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Qatar Airways and gategroup launch new partnership to elevate inflight dining

Qatar Airways and gategroup have unveiled a new catering partnership to elevate inflight dining, structured through a Business Management Agreement that will see collaboration on passenger dining experiences, sourcing and procurement, healthy eating, as well as sustainability. Qatar Airways' comm...

gategroup and Gate Gourmet, official culinary service supplier for SWISS lounges in Switzerland

gategroup, the global leader in airline catering and food services, today announced a congratulatory message to their Zurich-based airline partner, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), who was bestowed first place by Skytrax in this year’s World Airlines Awards ceremony in both “World’s Best...

gategroup announces appointment of Christoph Schmitz as new Chief Executive Officer

gategroup announces appointment of Christoph Schmitz as new Chief Executive Officer

gategroup, the leading global airline catering and food services provider, today announced that Xavier Rossinyol will step down as Chief Executive Officer effective November 1, 2021 to pursue new challenges outside of the airline industry. He will be succeeded by Christoph Schmitz, gategroup’s ...

SWISS signs sweet deal with chocolatier

By Edward Robertson SWISS has signed a new deal with gategroup partners to provide catering for its flights. The catering, equipment and food services provider will now supply the airline with chocolate and patisserie from its Confiserie Sprüngli brand on a daily basis for the new SWISS Saveu...

gategroup: Positioning for post-COVID future – Update on Restructuring Plan

gategroup: Positioning for post-COVID future – Update on Restructuring Plan

As announced on 26 November 2020, gategroup Holding AG, the Group, its shareholders, RRJ Capital and Temasek and all of the Group’s bank lenders under the senior facilities agreement dated 30 November 2018 have agreed to the key terms and conditions of a recapitalisation of the Company and amendme...

Changes to the Executive Management Board of gategroup

Changes to the Executive Management Board of gategroup

gategroup Holding AG has announced the following changes to its Executive Management Board (EMB). After 10 years with the group, Jann Fisch has decided to step down from the EMB effective today and take a new role outside of the airline catering industry. Xavier Rossinyol, gategroup Chief Exec...

gategroup completes acquisition of LSG’s European operations

gategroup Holding AG (“gategroup”) today announced the completion of the acquisition of the European operations of LSG Group from Deutsche Lufthansa AG (“Lufthansa”). The transaction comprises LSG’s inflight catering operations in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy an...

Lufthansa Group and gategroup conclude purchase agreement

Lufthansa Group and gategroup conclude purchase agreement

The Lufthansa Group and gategroup completed a purchase agreement for the European business of the LSG Group. The parties have agreed not to divulge the financial details of the transaction. The sale is also subject to the approval of the relevant competition authorities. In addition to the LSG...

gategroup and Airbus sign cooperation agreement

gategroup and Airbus sign cooperation agreement

gategroup and aircraft manufacturer Airbus have signed a cooperation agreement which will enable Big Data and analytics to be used across all areas of an airline's business. Launched on the first day of The World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE), this agreement is a major step t...

HNA Group sells gategroup to RRJ Capital

HNA Group sells gategroup to RRJ Capital

gategroup Holding - the world’s largest provider of airline catering and retail on board - has announced that RRJ Capital has agreed to purchase all outstanding shares in gategroup from Chinese company HNA Group. Upon completion of the transaction, RRJ Capital will become gategroup’s sole sha...

gategroup reports revenues up but profit down in 2018

gategroup reports revenues up but profit down in 2018

gategroup has reported that its revenues increased year-on-year (YOY) by 8.5 per cent in 2018 reaching CHF 4.9 billion (US$4.8 billion) - but profit fell more than 40 per cent to CHF 49.8 million from CHF 85.2 million in 2017. The company also said earnings (EBITDA) rose 14.5 per cent YOY to CH...

Gate Gourmet expands in Asia with launch of services in Bali

Gate Gourmet expands in Asia with launch of services in Bali

gategroup company - Gate Gourmet - has further expanded its reach across Asia with the launch of services in Indonesia. The company will start with the introduction of airline catering services on the holiday island of Bali, which will be the springboard for establishing further in-flight service...

Gategroup operated GVK lounge at Mumbai wins top award

Gategroup operated GVK lounge at Mumbai wins top award

The gategroup-operated GVK lounge at Mumbai International Airport has won the title of World's Leading Business Class Lounge 2018 at the annual World Travel Awards. This follows a regional event in September, where for the fourth consecutive year, the lounge was also voted Asia's top Business Cla...

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