Hennessy, firm to build $11m facility at MMA

THINGS Remembered, an in-flight catering outfit has disclosed plans to construct a catering facilities worth $11m at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos to take care of foreign airlines coming into the country.

The Chief Executive Officer of the firm, Mrs Adeola Omikunle, who disclosed this at the launch of Hennessey bar at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport(MMIA), Lagos stated that about 60 to 70 percent of foreign airlines operating in the country will be adequately taken care of when it begins operations.

She explained that it was part of her effort to re- branding Nigeria adding, that, the growing traffic at the airport had attracted a lot of investors hence the need to harness it.

Her word: “Our motivation is to add value to the airport. We are trying to rebrand Nigeria and this is the way that I am contributing my own quota in rebranding Nigeria. “We are in Abuja airport, GAT, MMA2, and then the MMIA. And for your information, we are also doing air flight schedules.

We are trying to build a big facility, at GAT, an 11 million dollar facility that will cater for airlines coming into Nigeria. You know Nigeria is a hub for Africa, and we want to build a facility that will take 60-70 percent of the market in Nigeria.

“With the current drive by the government for foreign direct investment, we have quite a lot of foreign investors coming into the country and trying to make some investments”, Omikunle added.

Omikunle who has eateries at the General Aviation Terminal, MMA2, Abuja terminals and MMIA also supply domestic airlines with in-flight catering services.

Also speaking, the General Manager of Nigeria, Hennessey /Moet, Lere Awokoya said, it was a way of showing appreciation to Nigerians for identifying with the product.

He noted that the consumption of Hennessey drink has been on the increase in the country. According to him, “Hennessy is one of the most serious brands to Nigerians. It is just one of the reasons we are showing it to the market and Nigerians.

“We just marked our 250 anniversary. “What we can say is the few things of the many things that we are doing, just to show and mark our footprint in Nigeria

Source: Guardian