Planned restaurant openings are set to bring almost 400 jobs to South Auckland, according to Auckland Airport’s retail and commercial head Richard Barker. The 21 new eateries, including Best Ugly Bagels, Better Burger, Orleans Chicken and Waffles and Mexico, are part of the airport’s 30 Year Plan to become a major Australasian transport hub.
"There will be more employment opportunities for local people to work close to where they live. Given our location in South Auckland, it's important that local people can connect with local jobs which present exciting and rewarding retail careers," Barker said.
Plans for locally themed restaurants such as Glamp Grounds, designed to represent a typical Kiwi campground, are also underway, as well as a collaboration between Dilmah and Simon Gault called Tea Garden.
