Event review
WHAT WE LEARNED...
LSG Sky Chefs has a new dedicated brand: Spiriant
gategroup has a new partnership with Cuisine Solutions
All Servair chefs spend six months training with Michel Roth, world-renowned chef from the Ritz in Paris
Linstol has a new headphones range
Colour coding Sola's oven trays can cut costs
Felt fabrics and egg- cartons are on trend for amenity kits
Healthy drinks and snacks are in demand
Trolleys are getting lighter
Next year’s WTCE will be held April 8-10, 2014
visit, with the wine tasting by Ratcliffe & Brown coming out on top for me in terms of interest!"
John Hyde, WTCE event director concluded: “By co-locating WTCE with the Aircraft Interiors Expo we can provide a seamless passenger experience showcase that addresses all the key issues in meeting the demands of modern passengers. This year’s Taste of Travel theatre highlighted the culinary quality that is shaping the travel catering scene.”
In conversation with... LSG Sky Chefs talked about the
importance of design, development and sourcing across the worldwide cabin which will now be the responsibility of the company’s new dedicated and independent
brand, Spiriant.
Other services, such as sourcing and supply chain, are also now part of the Spiriant brand including SkylogistiX and Kuehne + Nagel.
Spiriant’s eco-friendly Enlight range features products made from waste material taken from the food and alcohol industries.
LSG Sky Chefs has also developed a slot tray and glass rack that has reduced breakages by 70% and is more hygienic for passengers and crew. LSG Sky Chefs’ all-composite Quantum trolley is now flying on Lufthansa and will soon be on Condor. It is a past Crystal Cabin Award-winner for its durability, insulation properties and weight savings.
Said Spiriant md, Alexander Spahn: “The team at Spiriant has a different
mindset to LSG Sky Chefs and needed a new identity. Spiriant symbolises a combination of art and mind, emotion and function.”
Design director of Spiriant, Daniel Knies, showed me a range of new products that are lightweight, bio-degradable and organic. The company’s equipment activities include design, development and sourcing of inflight equipment including for meal service and comfort items, galley equipment and
Pictured left: WTCE, Hamburg, and UK exhibitor Propercorn; Above clockwise: The iPi stand and Fiblon promotion; the Kalamata Papadimitriou team; the Airware team; the Orvec team; Lily O'Brien's team and Boutsen Design's style
commodities. Gategroup has entered a new partnership with Cuisine Solutions. The partnership means that Gategroup will have exclusive rights to production, distribution and marketing of Cuisine Solutions’ products in the North American airline
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