Pat Carroll is the Founder and Managing Principal of Carroll Consultants Group, an advisory firm focused on food and beverage strategy within airports and other non-traditional environments.

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With more than 30 years of experience in restaurant and brand development, Pat previously held senior leadership roles with HMSHost and SSP America, the two largest operators in the airport restaurant sector.

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Over the course of his career, Pat has led 500+ franchise and licensing negotiations and 1,000+ brand activations across 100+ airports worldwide. He also led major commercial expansions across leading North American airports—including DFW, IAH, JFK T4, LAX, LGA, MCO, MSP, MDW, OAK, PDX, PHX, SAN, SEA, SFO, SLC, SMF, TPA, YUL, YVR, YYC and YYZ—generating more than $500 million in incremental revenue.

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Today, through Carroll Consultants Group, Pat helps brands successfully enter, expand, and scale within airports and other complex non-traditional environments. By combining deep industry expertise with decades of relationships and execution experience, he enables clients to accelerate growth, reduce risk, and unlock opportunities that would otherwise be difficult to access.