Gate Gourmet to Buy Five Airline Catering Units in Germany

Gate Gourmet, an independent airline catering and logistics provider and a member of gategroup, has agreed to purchase airline catering units in five cities from Air Berlin and SCK Sky Catering Kitchen.

In addition, Air Berlin has agreed to a new long-term catering contract with Gate Gourmet in Germany and the rest of Europe.

According to the company, the flight kitchens included in the transaction are located at Dusseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Munster/Osnabruck, Leipzig/Halle and Paderborn. The five facilities serve approximately 18,000 flights in a year, the company added.

The five-city operation, which is formally named SCK DUS & Co Dusseldorf, is a joint venture between Air Berlin and SCK Sky Catering Kitchen & Co Service, Ulm.

Guy Dubois, president and CEO designate of gategroup, the umbrella brand representing Gate Gourmet and 10 other brands, said: “(These five facilities) are an important strategic addition to our network, and we see them as a key acquisition in our long-term strategy to secure Gate Gourmet’s position in the German airline catering market.”

Thomas Ney, senior executive inflight service Air Berlin Group, said: “With Gate Gourmet, Air Berlin found a global partner that perfectly suits our worldwide flight network. The optimized purchasing will grant us synergetic effects.”