The fight over a single Einstein Bros. Bagels at Miami International Airport has escalated into a legal battle with big implications for small businesses.
Prime concessionaire Concessions Miami (CM) is trying to evict its subtenant, Phillips-CI, a minority-owned operator, in a dispute that reveals just how high-stakes airport contracts can be.
In a striking move, CM cited problems from 2020–22 as grounds for termination—even though its own parent company was a joint-venture partner in the business at the time. What was once shared responsibility became ammunition against Phillips after it bought out its partner in 2023…