Gate Gourmet

Gate Gourmet is the airline catering brand of gategroup, a Swiss food and hospitality group with its global headquarters in Glattbrugg, Switzerland. The company says Gate Gourmet began in 1931 as the in-house catering division of Swissair, and today serves airline partners on all continents. It also supplies catering to rail operators; a 2024 gategroup release describes its work for the Spanish high-speed operator iryo.

What Gate Gourmet does

• Menu development: designing menus for each airline's passengers from market insight, passenger data and culinary trends
• Food preparation and production in standardised kitchens, with portioning and meal assembly
• Supply chain and sourcing, working with certified suppliers for quality and traceability
• Provisioning and delivery of onboard meals to aircraft

The gategroup business

gategroup describes itself as a global food and hospitality company. Its other business units cover onboard retail (gateretail), airport lounges, equipment and serviceware, and packaged and food solutions. The group says it has more than 46,000 colleagues in over 60 countries.

Company facts

• Gate Gourmet roots date to 1931
• Global headquarters: Glattbrugg, Switzerland
• Brand pages and a contact form on gategroup.com