One of our valued joint venture partners is Elliott Threatt. Many people know Elliott as an Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated comedian and while laughing certainly feeds the soul, he brings a lot more to the table than jokes.
SSP America’s Director of Strategic Partnerships Stacey Rush served as a judge in the DECA Maryland State Competition. DECA, formerly the Distributive Education Clubs of America, prepares high school and college students to be the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. The not-for-profit career and technical student organization has more than 224,000 members across all 50 U.S. states and many countries preparing students to enter the workforce.
Recently, our Chief Operating Officer Amanda Busby and Vice President of People Sherree Coker brought their teams together in Phoenix to collaborate. Their conversations revolved around managing growth, our many jobs hiring now, delivering a world-class experience to passengers, and cultivating a culture filled with PASSION. The PASSION was evident!
SSP America recently opened a terrific collection of new restaurants at Midway International Airport (MDW)! Congratulations to our food travel experts for the tremendous passion and effort to get these restaurants open and create work opportunities in Chicago! It takes every one of the PASSION Principles to open new restaurants!
At SSP America, we like to say ‘safety first—AND second.’ That’s why we celebrate team members as they go through training like the Preventive Controls Qualified Individual Training for Human Food.
The Business Development team traveled to San Antonio for the Airports Council International-North America CEO Forum.
SSP America’s ‘fin-tastically’ creative team of commercial experts, led by VP of Commercial Josh Barone, were winners at the 2024 Questex Vibe Conference, the premier on-premise beverage conference for chain beverage executives.
With crowd restrictions lifted for the first time since 2019, the Hoosier anthem ‘Back Home Again in Indiana’ will be sung to the 33 drivers and a crowd of over 300,000 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this Sunday.
SSP America’s Chief Commercial Officer Patrick Banducci has been in the business over thirty years yet affirms, “you’re never too old to start learning.” He is well known for his cool, calm, and collected leadership style—with some colleagues reporting they would follow him into a building on fire.
SSP America’s Director, Information Technology Support, Stephen Schwartz is our Support Center Team Member of the Quarter. As Regional Vice President of Operations Geoffrey Lentz states, “We all know Steve as a man of many talents and abilities; someone whose expertise serves all of our IT needs.
Originally from Chicago, Marisa Abinnante got her start at Midway International Airport about six years ago as a cash room attendant. SSP America took over business in MDW shortly thereafter, and Marisa was a huge part of that famous flip.
In celebration of World Baking Day, we’re taking a trip out to British Columbia and the Vancouver International Airport to show off the delightful goodies being served at Chef David Robertson’s Dirty Apron restaurant.
Robert Rambharose is originally from Queens, New York. He began working for SSP America nearby as a cashier at JFK International Airport, and 14 years later, Rob is working one of the coolest jobs SSP has to offer as a Traveling Operations Manager.
Written in Indianapolis’s legacy is a history of hosting world-class sporting events, and next summer, USA Swimming will hold the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indy.
For National Herbs and Spices Day, we called on Lidexy to share the recipe for her homemade hot sauce. We got the basics—oregano, cilantro, culantro, garlic, red onion, vinegar, and water—but were shushed thereafter.
Juan Carlos Briceño has been working professionally since he was 17, but it wasn’t until he became SSP America’s go-to photographer that he found his dream-job.