Newrest acquires majority stake in Flight Delight Air Catering
Newrest has become the majority shareholder of Flight Delight Air Catering, an independent company of the Käfer Service GmbH, group by taking a 60% stake in the company.
From its sites in Frankfurt and in Munich, Flight Delight Air Catering is specialised in high quality in-flight catering on long-haul routes to clients include airlines such as Air Canada, Air Astana, China Airlines, Latam Airlines and Saudi Arabian Airlines.
The merger creates a new entity, Newrest Germany, as Newrest looks to prioritise the in-flight catering market in Germany following the opening of its German subsidiary in 2020.
The added value for Flight Delight Air Catering lies in Newrest’s ability to extend the presence of Newrest Germany’s operations in Berlin and Hamburg to other German cities. Stuttgart and Hannover are, among others, named in the expansion ambitions of the entity.
In other news, Newrest has resumed providing catering services to Austrian Airlines in Montreal, Canada. After almost 18 months of suspension due to the pandemic, Newrest teams are once again providing two full meal services to three Boeing 767 weekly flights to Vienna International Airport out of Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
Catering services are provided to a maximum of 211 passengers.
In South Africa, Newrest has started to provide in-flight catering services to Air Mauritius. Newrest worked in close collaboration with the Air Mauritius team based in Mauritius to finalise the on-board menu for the route that serves OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. The flight operates three times a week on an A330neo aircraft.
Finally, Newrest UIS has begun supplying Uganda Airlines, which recently inaugurated a new route to Dubai on its new aircraft A330neo aircraft, with more routes planned.
Newrest UIS’ in-flight services crew is now catering for the airline for nine different destinations.
Passengers will be served a blend of Ugandan and international food provided by Newrest’s chefs and aligned to its quality standards. A full bar service, as well as premium quality blankets and amenity kits will be also part of the on-board service. Newrest will adapt its offer to passenger feedback.
Newrest UIS will operate the catering for 210 economy, 24 premium economy, 20 business class and 13 cabin crew per flight.
Alexander Preston www.inflight-online.com