Lagardère Travel Retail To Launch Cafe Brand EL&N In Cambodia In 2025
Lagardère Travel Retail has announced it will be bringing UK-based EL&N cafe to Cambodia in 2025 after being appointed its exclusive franchisee for travel locations in February 2023
The travel concession operator will launch the boutique cafe group at Phnom Penh’s Techo International Airport in 2025 when it opens and comes on the back of news that it signed on to manage retail and dining operations at the airport for 12 years to operate 34 retail and dining units at the airport serving Phnom Penh.
UK-based EL&N opened its first store in Asia in July 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and has 30 outlets globally across Europe, the Middle East, East Asia and South Africa.
Lagardère Travel Retail and its local partner HSC Group will also manage the duty-free concessions at the new international airport.
Séverine Lanthier, Asia Chief Operating Officer & Chief Strategy and Development Officer, Lagardère Travel Retail said, “This agreement opens new horizons to our operations in Asia and I am deeply grateful to our teams and partners who support us in writing this new chapter. I am convinced that we will raise the retail and food services for South Asian and international travellers to the next level,.”
Phnom Penh-based HSC Group operates licensed Paris Baguette, Tealive and Burger King stores across Cambodia.