Andrew Day, group CEO of MMI and ELR. Andrew Day, group CEO of MMI and ELR.

Emirates Leisure Retail (ELR) and Maritime Mercantile International (MMI) have secured six outlets in the new Concourse D at Dubai International, set to open in the first quarter of 2015 and cater to over 18 million passengers annually from more than 100 airlines.

These will include a casual dining restaurant by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck; family-friendly UK restaurant Giraffe; South-East Asian restaurant the noodle house; Costa Coffee; and, a new sports bar concept designed exclusively for Concourse D.

MMI’s own fine wine and luxury spirits concept, Le Clos, will open its sixth outlet at Dubai International.

ELR and MMI group CEO Andrew Day said: "Our partnership with Dubai Airports has delivered great success and we are proud to announce that ELR & MMI will extend our world-class concepts into Concourse D, with exciting new outlets such as Wolfgang Puck’s casual dining restaurant and our new sports bar, together with strengthening our existing relationships with Giraffe, Costa and Jumeirah (the noodle house).

"This, combined with our delight in building on the success of Concourse A by introducing the latest evolution of our globally acclaimed Le Clos store, ensures we are confident in our ability to deliver the very best airport dining and retail experience at Dubai International."

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All ELR outlets will also offer complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi and feature flight information display screens in Giraffe, the noodle house, Wolfgang Puck and the new sports bar.

Le Clos will showcase all the major wine producing regions in the world available to taste. From US $28 bottles through to iconic wines from first growths like Château Lafite, the largest range of Petrus in the region, and New World rarities such as signed Screaming Eagle bottles and the original vintage of Dominus. Le Clos' extensive spirits portfolio also includes one of the world’s largest travel retail collections of The Macallan.

Eugene Barry, SVP commercial at Dubai Airports, said: "ELR & MMI are ideal partners for Concourse D, as their proven success in managing both established and new brand concepts is in tune with our direction.

"We are proud to have them as our professional F&B and retail partner, and are confident that they will continue to exceed customer expectations across the airport."