Looking for a capable and exclusive partner to develop its equipment category of amenity kits and cosmetics, LSG Sky Chefs selected Formia due to its years of experience in the hospitality industry and its international network of suppliers and manufacturers. Formia also recently formed an alliance with ADA Cosmetics International in order to offer a wider range of high-quality brands.

"Formia has excellent references within the airline industry and a huge number of luxury hotels," says Jackie Collins, Managing Director of LSG Sky Chefs In-Flight Logistics Asia Pacific. "Beyond their exceptional quality they can offer us a one-stop shopping solution in this product category, including consultancy and design, product development and quality management as well as logistics, warehousing and distribution," she continues.

"We feel honored and proud to become LSG Sky Chefs' exclusive partner, especially since our strong focus on product and service quality matches perfectly", comments Roland Grohmann, Managing Director of Formia. "We look forward to working together with the common goal of enhancing passengers' on-board experience."

LSG Sky Chefs is the world's largest provider of in-flight services. These include airline catering, in-flight equipment and logistics as well as the management of onboard service and in-flight retail. LSG Sky Chefs partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide and operates some 200 customer service centers in 52 countries, producing around 427 million airline meals a year. In 2008, the companies belonging to LSG Sky Chefs Group achieved consolidated revenues of € 2.3 billion.

Formia offers a full range of quality amenity kits, cosmetics and comfort items as well as tailor-made inflight service concepts. Over the past three decades Formia has forged a unique product expertise in working with hotels and airlines. The company operates globally and brings a professional as well as distinctive approach to premium guest and in-flight service amenities.

LSG Sky Chefs will continue to provide Virgin Atlantic with in-flight catering services to support its over 6 million customers on thousands of flights each year. This covers the locations of London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester as well as seasonal flights in the UK. LSG Sky Chefs will also continue to support Virgin Atlantic with in-flight management in the form of operational support services. A dedicated team will focus on the operational coordination of Virgin Atlantic’s catering worldwide as well as quality monitoring and follow-up.

SkylogistiX, the joint venture between LSG Sky Chefs and Kuehne + Nagel, will provide central warehousing, global logistics, asset ownership and supply chain management services. A significant amount of Virgin Atlantic’s product supply, including sourcing activities, will be provided by LSG Sky Chefs Catering Logistics GmbH.

"LSG Sky Chefs has provided us with excellent services over the past five years” said Dee Cooper, Director of Products and Services for Virgin Atlantic, “Due to changing demands and dynamics in the markets we saw the need to alter the current business model and are impressed with the way LSG Sky Chefs has supported this process and adjusted with us to provide a tailor-made solution. We are delighted to be continuing our valued relationship."

"We strive to continually develop our offering and approach new business models flexibly to offer our customers what they need" added Erdmann Rauer, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing for LSG Sky Chefs. "We are looking forward to continuing and maintaining our long-standing relationship."

LSG Sky Chefs is the world’s largest provider of in-flight services. These include airline catering, inflight equipment and logistics as well as the management of onboard service and in-flight retail. LSG Sky Chefs partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide and operates some 200 customer service centers in more than 50 countries, producing around 427 million airline meals a year. In 2008, the companies belonging to LSG Sky Chefs Group achieved consolidated revenues of € 2.3 billion.

LSG Sky Chefs has been providing services for SunExpress, a joint venture between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, since the first flight of SunExpress in 1990. The carrier offers Buy-on-Board services on domestic flights from Istanbul (SAW), Antalya and Izmir to 17 destinations in Turkey, while hot or cold meals will be provided on all international flights from Turkey to more than 70 destinations in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Scandinavia, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and other countries. With the inclusion of return catering, this adds up to more than 50,000 flights per year that are catered by LSG Sky Chefs, and makes SunExpress the in-flight provider's largest customer in Turkey.

"Thanks to our in-flight service partner LSG Sky Chefs we are able to offer an excellent product at affordable cost," Paul Schwaiger said on behalf of SunExpress. "We are proud to be a partner of LSG Sky Chefs since our first flight 20 years ago and I am grateful to Walter Gehl and his team in Turkey and Germany for their excellent support."

"I would like to extend my congratulations to Mr. Temel Kotil, Chairman of the Board of SunExpress, Mr. Paul Schwaiger, the airline's Managing Director, and all employees of SunExpress on the occasion of their special anniversary," said Walter Gehl, CEO of LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG, after the signing. "LSG Sky Chefs is proud of this successful collaboration and we confidently look forward to the future of our valuable partnership."

LSG Sky Chefs is the world's largest provider of in-flight services. These include airline catering, in-flight equipment and logistics as well as the management of onboard service and in-flight retail. The group is also the industry leading expert in managing the complete in-flight service supply chain for several airlines. LSG Sky Chefs partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide and operates some 200 customer service centers in 52 countries, producing around 427 million airline meals a year. In 2008, the companies belonging to LSG Sky Chefs Group achieved consolidated revenues of € 2.3 billion.

As part of this agreement, Delta also pre-awarded frozen food production to LSG-Sky Food in Alzey, Germany, as well as to the company’s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania frozen food facility, with the number of frozen meals provided expected to double by 2011. LSG Sky Chefs also provides complimentary first class and international main cabin meals, as well as Buy-on-Board for select Delta flights. Box meal service will continue to be provided by LSG Sky Chefs’ joint partner Oakfield Farms Solutions, under the Delta EATS program.

"As part of our recently concluded negotiations, Delta is delighted to enter into an expanded relationship with LSG Sky Chefs. Our new agreement provides opportunities for partnership at new catering locations, as well as expanded ancillary business. We value the support that LSG Sky Chefs demonstrated during our initial integration with Northwest Airlines, and we have confidence that this dedication to excellent operational performance will carry over into a long term relationship that benefits our customers, employees and our financial performance," said Peter Wilander, Managing Director of In Flight for Delta Air Lines.

"We are pleased to supply services to the world’s largest airline, and to extend our partnership in other areas such as frozen food and Buy on Board,” said Sondra Lehman, Chief Operating Officer for the North America Region of LSG Sky Chefs. "This is an excellent outcome for both our companies."

LSG Sky Chefs is the world’s largest provider of in-flight services. These include airline catering, in-flight equipment and logistics as well as the management of onboard service and inflight retail. The group is also the industry leading expert in managing the complete in-flight service supply chain for several airlines. LSG Sky Chefs partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide and operates some 200 customer service centers in 49 countries, producing around 427 million airline meals a year. In 2008, the companies belonging to LSG Sky Chefs Group achieved consolidated revenues of € 2.3 billion.

"LSG Sky Chefs continues to be a strong business partner in our success," said Hector Adler, Vice President InFlight Services at US Airways.  "We look forward to working with them in the future to provide our customers with a superior onboard experience."

"We are very pleased to reaffirm and expand our services for this important customer," said Pat Berkelbaugh, SVP Sales & Services for the North America Region.  "We have been working for US Airways for many years, and we are delighted that we can build on this successful longstanding partnership."

The locations served include more than 30 stations in the US as well as a number of cities throughout Scandinavia, Belgium, the UK, Italy, Germany, Portugal and Switzerland.


LSG Sky Chefs is the world's largest provider of in-flight services. These include airline catering, in-flight equipment and logistics as well as the management of onboard service and in-flight retail. The group is also the industry leading expert in managing the complete in-flight service supply chain for several airlines. LSG Sky Chefs partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide and operates some 200 customer service centers in 49 countries, producing around 427 million airline meals a year. In 2008, the companies belonging to LSG Sky Chefs Group achieved consolidated revenues of € 2.3 billion.

Corsairfly’s passengers are mainly holiday makers looking forward to experiencing something exciting, be it exotic aromas, tropical colors or a different climate When the charter airline introduced a new service concept on all its long-haul flights, it built on LSG Sky Chefs creativity and experience to develop an equipment concept tailor made to live up to its flying public expectations.

The “Exploration” design concept combines interesting shapes with vibrant colors to transport the passengers into a holiday environment from the moment they board the aircraft. And with nine colors to provide variety, tray sets look different from one passenger to the next. Additionally, the new equipment weighs less than the previous generation and is very user friendly.

The new service concept has been on board flights since March and has received positive feedback from both crews and passengers. It will be presented at the Observeur exhibition in Paris from October 22, 2009 through February 21, 2010.

As part of this project the LSG Sky Chefs design team also created further products for Corsairfly, including Business Class tableware, amenity kits and children’s toys.
 

LSG Sky Chefs is the world’s largest provider of in-flight services. These include airline catering, in-flight equipment and logistics as well as the management of onboard service and in-flight retail. The group is also the industry leading expert in managing the complete in-flight service supply chain for several airlines. LSG Sky Chefs partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide and operates some 200 customer service centers in 49 countries, producing around 427 million airline meals a year. In 2008, the companies belonging to LSG Sky Chefs Group achieved consolidated revenues of € 2.3 billion.

CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board Walter Gehl will continue to lead Strategy, Human Resources, Communications and Marketing, Legal and Corporate Affairs and Internal Audit. In addition, he will oversee the Upgradeplus program, a two- year initiative aiming at identifying and implementing a long-term competitive and sustainable structure for the company's organization by the end of 2011.

Jochen Müller, EVP and Member of the Executive Board, previously responsible for North America, Sales and Solutions, will now assume the role of Chief Operating Officer, overseeing LSG Sky Chefs' worldwide operations as well as Sales.

Jens Theuerkorn, who joined LSG Holding in July 2009 as Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Board, has taken over the leadership of Accounting, Controlling, M & A, Processes and IT, Procurement and Risk Management.

The company also announced the reconfiguration of its geographical set-up within Europe, the Middle East and Africa, which will take effect January 1, 2010:

Germany, LSG Sky Chefs' largest single market, will continue to be led by Gert Schnicke. All other countries in Western Europe will be combined under a new Europe region managed by Silvio Canettoli. LSG Sky Chefs' subsidiaries LSG-Sky Food (frozen-food production) and Starfood (convenience meal production in Italy), will be integrated into this region. The growth markets in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa will be consolidated under the leadership of Alfred Rigler, who will focus on further building LSG Sky Chefs' presence in those promising locations.

Dale Easdon, RCOO UK, will continue to lead the UK region temporarily until he transitions into a new leadership role within the organization.

The scope and leadership of the North America, Latin America and Asia/Pacific regions will remain unchanged.

"We are confident that this new division of roles and responsibilities responds both to the different market requirements and to the skills of the senior managers assigned to them so that we can truly energize the development of our company," says Walter Gehl. "The new geographical set-up will enable us to respond faster to our ever changing business conditions."

LSG Sky Chefs is the world's largest provider of in-flight services. These include airline catering, in-flight equipment and logistics as well as the management of onboard service and in-flight retail. The group is also the industry leading expert in managing the complete in-flight service supply chain for several airlines. LSG Sky Chefs partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide and operates some 200 customer service centers in 50 countries, producing around 427 million airline meals a year. In 2008, the companies belonging to LSG Sky Chefs Group achieved consolidated revenues of € 2.3 billion.

ASL is the only caterer at these two international airports delivering to a number of international and domestic airlines, among which is BA, China Southern, Delta, Emirates, Ethiopian, Iberia, KLM, Qatar, SAA, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Nigeria. Under the new agreement, LSG Sky Chefs will assign a management team to support and secure the ASL operations.

"Nigeria is one of the most attractive markets on the African continent for two main reasons," said Silvio Canettoli, LSG Sky Chefs' RCOO Mediterranean and Africa. "First, it is among the key strategic African markets due to its size. Second, our market entry in Western Africa increases our chances, to further develop our presence in this region."

LSG Sky Chefs is the world’s largest provider of in-flight services. These include airline catering, in-flight equipment and logistics as well as the management of onboard service and in-flight retail. The group is also the industry leading expert in managing the complete in-flight service supply chain for several airlines. LSG Sky Chefs partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide and operates some 200 customer service centers in 49 countries, producing around 427 million airline meals a year. In 2008, the companies belonging to LSG Sky Chefs Group achieved consolidated revenues of € 2.3 billion.

Since 1955, the Design Center of North Rhine-Westphalia (Design Zentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen) recognizes outstanding product design with this famous dot. Producers and designers from a variety of industries can apply in several categories, which are then evaluated for innovation, functionality, quality, ergonomics etc.

The design team of LSG Sky Chefs has received the award for the newly developed Lufthansa Economy Class equipment. The winning equipment is characterized by its close tie-in to the Lufthansa brand in a very distinctive manner. Additionally, it has been proven to withstand the high level of wear and tear that these products are typically put through in the catering, washing and transportation processes.

"For us this award is recognition of our design competence and quality as well as an outstanding confirmation of our performance. In our industry, differentiation via design has become key to successfully position", said Joao Monteiro, RCOO Solutions.

In addition to the red dot award, the Economy Class equipment has been nominated for the "Designpreis der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2010" (Design Prize of the Federal Republic of Germany 2010), the top design recognition in the country (www.designpreis.de).

LSG Sky Chefs is the world's largest provider of in-flight services. These include airline catering, in-flight equipment and logistics as well as the management of onboard service and in-flight retail. The group is also the industry leading expert in managing the complete in-flight service supply chain for several airlines. LSG Sky Chefs partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide and operates some 200 customer service centers in 49 countries, producing around 427 million airline meals a year. In 2008, the companies belonging to LSG Sky Chefs Group achieved consolidated revenues of € 2.3 billion.

"We have very high expectations for rail catering and ambitious growth plans in the years ahead," says Elisabeth Lindgren, Chief Communications Officer of SJ. "Therefore, we were looking for a partner who is experienced in rail catering, has the appropriate facilities at the train stations and is able to meet our growth. We know that LSG Sky Chefs is a very reliable partner who meets all of these requirements and puts a high level of emphasis on quality and excellence in service."

"LSG Sky Chefs has created a special division for train catering based in Stockholm to serve SJ even better than in the past and to be well-prepared for their growth," comments Alfred Rigler, LSG Sky Chefs' COO Nordic and Eastern Europe.

About Swedish Railroads (SJ)
Every day, 115 000 people travel with SJ, Sweden's largest train operator. 4 000 employees work to ensure that the train journeys are safe, reliable, comfortable and convenient. SJ serves 250 stations between Narvik and Berlin. SJ's electric trains in Sweden run entirely on renewable hydro and windpowered energy. These journeys have received Good Environmental Choice certification -- the world's toughest eco-labeling system. Train travel increases by 10% every year, and SJ turned over SEK 9 billion in 2008.

About LSG Sky Chefs
LSG Sky Chefs is the world's largest provider of in-flight services. These include airline catering, inflight equipment and logistics as well as the management of onboard service and in-flight retail. The group is also the industry leading expert in managing the complete in-flight service supply chain for several airlines. LSG Sky Chefs partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide and operates some 200 customer service centers in 49 countries, producing around 427 million airline meals a year. In 2008, the companies belonging to LSG Sky Chefs Group achieved consolidated revenues of € 2.3 billion.