Airport Plazas, LLC welcomes Wendy’s to its latest airport development at JFK International Airport


Jericho, NY, Oct 2nd, 2012Airport Plaza, LLC. has executed a corporate lease with Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburger Company (NASDAQ: WEN) as part of Airport Plaza’s food court offerings at JFK International Airport. Wendy’s will anchor the food court, joined by Max’s NY style pizza and a leading Tex/Mex offering.

“Wendy is major win for us and important QSR, we are thrilled to have a corporate lease executed with Wendy’s at our JFK Airport Plaza. In addition, Wendy’s interested in taking this program nationally with Airport Plazas as we continue to develop and build at other airports across the country”, said George Abi Zeid, President and CEO of Airport Plaza.  

“We are excited to partner with George and his team in the first of what we hope to be many Airport Plaza’s in the country.  George has done a great job of identifying a consumer need and filling it.   We feel the JFK Airport Plaza will be a destination for travelers as well as employees of JFK and support organizations.” Said Leon Weissman, Regional Development Director, and The Wendy’s Company.

About Wendys: The Wendy’s Company is the world’s third largest quick-service hamburger company. The Wendy’s system includes more than 6,500 franchise and Company restaurants in the U.S. and 26 other countries and U.S. territories worldwide. 

About JFK Airport: JFK services over 48 million passengers annually and employs more than 40,000 people, excluding taxi, limo and airport related staff. “We believe that there is a large untapped market in non-terminal retail services at airports”, said  Airport Plazas' Stefano Pascucci, Executive Vice-President of Business Development. The new retail plaza will be at the entrance of JFK airport on 5.75 acres of former industrial property that is being redeveloped by  Airport Plazas. The company expects the plaza to open by June 2013.

About Airport Plazas:  Airport Plazas designs, finances, builds and operates travel plazas within airport facilities around the country. Airport Plazas at JFK will be boasting a drive-thru Wendy's, Tex/Mex, and Max's Pizza while providing gas, diesel, car wash, alternative fuel, car wash, light auto repair, and the only public truck parking lot in New York City. Airport Plazas currently operates at Newark Liberty Airport  Airport Plazas has also received approvals for similar projects at Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport, Southwest Florida International Airport (Fort Myers), Indianapolis Airport, Cleveland Airport, West Palm Beach, Cleveland airport and several others.

Contacts

Airport Plazas LLC
Stefano Pascucci, 516-513-0155 x 336
Executive V.P. - Business Development
spascucci@airportplazas.com