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LOS
ANGELES – Crews
of California, airport retailer and food and beverage operator,
opened the first Rock & Brews airport location at Terminal
5 (Delta) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The emerging
rock-themed dining and entertainment brand, co-founded by rock
legends Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS, introduces an exciting
new respite for airport customers, and marks the beginning of
the brand’s expansion into airport locations.
“Four
years ago, Dave Furano brought to us the idea of a rock-themed
restaurant and bar at Los Angeles International Airport. It was
an exciting concept, and we immediately embraced his vision and
passion,” said Deborah Crews. “Today, we are proud
to celebrate the opening of Rock & Brews Concert Bar at LAX,
Rock & Brews’ first airport location and we are thrilled
to be part of such an exciting, fresh brand. We look forward to
opening more Rock & Brews in other U.S. airports."
“Needless
to say, we have spent a lot of time at airports during the course
of our careers, and the availability of a quality food and entertainment
experience while you wait for a flight is long overdue,”
said Stanley and Simmons in a joint statement. “Rock &
Brews is a family-friendly concept that is designed to engage
rockers of all ages featuring incredible comfort food, craft beer
and rock and roll. While the concept works in a variety of environments,
airport locations are an obvious choice and we are confident that
Crews of California will bring Rock & Brews to airport locations
throughout the United States as part of our strategic expansion.”
Rock &
Brews Concert Bar at LAX offers both dine in or “Grab and
Go” service. Travelers with time to spare can take a seat,
select from an array of signature dishes including various breakfast
items, salads, pizzas, sandwiches, burgers and entrees, as well
as a broad range of craft beers, while enjoying the concert-themed
environment. For travelers on the run, Rock & Brews’
“Grab and Go” allows guests to take a rockin’
meal with them on their flights. Rock & Brews at LAX is open
from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. For information, call (424) 702-1619.
Rock & Brews at LAX marks the fourth outpost for the expanding
brand, following restaurant openings in Redondo Beach, Calif.,
Los Cabos, Mexico and its flagship location in El Segundo, Calif.
Rock
& Brews features casual American cuisine, as well as dishes
that reflect local tastes, and a broad craft beer selection in
an atmosphere that is reminiscent of a family-friendly backstage
concert environment featuring concert lighting, multiple televisions
and concert-style rock music. The first Rock & Brews entertainment
and dining venue opened in April 2012 near Los Angeles International
Airport in El Segundo, Calif. Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and their
co-founding partners restaurateur-hotelier Michael Zislis and
music industry veterans Dave and Dell Furano have plans for thoughtful
expansion throughout the United States and around the world. For
more information, please visit www.rockandbrews.com.
About Crews of California
Crews
of California provide America’s traveling public with innovative,
high end brands and superior customer service. It is their goal
to be recognized as the premier airport retailer and food and
beverage operator in America’s top airports, with the reputation
for providing the highest level of customer care, while achieving
superior sales. Their operations are vibrant, welcoming and provide
the airport passenger with a unique travel experience and unparalleled
customer service. Since their inception, they have developed the
most innovative, high quality brands for today’s ever changing
consumer base. Crews originally owned and operated America’s
first full service bookstores in airports, pioneering bookstore
cafes nationwide.
Los Angeles International Airport
LAX is
the sixth busiest airport in the world and third in the United
States, offering 680 daily flights to 96 domestic cities and 930
weekly nonstop flights to 59 cities in 30 countries on 63 commercial
air carriers. It ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S.
in air cargo tonnage processed. In 2012, LAX served nearly 63.7
million passengers, processed over 1.9 million tons of air cargo
valued at nearly $89.6 billion, and handled 605,480 aircraft operations
(landings and takeoffs). An economic impact 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
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