Gate Aviation buys manchester Airport 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, formerly known as IAS/Fernley, already has a presence at Manchester through the cleaning services it provides to airlines.
Guy Dubois, President and CFO of gategroup, said: ‘The decision to grow at this important airport clearly demonstrates gategroup's strategy to deliver value, offer more choices and increase service to our customers through our member companies.'
‘Our newly expanded presence in Manchester will harness the capabilities of several gategroup companies to offer customers end-to-end solutions for their in-flight hospitality needs. These include 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.'
The Caterers UK, a family-owned company, has operated at Manchester Airport since 1998. Its principal activity is provisioning and transporting packed meals for airlines, including crew meals and meal boxes. Its customers include Virgin Atlantic, First Choice, bmibaby and easyJet. Gate Aviation's existing customers at Manchester also include Virgin Atlantic and First Choice as well as Air Canada. The transaction closed on February 27. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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