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Gate Gourmet to buy five airline catering units

7th May 2008, 11:59am

Gate Gourmet has agreed to purchase airline catering units in five cities from Air Berlin and SCK Sky Catering Kitchen GmbH.

In addition, Air Berlin has agreed to a new long-term catering contract with Gate Gourmet in Germany and the rest of Europe.

The flight kitchens included in the transaction are located at Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Münster/Osnabrück, Leipzig/Halle and Paderborn. The five facilities serve approximately 18,000 flights total a year, with Düsseldorf the largest single unit at approximately 10,000 flights annually.

Guy Dubois, President and CEO Designate of gategroup, the umbrella brand representing Gate Gourmet and 10 other brands said: "We are very pleased to include these five facilities into the Gate Gourmet portfolio. They are an important strategic addition to our network, and we see them as a key acquisition in our long-term strategy to secure Gate Gourmet's position in the German airline catering market."

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