Having invested £1 million in the airport’s ‘extensive’ refurbishment plan, Mount Charles will introduce a brand new food and drink experience, ‘Northern Qtr,’ which will create 20 new full and part-time jobs at BIA once complete.
Mount Charles chairman and founder, Trevor Annon, provided more detail: “It’s an exciting time to be fortifying our existing partnership with Belfast International Airport and I am delighted to introduce our plans for the ‘Northern Qtr’, a fresh and innovative experience with an amplified element of the high street.
“We have created a concept that is appropriate for Northern Ireland’s international airport, generating a relaxed environment for travellers as well as enhanced menu and beverage choices over four key offerings.”
This will see its bar redesigned and relocated, and its food offering encompass three key concepts: Fed & Watered; healthy food outlet, Freshly Chopped; and Mount Charles’ new Mexican brand, ‘Coco Diablo.’
Annon said: “Our food and beverage offerings have been carefully selected to deliver a wide range of choice to our customers in line with current market trends.
“As always, our focus is to provide locally-sourced food that is fresh, tasty and served quickly, and we believe that the new menus and new surroundings of the Northern Qtr will be a big hit.
Brian Carlin, director of commercial development at BIA, added: “Belfast International Airport is one of the top ten airports in the UK, so we were keen to enhance the food and beverage offering to cater for the growth.
“We are delighted to be extending our partnership with Mount Charles, who will deliver a fresh and exciting new food and beverage concept for local travellers, by providing bright, modern and appealing units with an offering that is based on up to date retail and consumer trends.”