Vienna, 30 April 2018. As is often the case at an airport, four Heinemann customers could look forward to a wonderful journey last Wednesday – but this time in a somewhat different way: Together with Vienna Airport, Heinemann Duty Free invited four long-time members of its customer loyalty programme Heinemann & ME to an exclusive dinner in the airport’s Shopping Plaza in Terminal 2.

Exclusive dinner prepared by a Viennese star chef

Vienna showed its best side, gastronomically. Dominik Stolzer, Head Chef at the Hotel Sacher, took the guests on a “culinary journey through Europe”. The twist: The evening's beverages, as well as the regional and international specialities chosen by Chef Stolzer to create the menu, came almost exclusively from the selection of regional and fine foods available at Heinemann Duty Free Vienna. A special highlight of the dinner was an original Sacher dessert.

The evening began for the guests just as stylishly as it ended: They were picked up from their homes in a private shuttle, which enabled them to await the event stress-free and look forward to an exquisite dinner. Chef Stolzer put together a superb assortment of Austrian and international delicacies, starting with a subtle porcini soup, followed by risotto with Grana Padano and speck (a type of Tyrolean ham) and linguine with truffle oil and truffles, and culminating in oxtail with potato foam. The corresponding regional Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines came from the Esterházy winery, and the Sloeberry Blue Gin & Tonic apéritif and the two brandy digestifs, from the Reisetbauer distillery.

Dining connects people and stimulates communication

“We wanted to offer our long-time, gourmet-oriented customers an exceptional dining experience at a unique location in order to present the creations of a top-flight chef and have interesting conversations in a relaxed atmosphere. The airport offers an attractive setting for this. With this event, we once more fulfil our ambition of consistently surprising our customers with special experiences,” said Roman Koch, Managing Director ofGebr. Heinemann Wien GmbH.

“With the exclusive dinner in the heart of the terminal, the guests were able to enjoy exquisite cuisine and get to know the new shopping opportunities at Vienna Airport. We are particularly pleased that we were able to contribute to the success of the first-class customer event arranged by our long-time partner, Gebr. Heinemann,” said Björn Olsson, Senior Vice President Center Management Vienna Airport.

International loyalty programme HEINEMANN & ME

With its international loyalty programme, Heinemann is a trusted travel companion for passengers at currently 20 airports in five countries, as well as on 10 cruise ships. All members benefit from attractive offers, discount campaigns, special services, and many other privileges, as well as, most recently, from the loyalty benefits Collect Me and Surprise Me. The shopping experience is continually modified and enhanced in order to meet the identified needs of customers. At the same time, the company strengthens the relationship with its customers with special campaigns, like the culinary journey through Europe at Vienna Airport.

Press contact:

Gebr. Heinemann

Julia Grobecker / Corporate Communications

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Flughafen Wien AG Media Office

Peter Kleemann, Company Spokesman

+43-1-7007-23000

p.kleemann@viennaairport.com

http://www.viennaairport.com/