gategourmet
gategroup
gategourmet, the airline catering flagship of gategroup, was founded in Switzerland in 1992 to serve Swissair. Today, it stands as the world’s leading provider of airline catering solutions and operates the most expansive and integrated catering network in the aviation industry, serving over 120 airline partners across continents.
Combining innovative menu design with operational precision, gategourmet delivers consistent, high-quality onboard meals tailored to meet diverse passenger expectations. Our standardized provisioning model ensures regulatory compliance, on-time delivery, and a memorable inflight dining experience, supporting gategroup’s commitment to excellence at every touchpoint in the passenger journey.
Culinary
journey
At gategourmet, every unit is built around a standardized yet adaptive culinary framework, empowering us to innovate without compromising consistency. From AI-assisted meal forecasting to advanced kitchen automation, we’re redefining inflight catering for the modern aviation industry. Our expertise allows us to craft and deliver thousands of customized meals daily, elevating the onboard experience through precision and creativity.
Menu development
Our menu design process begins with a deep understanding of the culinary expectations of each airline’s passengers. We combine market insights, passenger data, and emerging culinary trends to craft menus that resonate with diverse tastes and travel experiences. Nutrition, sustainability, and cultural preferences are core to our inflight catering philosophy, ensuring every meal served onboard delivers both flavor and value.
Supply chain
Our global supply chain is built around responsible sourcing. By choosing seasonal, local, and sustainably produced ingredients, our airline catering teams reduce environmental impact while enhancing flavor and nutritional value. We collaborate closely with certified suppliers to ensure quality, traceability, and supply continuity, meeting the high standards expected in modern airline catering.
Food preparation
To maintain the highest standards in airline catering, fresh ingredients are delivered daily to our global kitchens. Our Central Recipe Assembly (CRA) teams handle all prep—washing, sanitizing, and portioning—ensuring consistency, safety, and quality. This setup lets our chefs focus on cooking excellence while maximizing efficiency.
Food production
At gategourmet, the cooking process combines advanced production techniques with culinary artistry to ensure healthier, safer, and consistently high-quality food for inflight catering. Our chefs transform freshly prepared ingredients into flavorful meals with refined textures, creative presentations, and global taste profiles. By blending innovation with expertise, we deliver airline catering that satisfies diverse palates and elevates the onboard dining experience.
Portioning & packing
Before any inflight meal is portioned, plated, or packaged, our chefs rigorously taste and validate its quality to ensure it meets our high standards for airline catering. Using precision and consistency, each dish is carefully assembled to deliver the intended flavor, presentation, and portion size. Advanced technologies support our food-safety procedures, most notably our end-to-end food traceability system, which allows full transparency and quality control across every step of the catering process.
Delivering to aircraft
Timely and secure delivery is a critical part of our airline catering operations. Our logistics and operations teams ensure that every inflight catering order is loaded onto the correct aircraft with precision and punctuality. We operate under the highest aviation security standards and leverage integrated flight tracker systems that connect with our master production schedule, automatically flagging flight delays and dynamically adjusting meal dispatch and loading times. This seamless coordination helps airlines maintain on-time performance and guarantees that passengers receive fresh, high-quality meals upon departure.
Designing unique menus to delight and surprise
gategourmet is proud to have one of the most experienced and innovative teams of menu designers and operational chefs in the industry. Our executive chefs have worked at some of the world’s finest restaurants and have a flair for true hospitality. They stay abreast of the latest developments in the culinary world and scout for the latest food trends to design contemporary menus that can be replicated in large quantities. Our chefs’ expertise spans all kind of international cuisines.
Our global presence
gategourmet is present in 33 countries with over 135 units. We have fully equipped kitchens as well as logistic centers across the globe to provide holistic catering service operations. We can offer remote catering solutions in some countries through our extensive network and in certain locations we have local partnerships to provide the service. Find out where we are present and contact us with any inquiries.
