced that it will use Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology in select CIBO Express Gourmet Markets, with the first store set to open next week.

Starting on March 16 at Newark Liberty’s Terminal C and followed later by additional stores at Newark Liberty and LaGuardia Airports, travelers can purchase food and beverage items at CIBO Express Gourmet Markets without stopping to check out. By using Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology in these markets, busy airport travelers can quickly enter the store using their credit card, grab the CIBO items they wish to purchase, and just walk out for maximum speed and convenience.

OTG continues to revolutionize the hospitality and travel retail space with its approach to using best-in-class technologies to enhance the airport terminal experience. Its CIBO Express Gourmet Markets, with over 100 outlets across ten major airports, offer today’s traveler on the go a uniquely curated assortment of ready-made provisions; delicious, fresh, and wholesome foods; top-line health and beauty solutions and gifts; and leading-edge electronics. Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology will serve OTG guests’ very specific and time-sensitive needs, offering travelers an effortless experience that makes shopping at airports easier and much quicker.

“We’ve found that shoppers truly appreciate checkout-free retail experiences, so we’re thrilled to be working with an innovative company like OTG to bring our proven Just Walk Out technology to their airport stores,” said Dilip Kumar, Vice President, Physical Retail & Technology at Amazon. “Starting next week, travelers in the busy Newark Liberty Terminal C will no longer have to assess store lines to determine if they can quickly grab that snack, bottle of water, or travel essential they need before their flight – OTG’s CIBO Express Gourmet Markets featuring Just Walk Out technology will let them quickly grab what they need and get on their way without standing in line to check out. We can’t wait to hear how travelers like the experience!”

Rick Blatstein, CEO of OTG, explained that the introduction of Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology in OTG stores promises to revolutionize the airport experience for travelers. He added that this work with Amazon is another step in OTG’s ongoing commitment to providing its guests with a frictionless experience.

“We’re incredibly proud to be integrating Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology into the OTG airport experience,” said Blatstein. “OTG has always embraced technology as a means of optimizing the airport experience so that we can give our guests their time back. By using the world’s most advanced shopping technology in our CIBO Express Gourmet Markets, we’re doing just that by putting our guests in full control of their time.”

OTG’s reimagined airport terminals are designed to be perfect gateways to the cities and regions they serve, integrating here-and-now technology, iconic design and locally sourced dining and market options that create a true sense of place. OTG’s selection of Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology showcases the company’s thoughtful approach to leveraging advanced and innovative technologies to create a frictionless airport experience and to offer its airline carrier partners terminals that travelers want to visit.

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OTG and Starbucks today announced a new partnership to introduce a re-imagined customer experience, with a focus on new experiential concepts and innovative technology to better serve travelers at airports across the country.

OTG is known for its best-in-class approach to dining and retail in airports including Newark, LaGuardia, JFK, Philadelphia International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Starbucks is the global leader in airport food and beverage.  They are known for high quality craft coffee beverages and their signature customer experience.

OTG and Starbucks will introduce a variety of traditional and experiential locations, while exploring new technology to better serve customers anywhere in the terminal. Locations will be thoughtfully placed and move throughout the airport depending on time of day, providing travelers a Starbucks experience at their gate upon departure or arrival.

With a shared emphasis on providing a quality customer experience, this new partnership with OTG looks to usher in a new dynamic approach to how travelers get their Starbucks in the airport environment.

“OTG is thrilled to be forging this new and exciting partnership with Starbucks. Our mission is simple: deliver our guests what they want in the most efficient, frictionless way possible,” said Rick Blatstein, OTG CEO. “This collaboration will allow us to introduce a fully re-imagined Starbucks customer experience, ensuring guests access to their preferred cup anywhere in the airport.”

“We know customers demand retailers innovate and work to meet their needs. Our partnership with OTG will allow us to expand our footprint and reach more customers across U.S. airports. We will also bring new innovations to the market and elevate the overall Starbucks Experience for partners and customers. This includes new store concepts and digital capabilities that meet our customers where they are in their particular travel journey.”  Henry Klein, Starbucks senior national account executive – Travel

OTG is a restaurateur that operates more than 350 restaurants and retail concepts in 10 airports across North America. Since 1996, OTG has been creating airport experiences that create a true sense of place, and help travelers enjoy their journey.

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Live From Newark Liberty Terminal C…

OTG proudly introduces Pre-Flight Playbook, the first ever airport sports podcast, produced and recorded live in-terminal.

Hosted by former renowned NFL columnist Gary Myers, Pre-Flight Playbook will feature live guests from the sports world and questions from the audience, as Gary tackles today’s biggest stories in local and national sports.

Widely considered one of the most prolific sports writers in the industry, Gary has been covering the NFL since 1978 and served nearly 20 years as the NFL columnist for the New York Daily News. Currently a columnist with The Athletic, Gary also spent 13 years as NFL insider for HBO’s “Inside the NFL.” In addition to serving as media’s go-to NFL writer and analyst, Gary has authored numerous books including New York Times bestseller “Brady vs. Manning” and the recently released “How ‘Bout Them Cowboys?”

Pre-Flight Playbook’s debut will be filmed live, Wednesday, August 28^th from 5:00pm – 6:00pm at Terminal C’s Vesper Tavern, where Gary will interview New York Giants all-time leading rusher Tiki Barber.

The recurring podcast will be broadcast across multiple platforms including OTG’s 20,000+ in-terminal iPad network, its airport television network OTG Presents, SoundCloud and social media channels including Vimeo & YouTube.

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OTG Culinary Heads to the Prestigious Hyde Park Campus

This past week, OTG invited a selection of its chefs and proven culinary leaders from throughout its North American locations for a week-long off-site at the prestigious Culinary Institute of America (CIA).

The five-day intensive, dubbed OTG Flavor Discovery Week, was created by OTG’s VP of Culinary Chef Nate Appleman and CIA’s Chef-Instructors with the goal of helping OTG chefs refine their skills, while exploring new techniques and flavors.

“Flavor Discovery at CIA was a really unique opportunity for OTG chefs from all over the country to come together, engage with and learn from some of the industry’s greatest chefs – and really each other.”

Nate Appleman, OTG VP of Culinary

An institution responsible for more than 70 years of teaching the gold standard in culinary excellence, CIA has groomed some the greatest culinary talent in the world. And with its campus set on the scenic banks of the Hudson River in the heart of New York’s culinary-rich Hudson Valley, there was no more ideal setting for OTG’s chefs and culinary leaders to come together.

OTG’s Chef Appleman, a CIA alumnus himself, focused the week’s agenda on three key areas: dish and menu ideation, ingredient sourcing and flavor development. Through a mix of keynotes, demonstrations and hands-on experiential labs, the program allowed OTG’s top culinary prospects an opportunity to learn from the industry’s best, while collaborating with one another other.

“OTG really prides itself on rewarding and growing those we see with tremendous promise. And by immersing this group in CIA’s incredible campus and culture, we look to provide them the inspiration and tools they need to get to the next level of their culinary career.”

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