Here’s a surprise that’s sure to get travellers in a pickle: from today, Spreewald pickled gherkins will be flying from Berlin to all corners of the globe. Anyone who has just enjoyed a holiday or city break in Brandenburg or Berlin will now be able to pick up this original souvenir at the Gebr. Heinemann Travel Value & Duty Free shop prior to departure. As retail manager Michael Klagge explains, “Regional goods give our airport product range a distinctive identity. We have sought out the items that best represent Berlin and Brandenburg so that passengers can take a piece of the region home.”

From the viewpoint of Berlin Airports, it is critical that regional product ranges are on offer at Tegel, Schönefeld and the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport (BBI), scheduled to open in June 2012. According to Dr. Norbert Minhorst, Head of Non-Aviation Management at the airports authority, “As early as last year we chose Gebr. Heinemann to operate the duty free and duty paid shops at BBI, the capital’s new airport. One of the decisive factors was their wide range of local products.”

Michael Klagge is looking to the future: “Having a new and expanded Heinemann Duty Free shop at Berlin-Brandenburg International, which is currently being built, means we can expand our range of regional products.”