Gate Gourmet

Gate Gourmet is among the market leaders in the airline catering business. With more than 22,000 employees worldwide, the company works through a variety of business functions to provide its product to more than 300 million airline passengers annually. Gate Gourmet s clientele includes Aeromexico, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, LanChile, Northwest Airlines, Quantas Airways, Turkish Airlines and United Airlines. The company s main focus is on integrated supply chain management, comprehensive in-flight solutions and retail concepts. Organized into four divisions including Europe, Americas, Asia and the Pacific, the company s headquarters are located at Zurich International Airport and Reston, Va. The company s units in its Americas Division include Gate Gourmet in Astoria, N.Y. Gate Gourmet is among the United Kingdom s largest suppliers of in-flight catering as well as one of the top providers in the world.

Flying Food Group offers custom designs and produces food for guests of customers in the Airline Catering, grocery, food service and specialty markets. It serves over 70 airlines and serves over 200,000 meals every day for primarily international carriers and food retailers. With 17 kitchens in the United States and one in Shanghai, China, it supplies airline and retail customers with meals and snacks. The company employs over 3000 people worldwide. The U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency has recently named Flying Food Group as the National Minority Global Supplier Distributor of the Year (2010). It has also introduced Sano Parfaits, a retail line of sundae, yogurt parfaits available at supermarkets and other consumer outlets. Flying Food Group s list of clients includes Air France and Star Bucks Coffee among others.