Hardywood, Beet Box and more will open at the Richmond airport this year
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A rendering of one of the four new food concepts in the works for the airport Image: Courtesy of Richmond airport
By the end of the year, folks flying out of Richmond airport should have four new places to eat or grab a drink.
Why it matters: Hardywood Park Craft Brewery and The Beet Box juice bar, two local brands, will be some of the new options.
The big picture: The Capital Region Airport Commission, the group that owns and operates Richmond International Airport, last week signed off on two new full-service restaurants and bars, plus two new coffee and cafe kiosks, for the airport.
- The newcomers were selected from the commission's request for new concession proposals last year, according to BizSense, which first reported the news.
- Three will land in Concourse A (the one on the right / if you're flying American or JetBlue), while Concourse B (if you're flying Delta, Southwest or United) will get the fourth.
- Faber, Coe & Gregg, a New Jersey-based airport concession vendor, will operate the restaurants and Richmond's own Beet Box will run the two kiosks.
Zoom in: The Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (airport edition!) will go near gates A-15 and A-16 (in place of open seating) and include a full-service restaurant and bar, plus grab-and-go options, per the resolution adopted at last week's meeting.
- The Beet Box's two concepts (one called The Beet Box and the other Homegrown) will go near gates A-8 and A-11.
- Concourse B travelers won't be left behind though. A Wolfgang Puck Bar & Bites will taxi in near gates B-14 and B-15.
All four should be open by the end of the year, airport spokesperson Troy Bell tells Axios.
What's next: The first international flights out of Richmond in a decade start Saturday.