Travelers and airport workers will find the 3,700-square-foot store in the McNamara Terminal.
Travelers and airport workers will find the 3,700-square-foot store in the McNamara Terminal.
Plum Market opened a store Friday inside the Detroit Metropolitan Airport that features made-to-order sandwiches, prepared foods, a coffee bar and a full-service wine bar.
It also features a curated selection of local food products “that are well-suited for both travel and gifting,” plus an assortment of natural supplements, the company noted.
Customers will find a selection of prepared foods and a coffee bar at the new Plum Market.
The store offers a selection of prepared foods and a coffee bar. (Photos courtesy of Plum Market)
The 3,700-square-foot store is located in the McNamara Terminal, Detroit’s hub for Delta Air Lines, and is being leased and operated as a joint venture by Hojeij Branded Foods, an Atlanta-based operator of restaurants and bars, and AP United, a Detroit-based company that operates six retail stores in the airport.
However, all merchandise and recipes come from Plum, and Plum selected the wine list, Todd Belden, marketing coordinator, told SN.
The airport Plum operates from 5 a.m. through 10 p.m. and features Zingerman’s baked goods and deli products. All workers are employed by the joint-venture operator, Belden noted. 
According to Matt Jonna, co-founder and CEO of Romulus, Mich.-based Plum, “It’s an honor to have our store be part of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. We believe this is a world-class city, and we’re proud to show it to the world.”
Plum operates conventional grocery stores focusing on natural, organic, local and specialty items.
The airport location in Plum’s fifth store, with one unit in Chicago and three in Michigan — in Bloomfield Township, West Bloomfield and Ann Arbor — and a second Ann Arbor location scheduled to open Nov. 11.