Tailwind Concessions Acquires Kind Hospitality’s Phoenix-Mesa Airport Panera Bread Concession

MESA, Arizona—Tailwind Hospitality, Inc. (dba “Tailwind Concessions” or “Tailwind”), headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina, today announced the acquisition of the Panera Bread concession located at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport from Kind Hospitality. Tailwind previously acquired four food and beverage concessions at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport from Kind Hospitality in September 2024.

With the addition of the Panera Bread concession, Tailwind is now the majority owner and primary operator of all F&B concessions at the growing ~1 million enplanement airport. Tailwind initially partnered with Kind Hospitality’s founder, Nava Thursaisingam, in the fall of 2024 when the Company acquired four proprietary concession concepts, including restaurants and breweries. Jeff Switzer, CEO of Tailwind, states “This additional acquisition of the remaining F&B concession demonstrates our commitment to the Mesa-Phoenix Gateway airport and Tailwind’s commitment to providing best-in-class service to its travelers.”

In November 2021, Palladin Consumer Retail Partners partnered with Tailwind and its existing management team to recapitalize the Company and acquire a smaller competitor, Air Host, creating a leading airport concession platform focused on small and mid-sized airports throughout the United States. Since the investment, Tailwind has more than doubled its footprint while further building out its offering of nationally known brands and local concepts, expanded into larger airports, completed several other acquisitions and now operates 162 concessions in 60 airports and train stations across the continental United States and Alaska.

SOURCE: PR Newswire