Milan, 08 January 2008 - Autogrill Group (Milan: AGL IM) strengthens its presence in Asia and, through its American division HMSHost, starts up also in Changi Singapore, a major Southeast Asian hub, having secured contracts to provide food & beverage services in nine points of sale. This new business is expected to generate overall accumulated sales of around $16 million over the duration of the concessions (from 1 to 3 years), according to the Changi Airport short term concession habit. Some of the locations opened to the public at the end of 2007 and rest will follow by the end of January 2008.
The company Autogrill S.p.A. was merged into the company World Duty Free S.r.l. effective as from November 1st, 2023 .
At the same time, the company World Duty Free S.r.l. was transformed into a joint-stock company with the name World Duty Free S.p.A..