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ONBOARD CATERING
gategroup extends Virgin Australia
gategroup has extended its ongoing contract with Virgin Australia for all domestic and short-haul international flights by two years, up to 2019. Under the agreement, gategroup subsidiary Gate Gourmet will provide food assembly, flight assembly and handling services for all domestic and short-haul international flights departing from the locations in Australia where Gate Gourmet has a presence. The total value of the four-year contract is approximately CHF 300 million. Gate Gourmet provides services for the airline for more than 125,000 flights a year. Said Herman Anbeek, president of
gategroup’s Emerging Markets Division: “The extension of this contract shows our ability to adapt our operational model according to the changing requirements of Virgin Australia as it repositions itself from a low-fare to a full-service airline.” Virgin Australia's inflight menus are designed by internationally acclaimed chef, Luke Mangan, featuring fresh and locally-sourced ingredients, with flavours and colours inspired by Luke’s travels around the world.
gategroup.com
ONBOARD CATERING
Lakeland Dairies' new Milk in a Stick
Lakeland Dairies has introduced a new ‘Milk in a Stick’ product to the wider aviation market. Supplied in an easy to open, convenient,
hygienic stick format, the farm-assured liquid dairy milk and creamer offers inflight caterers the same number of portions as milk pots, but with up to 45% less packaging weight. The ultra-strong, ultra- light packaging used for Milk in a Stick is also 50% less bulky, making storage headaches a thing of the past. The new format can help improve cabin service efficiency by allowing more portions on the trolley – meaning less frequent replenishment. Specially- designed for easy opening and pouring, 'Milk in a Stick' doesn't splash in a pressurised cabin environment and is leak- free and less likely to roll off trays. The new format can also help minimise supply chain carbon footprint, with more efficient distribution and less landfill space. Contracts have already been signed with major British, Irish and Middle Eastern airlines. Cases of 960 and 480 available from: +44 20 8290 7020
INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
Emirates' IFE first for visually impaired
Emirates is to become the first airline to introduce audio description soundtracks for movies on its inflight entertainment system, ice Digital Widescreen. Emirates’ ice (information,
communication and entertainment) now offers audio description soundtracks on 16 Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture films including Frozen, Toy Story 3 and all four Pirates of the Caribbean movies – a recorded narration explaining the scene during the gaps in dialogue, while the film soundtrack continues. In 2007, Emirates worked with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures to introduce closed caption technology for the hard of hearing for the first time in inflight entertainment. Ice Digital Widescreen now offers over 50 movies with closed captions. Customers onboard Emirates’ new Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft will now have ice on larger personal screens with HD resolution: (27-inch in First Class, 20-inch in Business and 12.1 inch in Economy).
emirates.com
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