Gate Aviation buys airline caterer
01.03.08
Gate Aviation, a member of the gategroup (formerly know as Gate Gourmet), has acquired The Caterers UK Ltd, an airline provisioning and catering company based at Manchester Airport. Gate Aviation already has a presence at Manchester through the cleaning services it provides to airlines.
The Caterers UK, a family-owned company, has operated at the airport since 1998. Its principal activity is provisioning and transporting packed meals for airlines. Its customers include Virgin Atlantic, First Choice, bmibaby and easyJet.
Guy Dubois, President of gategroup, said: ‘The decision to grow at this important UK airport demonstrates gategroup's strategy to deliver value, offer more choices and increase service to our customers through our member companies. It will harness the capabilities of several gategroup companies to offer airlines end-to-end solutions for their in-flight hospitality needs, including cabin cleaning and last-mile provisioning by Gate Aviation; central food production capabilities by Supplair; premium culinary offerings by Gate Gourmet; and fourth-party logistics by Pourshins.'
Gate Aviation's existing airline customers at Manchester include Virgin Atlantic and First Choice and Air Canada. The transaction closed on February 27. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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