TABLEWARE
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heck out any one of the many TV cookery programmes currently hitting our screens and even the most amateur caterer quickly comes to see it’s not just about the taste.
Presentation clearly counts for a lot at the dinner table and whether the celebrity chefs are adding a flourish of foam or a smear of beetroot puree, the size, shape and colour of the tableware plays a vital role in setting their dish off to perfection. For those serving diners at 30,000ft the imperative
to make sure the tray table looks as attractive as possible is equally as critical. While the practical and operational demands of onboard service mean durability, weight and the materials used impose certain constraints, the suppliers of tableware are continuing to innovate and evolve their products with flair and creativity. Onboard Hospitality asked them to identify the hot trends and the issues dominating their thinking…
Porcelain Light-weight “Airlines want light porcelain but they need it to be hardwearing - that’s where it gets complicated! We design and develop products for airlines but also supply hotels and restaurants which means we see what chefs like and the trends affecting their dishes. Airlines tend to mirror this trend as chefs adapt their products to go onboard.” Damien Leruste, vp sales & marketing Middle East-India, Guy Degrenne
Pictured above left: Blue Magic gets eco-friendly with its new range of tableware styles and materials
3D printers “Porcelain is our strongest area and in the last year an investment in 3D printing has transformed the way we work on tableware for airlines. Now our in- house design teams can create prototype samples incredibly quickly. The client can look at it, check it meets all their criteria, show it to the Board, the crew, the customers, the brand managers, and make sure everyone loves it long before it goes onboard. Sometimes some of these stakeholders don’t really know what they want, or don’t want, until they see it for themselves, and with 3D printing we can give them the chance to see it, love it or reject it quickly. It
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