HOSP 180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Lsg Sky Chefs, Managed Services, Airline Meal

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management
• Course: HOSP 180
• Professor: Kline

Document Summary

Managed services - consist of foodservice and related operations and are used most often in the following public and private institutions. In managed services, it is necessary to meet both the needs of the guest and the client. When airlines do provide meals, either food service comes from their own in flight business, or they have the service provided by a contractor. In flight food may be prepared in a factory mode at a facility close to but outside the airport (prepared and packaged) Food must be able to withstand the transport conditions and the extended hot or cold holding period from the time it is prepared until the time it is served. Gate gourmet is the largest in flight food and related services provider, operating in 28 countries on six continents from 122 flight kitchens and producing 250 million meals on average annually.