Pappas Restaurants Shown The Door At Hobby Airport After Council Awards New Contract Despite a high-profile public relations campaign that included plastering social media with requests to sign a petition and "Save Pappas at Hobby Airport" signs at its restaurants around the city, Pappas Restaurants will move out of Hobby Airport after a Houston City Council vote Wednesday.
The council approved a new 10-year, $470M contract with Areas, a subsidiary of Spain-based Areas SAU, to provide concessions at Hobby Airport. Areas scored four-tenths of a point higher than Pappas during a procurement process, one that was both criticized and defended during Wednesday morning’s meeting.Pappas is a Houston-based chain with 51 restaurants… Read the full story here. | | |