The Farmers Market at LAX features a broad selection of meals, snacks, wine, coffee, and sweets from the Original Market restaurants and stalls. Travelers from across the world can now experience the iconic Farmers Market inside Terminal 5. Dining and shopping options include award-winning ¡Loteria! Grill, Monsieur Marcel Gourmet Market and Bistro, T&Y Bakery, Coffee Corner, Magee’s Nuts, Bennett’s Ice Cream, Magic Nut and Candy, Dragunara Spice Bazaar and The Dog Bakery.

The Farmers Market at LAX also includes design elements from the Original Market location, with a large Clock Tower relief, a video wall featuring glimpses of the Market’s people and history, and merchandise displays reminiscent of the Market’s iconic green grocery carts.

“For the first time in the history of The Original Farmers Market, we now have another location,” said Henry L. Hilty, President of the A.F. Gilmore Company, longtime owners and operators of The Original Farmers Market. “Partnering with Delaware North Companies ensured that our vision would be implemented with the highest integrity, providing an enjoyable and authentically Los Angeles experience for travelers from near and far.”

“We are thrilled to bring this iconic Los Angeles landmark to LAX,” said Kevin Kelly, President of Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services. “We are committed to providing unique experiences for travelers visiting Los Angeles, and the Farmers Market at LAX is truly a one-of-a-kind concept.”

Currently, Delaware North operates Skewers by Morimoto in Terminal 5, Wolfgang Puck Express in Terminal 7, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Terminal 5, and one of the original Wolfgang Puck Express concepts in Terminal 2.

“LAX is proud to partner with Delaware North Companies to bring the flavors, merchants, and ambiance of The Original Farmers Market to Terminal 5,” said Gina Marie Lindsey, Executive Director of Los Angeles World Airports. “This is a wonderful way to welcome visitors to Los Angeles.”
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About Delaware North Companies
Delaware North Companies is one of the largest and most admired privately held hospitality companies in the world. Founded and owned for nearly 100 years by the Jacobs family, it is a global leader in hospitality and food service. Its family of companies includes the newly acquired Patina Restaurant Group, Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North Companies International and Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD Garden.

Through these companies, Delaware North manages and provides food and beverage concessions, premium dining, entertainment, lodging, and retail at many large venues and special places. These include high-profile venues ranging from sports stadiums, entertainment complexes, national parks, airports, and some of the top regional casinos in the country.

Delaware North Companies has revenue exceeding $3 billion annually and 60,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, visit www.DelawareNorth.com.

Contact:
Glen White
716-858-5753
Corporate Communications
Delaware North Companies

About The Original Farmers Market
The Original Farmers Market, is owned and operated by the A.F. Gilmore Company, a family owned company since 1890. With over 100 grocers, retailers and restaurants, the Farmers Market is a beloved Los Angeles destination, popular with both locals and tourists since its opening in 1934. Virtually all of the Market’s shops and stores are independently owned and operated, many by second and third generation family members. More information is available at www.FarmersMarketLA.com.

About Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
LAX is the sixth busiest airport in the world and third in the United States, serving nearly 66.7 million passengers in 2013. LAX offers 692 daily nonstop flights to 85 cities in the U.S. and 928 weekly nonstop flights to 67 cities in 34 countries on 64 commercial air carriers. LAX ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S. in air cargo tonnage processed, with over 1.9 million tons of air cargo valued at over $91.6 billion. An economic study in 2011 reported that operations at LAX generated 294,400 jobs in Los Angeles County with labor income of $13.6 billion and economic output of more than $39.7 billion. This activity added $2.5 billion to local and state revenues. LAX is part of a system of three Southern California airports – along with LA/Ontario International and Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports, a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that receives no funding from the City’s general fund.

For more information about LAX, please visit www.LAWA.aero/lax or follow on Twitter @flyLAXAirport , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LAInternationalAirport, and on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/laxairport1.

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