Dépêches
gategroup, Iberia Sign New Long-term Catering Contract
Dépèche transmise le 21 janvier 2011 par PRNewswire
ZURICH, January 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- gategroup, the leading independent provider of onboard products and services to the world's airlines, has extended business for its core Gate Gourmet brand with Spain's leading carrier, Iberia. The two companies have signed a four-year agreement that is valued in excess of CHF 400 million in revenue.
The agreement includes catering and provisioning services at Iberia's main hubs at Madrid and Barcelona, as well as at over 20 other airports in Europe, the United States and Latin America. The agreement, which will take effect in May 2011, also will cover ancillary services, including onboard retailing of food and beverages for short- and medium-haul flights and supply of products to Iberia's VIP lounge in Madrid.
Under the new agreement, Gate Gourmet will expand its role as Iberia's global account manager to include menu planning and design as well as operations management.
"We are extremely pleased to continue and expand our long-standing relationship with Iberia, a leading airline in the forefront of airline consolidation," said gategroup Chief Executive Guy Dubois. "This agreement reflects positively on our strong partnership and on Gate Gourmet's capabilities, innovation and reliability."
Paloma Manzaneque, Iberia Customer Relations Director said, "This new agreement will enable us to continue developing even further our gastronomic proposal, guaranteeing a quality and differentiated service for our clients."
On an annual basis, Gate Gourmet produces approximately 8.5 million meals for Iberia and provisions more than 85,000 flights for the airline.
"Gate Gourmet is very proud to be a strategic provider for merger partners Iberia and British Airways in their respective hubs of Madrid and London Heathrow," Dubois said.
About gategroup:
gategroup is the leading independent global provider of onboard services to companies that serve people on the move. gategroup comprises 11 brands, which are deSter, eGate Solutions, Elan, Gate Aviation, Gate Gourmet, Gate Safe, Harmony, Performa, potmstudios, Pourshins and Supplair. Shares of Zurich-based gategroup are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the symbol GATE. Please visit .
CONTACT: Media, John Bronson, +41-43-812-2048, ,Investor Relations, Dagmara Wawrzonowska, +41-43-812-54-96,
- 13/04 Airbus : commandes et livraisons du mois de mars 2021
- 13/04 Binter Canarias arrive en France
- 10/04 British Airways lance des vols vers Jersey et Gibraltar depuis London City
- 10/04 VINCI Airports remporte la concession de l’aéroport de Manaus
- 10/04 Safran signe un contrat de service à l’heure de vol avec la Bundespolizei
- 09/04 Qatar Airways opère un vol avec 100 % des passagers vaccinés contre le covid-19
- 09/04 AFI KLM E&M renforce sa coopération avec ASL Airlines Belgium
- 09/04 VistaJet prend livraison de 2 appareils Bombardier Global 7500
- 08/04 Ravitaillement en vol entre deux avions KC-390 Millennium (photos)
- 08/04 Ryanair annonce le programme été depuis sa base de Beauvais
- 08/04 Transavia étend son offre à Montpellier
- 05/04 Triumph Group et Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance vont créer un coentreprise
- 05/04 Ryanair présente son programme d'été depuis Bordeaux
- 05/04 easyJet lance des leçons vidéos pour les enfants de 7 à 10 ans
- 05/04 Transavia propose une nouvelle destination vers la Grèce au départ de Nantes
- 04/04 Air Canada fête le 70e anniversaire de la ligne Montréal-Paris
- 04/04 Corsair reçoit son premier Airbus A330neo
- 03/04 Ryanair rouvre sa base à Toulouse
- 03/04 Qatar Airways dévoile son programme de vols pour l'été 2021
- 03/04 La Japan Coast Guard ajoute deux H225 à sa flotte