What OHM Concession Group does

OHM Concession Group is a US-based, privately held airport food and beverage concessions operator headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1998 (originally as Deli Enterprises) and rebranded under Milan Patel in 2012, OHM operates 75+ restaurant locations across 13+ major US airports including STL, MCI, SLC, IND, PNS, DCA, IAD, MCO, and BOS. The company serves three primary customer segments: airport authorities (B2B contracts for terminal concessions), air travelers (end consumers purchasing food and beverage), and restaurant brands (franchisors and local eateries seeking airport presence).

OHM's core offering is a concessions management platform built around long-term (typically 10-15 year) airport contracts in which it acquires, rebrands, and operates full-terminal food and beverage programs. Its portfolio spans 30+ brand relationships including national franchises (Dunkin', P.F. Chang's, &pizza, Wow Bao, Pick-Up Stix, Sambazon, Great Wraps), local restaurant partnerships (Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, Brown & Loe, The TAP, Martin City, Meat Mitch), original concepts, and recently acquired brands at SLC. The underlying technology is an operational management platform for multi-unit airport hospitality rather than a software product; AI/ML capabilities are not disclosed.

The business model is transaction-based: OHM earns revenue through direct sales to travelers at its operated units, with revenue mechanics tied to airport enplanements, per-passenger spend, and concession lease structures. Go-to-market is a direct B2B/bidding motion targeting airport authorities, supplemented by community engagement programs (e.g., Made for KC BBQ Championship) that source local brand partners. The largest single commitment is a 15-year, $1.5B joint-venture contract at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) awarded in 2021, shared with Vantage Airport Group and Marshall Retail Group.

Name

OHM Concession Group

Legal name

OHM Concession Group

Website

https://ohmconcessiongroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

OHM Concession Group is a privately held US airport food and beverage concessions operator, managing 75+ restaurant locations across 13+ major airports for airport authority clients, air travelers, and restaurant brand partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Airport Food & Beverage Concessions

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Airport Food & Beverage Concessions (THABALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Terminal Retail, Food & Beverage & Concessions (TLAHAEAI), All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Airport concessions
• Food and beverage operations
• Airport hospitality management
• Terminal dining services
• Restaurant brand operations

Headquarters

HQ city

St Louis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Airport Concessions Operations: OHM operates food and beverage units in airports, generating revenue through direct sales to travelers. They manage full-terminal concessions programs and individual restaurant units across their airport portfolio.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OHM Concession Group operates food and beverage concessions at major U.S. airports, bidding for and managing full-terminal dining programs as well as individual restaurant units. The company partners with national franchise brands (e.g., Dunkin', P.F. Chang's, &pizza) and local eateries to deliver a mixed portfolio of 75+ restaurant locations across 13 airports.

Product overview

OHM Concession Group operates a unified airport dining concessions platform across 75+ airport locations at 13 airports nationwide. The company manages a diverse portfolio of 30+ brand relationships including national franchises (Dunkin', P.F. Chang's, &pizza, Wow Bao), local partnership brands (Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, Brown & Loe, Kansas City BBQ Experience), and original concepts. The portfolio is structured around full-terminal food & beverage contracts where OHM takes over entire airport concessions programs, operating multiple restaurant concepts under a single concessions agreement. The company acquired P.F. Chang's, Rockwell Ice Cream, and Hugo Coffee at SLC in 2025, becoming the largest F&B operator at Salt Lake City International Airport. Recent expansion includes operating 22 F&B units at Kansas City International Airport's new terminal under a 15-year, $1.5B contract.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Airport Food & Beverage Concessions Management
• Full-Terminal Food & Beverage Programs
• Restaurant Brand Concept Operations Operation of individual restaurant concepts at airports, including national franchises, local partnership brands, and original concepts, providing travelers with dining options reflecting local and national cuisines.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vantage Airport GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Joint venture partnership with Vantage Airport Group and Marshall Retail Group awarded a 15-year, $1.5B concessions contract to operate 22 F&B units at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) new terminal.
• Marshall Retail GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Joint venture partnership with Vantage Airport Group and Marshall Retail Group awarded major contract at Kansas City International Airport.
• Hudson GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Hudson Group announced plans to acquire a controlling interest in OHM in 2019, but withdrew from the acquisition in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• EnRoute SpaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Formed joint venture with Hudson Group and EnRoute Spa to operate nine retail units at Indianapolis International Airport (IND).
• Newburns Management GroupminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012OHM joined a joint venture with Hudson Group and Newburns Management Group to operate 14 retail units at STL under a 10-year contract approved by the St. Louis Airport Commission.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SSP America: SSP America is the largest airport F&B concessions operator in North America, running thousands of brands across major US airports — a directly comparable full-terminal concessions platform to OHM.
• Paradies Lagardère: Paradies Lagardère operates airport retail and F&B concessions across North American airports, competing head-to-head with OHM for full-terminal and individual-unit airport contracts.
• Concessions International: Concessions International is a US-based airport F&B concessions operator with operations across multiple hubs, providing a similar full-service concessions management offering to OHM.
• HMSHost (Avolta): HMSHost, part of Avolta (formerly Dufry), is a top-tier airport F&B concessions operator with a global brand portfolio and US dominance — directly competing with OHM for the same RFPs and operating similar multi-brand, multi-terminal models.
• Areas USA: Areas USA is a global travel hospitality and F&B concessions operator with a strong US airport presence, running multi-brand concessions programs comparable to OHM's full-terminal model.
• Hudson (Avolta): Hudson, now part of Avolta, operates airport travel retail and F&B concessions nationwide and was OHM's prior JV partner and would-be acquirer — making it a directly comparable airport concessions peer across retail and food service.
• OTG: OTG operates airport F&B and hospitality concepts across major US airports, focusing on technology-enabled dining experiences — a directly comparable concessions peer targeting similar airport authority RFPs.

Broad incumbents

• Delaware North: Delaware North operates travel hospitality including airport F&B concessions alongside sports, parks, and gaming — overlapping with OHM in airport concessions but as part of a much larger, diversified hospitality portfolio.

Emerging players

• Airport Concessions Unlimited (ACU): ACU is a smaller US airport concessions operator focused on F&B programs, often partnering on local/regional brands — a comparable but smaller-scale concessions peer to OHM's full-terminal model.

Regional players

• Fraport USA: Fraport USA operates airport retail and F&B programs at US airports as part of Frankfurt-based Fraport AG — comparable concessions operator with international backing and similar airport hospitality focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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