Flying Food Group

Flying Food Group is an airline caterer headquartered in Chicago. The company says it was founded in 1983 in Chicago with a single kitchen and one airline customer by Sue Ling Gin. Today it describes itself as a network of 19 kitchens from Hawaii to New York, making custom meals and snacks for airlines and for food retailers.

Products and services

• Meals and snacks for airlines
• Prepared meals for retail partners, from concept to industrial production
• Shelf-stable meals: the company quotes 15 to 60+ days for modified atmosphere packaged food and 180+ days for frozen food
• Digital and onboard retail tools through a joint venture

Locations

Kitchens are listed in Chicago, Hartford, New York, Newark, Washington DC area, Orlando, Miami, Dallas, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and in Hawaii at Honolulu, Kailua-Kona and Lihue.

Company facts

• Founded 1983 in Chicago
• Frozen meal joint venture with Frankenberg, a European producer founded in 1985
• Pax Caterer of the Year, North America, in 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2020, as reported on its website