Tom Tyra, spokesman for the airport, said OHM Concession Group managed five restaurants at the airport from January 2016 to July 2020 - Chick-fil-A, The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck, DC-3 Hot Dogs, the Thomas Creek Grill and RJ Rockers Flight Roo. But those documents say the company did not have the cash to satisfy existing and future obligations. Minutes from airport commission meetings show OHM owed the airport for unfinished construction, past due fees and lost revenues.

In January 2019, the airport commission there directed staff to replace OHM with another company or negotiate a buyout after it 'experienced financial and operational challenges.' Now the company operates concessions at airports across the country, including in Boston, Indianapolis and Baltimore.īut the company recently struggled to meet its commitments running restaurants at the much smaller Greenville-Spartanburg Airport in South Carolina. OHM, which stands for Outstanding Hospitality Management, got started in 1998 when brothers Vinod and Ghanshyam Patel opened a Great American Bagel store at Lambert International Airport in St.

Louis, OHM was identified by Vantage officials as the principal food and beverage operator in their presentation to city council. Those include Marshall Retail Group, RMD Holdings and OHM Concession Group.īased in St. While most of the discussion has so far centered on the local brands that Vantage plans to bring into the airport, the company also plans to bring in other outside firms to help manage operations. A city council committee will consider the company's proposal Wednesday morning. Last week, city officials announced Canada's Vantage Airport Group as the leading contender to run food, beverage and retail at the city's new $1.5 billion airport terminal. 22-The principal food and beverage company included in Kansas City International Airport's preferred concession bid was recently pushed out of a much smaller airport after experiencing financial and operational challenges.

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