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16-422: William Salice, assistant to Ferrero's owner, Michele Ferrero, conceived the product in the early 1960s after noticing no bars at Italy's then relatively new Autogrills , a proprietary eponym synonymous with Italian highway rest stops. Ferrero conceived a product for anyone working long hours, e.g., truck drivers. Michele Ferrero conceived the slogan: "the energy of chocolate and the charge of coffee". Pocket Coffee

32-574: A controlling interest in the company. Autogrill was founded in 1947 when SME, a division of Italian state-owned conglomerate Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale (IRI), purchased then merged Italian restaurant groups Motta, Pavesi and Alemagna. Pavesi had begun to operate a service area on the Milan - Novara motorway in 1947, replacing it with a bridge-restaurant accessible by travellers in both directions fifteen years later. Having grown both domestically and through foreign acquisitions , Autogrill

48-538: A presence in airports in the United Kingdom in different guises since the very early days of airport retailing in 1955, while World Duty Free was founded by Heathrow Airport Holdings (BAA) to run tax and duty free operations in all its airports in the United Kingdom. In the decade following the abolition of duty free within the EU in 1999, the three separate businesses, Aldeasa, Alpha and World Duty Free Europe, were acquired by

64-611: Is an Italian -based, multinational catering company, which was controlled with a 50.1 % stake by the Edizione Holding investment vehicle of the Benetton family . Over 90% of the company's business derives from outlets in airport terminals and motorway service areas . It runs operations in 30 countries, primarily in Europe and North America , with over 300 licensed and proprietary brands. On February 6, 2023, Dufry acquired

80-647: Is present with a substantial international presence in the European airport retail heartlands of Spain and United Kingdom and in the Middle East, North America, Latin America. In November 2013, World Duty Free Group won the tender to operate 11 stores at Helsinki Vantaa Airport – the retailer's first business in the Nordic region. Thanks to it, WDFG operates four duty free and duty paid store, including two walkthrough shops, offering

96-666: Is sold widely in Italy , with Ferrero headquarters in Alba, Piedmont ; Germany is the second largest market. In the 70's it was easily available in shops in France as well. For many years, it was difficult to obtain Pocket Coffee outside Europe but, the product is available online and in certain major food markets. This brand-name food or drink product–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Autogrill Autogrill

112-749: The Wienerwald chain in Austria and Germany . In July 1999 the group made its first entry into both the United States and airport concession markets by acquiring Host Marriott Services , which was then renamed HMSHost . Other major acquisitions by the group included the Swiss firm Passaggio (completed in 2001), 70% of high-speed train station operator Receco in 2002, Spanish -based airport duty-free retailer Aldeasa in 2005 (50-50 with Altadis ) and Belgium 's Carestel (completed in 2007). Autogrill acquired

128-584: The holding company of World Duty Free Group, is an Italy-based multinational travel retailer that employs almost 8,500 people. World Duty Free Group was created after the Autogrill Group , the old parent company, acquired and integrated the business lines of Aldeasa, World Duty Free and Alpha Group, which were complementary in terms of market segment and geographical regions. Aldeasa began retailing in Spanish airports in 1976. Alpha Airport Shopping has had

144-633: The Italian company Autogrill S.p.A. After acquiring Aldeasa (50% in 2005 and the remaining 50% in 2008) and World Duty Free Europe(2008), Autogrill Group started a process to integrate them with the Alpha Group Travel Retail division (acquired in 2007). This process led to the set up in 2011 of the new World Duty Free Group, which controlled all Autogrill Group's Travel Retail and Duty Free business. The company became one global organization in 2011, formed of European airport retailers Aldeasa and WDF, and

160-681: The Travel Retail and Duty Free business to its wholly owned subsidiary World Duty Free S.p.A. (parent company of World Duty Free Group), the beneficiary, by assigning to the latter the entire shareholding in the Group's Travel Retail and Duty Free business. On 1 October 2013, World Duty Free has listed on the Borsa Italiana in Milan, marking the culmination of the demerger process from parent group Autogrill. World Duty Free World Duty Free SpA ,

176-545: The beneficiary, by assigning to the latter the entire shareholding in the Group's Travel Retail and Duty Free business. On 30 August 2013, World Duty Free S.p.A. filed an application for the listing of its ordinary shares on the Mercato Telematico Azionario (electronic stock market) organized and managed by Borsa Italiana S.p.A. On 1 October 2013, World Duty Free has listed on the Borsa Italia in Milan, marking

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192-466: The core categories of beauty, liquor, tobacco and confectionery. The group operates around 2,500sq m for the core categories. It also operates seven specialty stores, totaling approximately 600sq m, focused on luxury product categories. WDFG operations started at Helsinki Airport in March 2014. The first of the newly renovated shops opened in 2015. In November 2014 Eugenio Andrades was appointed CEO, following

208-741: The culmination of the demerger process from parent group Autogrill. In February 2018, a World Duty Free shop in Heathrow Airport triggered outcry in China and was criticised by state-run media after apparently being caught discriminating against the country's passengers. The accusations emerged after an employee at retailer World Duty Free alleged they had seen the store offer 20 percent VIP discount vouchers to customers spending £79 or more, while telling passengers travelling to China they had to spend £1,000 to qualify. World Duty Free Group operates in more than 550 stores and duty-free shops in 20 countries. It

224-603: The experience in the industry dates back to the 1950s. In September 2013, Autogrill completed the transfer of the US Travel Retail Division from HMS and its subsidiarie Host International to WDFG. On 6 June 2013, the Shareholders of Autogrill approved the project of proportional partial demerger whereby Autogrill S.p.A. transferred the Travel Retail and Duty Free business to its wholly owned subsidiary World Duty Free S.p.A. (parent company of World Duty Free Group),

240-548: The remaining 50% in Aldeasa for complete control in 2008. It also purchased Alpha Group and World Duty Free Europe in 2008 and merged them with Aldeasa in 2011 to create World Duty Free Group , a super-retailer at Airports. In 2010, it had €785 million in sales in the United Kingdom and €494 million in sales in Spain. On 6 June 2013, Autogrill approved the project of proportional partial demerger whereby Autogrill S.p.A. transferred

256-711: Was privatised by the Italian Government in 1995 as IRI shed its food and beverage businesses. Edizione Holding, the financial holding company of the Benetton family, acquired a controlling stake through the process. Edizione floated the company on the Milan Stock Exchange in 1997, sparking a series of acquisitions in overseas markets: by the end of 1998, Autogrill had secured full control of French operator Sogerba (previously owned by Granada Group ); AC Restaurants and Hotels of Benelux as well as 14 branches of

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