FSSC 22000 is globally recognized, including by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, for its rigorous standards in food safety, and this certification achievement underscores the company’s unwavering commitment to food safety and quality in every step of the production process.

“We’re extremely proud to be the first U.S. airline caterer to earn the FSSC 22000 certification at our ORD facility,” said CEO Greg Anderson, Sky Chefs. “This achievement reflects our relentless pursuit of excellence in food safety and quality. Our dedicated team has built a robust, industry-leading food safety program that not only meets but exceeds global standards, ensuring that every meal we serve is safe, exceptional, and of the highest quality.”

“We lead the airline catering industry because we consistently push the boundaries, take proactive measures in maintaining superior safety protocols, and focus on providing innovative culinary solutions to our airline partners,” added Anderson. “We’ve only just begun with ORD, and we plan to scale elevated food safety certification across our entire network with the intent of becoming the industry leader in food safety.”

For more information about Sky Chefs and its award-winning food safety program, please visit LSG Sky Chefs | Hygiene Standards or contact our media relations team at CommunicationsAmericas@lsg-group.com

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Using its vast science-backed database and accredited Life Cycle Assessment methodology, Klimato will help the LSG Group measure the environmental impact of its food products. This data will be displayed on menus, categorizing the carbon intensity of each dish as Very Low, Low, Medium, High, or Very High. By incorporating Klimato labels, the LSG Group will empower customers to make informed decisions aligned with their environmental values.

Simon Frischemeier, Head of Operational Excellence and Sustainability at the LSG Group, underscores the importance of our partnership with Klimato. “Collaborating with Klimato enables us to offer customers clear insights into the environmental impact of our menu items, aligning seamlessly with our sustainability targets for 2030. By integrating Klimato labels into our WTCE 2024 menus, we proactively advance sustainability in the travel industry.”

Rodrigo Saraiva, our Senior Culinary Excellence Manager for Latin America, highlights the value of Klimato’s technology in tracking emissions throughout the entire life cycle of food products, from sourcing ingredients to arrival at our facilities. “This data empowers our culinary teams around the world to understand the environmental footprint of each menu item, enabling informed decision-making and classification of menus based on carbon footprint. Moreover, it fosters transparency with our customers, cultivating trust and collaboration.”

Anton Unger, CEO and co-founder of Klimato, applauds the LSG Group’s commitment to sustainability: “Klimato is the easiest way for businesses to demonstrate that they’re prioritizing sustainability.

Attendees of the WTCE 2024 are encouraged to note the inclusion of Klimato labels on the LSG Group’s menus, underscoring the company´s commitment to sustainability. This initiative aims to empower customers with transparent information, facilitating informed decisions aligned with environmental responsibility.

The WTCE 2024 takes place at the Hamburg Messe in Germany, May 28-30. The LSG Group stand will be located in Hall 1A Stand 1E20.

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“The partnership is a perfect way to help our customers improve their net promoter score (NPS) and customer satisfaction by serving what their passengers desire,” says Sven Pawelka, Head of Partnership Management at the LSG Group, pointing at The Vegetarian Butcher’s connection to Unilever Food Solutions, dedicated supplier for the food service industry. “Global networks and brands renowned for sublime quality and innovation power are coming together to support each other in an international business. This is a perfect match.”

The LSG Group plans to offer its customers the ability to cater to passengers on a vegetarian diet, as well as flexitarians and meat lovers – thanks to The Vegetarian Butcher’s broad range of plant-based products that allow people to continue to enjoy their favorite meat dishes without giving up the taste or texture. Paired with the knowledge and understanding of the LSG Group’s Culinary Excellence Team in making complex food flyable, creations that have never hit the skies before now become possibilities.

“Together, we will be exploring how the future might look like and where to realize first joint projects with customers,” says Pia Fernekes, Manager Partnership Management at the LSG Group. A first taste of the partnership will be delivered at the WTCE, hall 1A, stand 1E20, where The Vegetarian Butcher is set to support the company’s booth party with plant-based bites from different international cuisines, joining in LSG Sky Chefs’ culinary guiding theme, “Flavors of the World.”

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The Vegan Menu: An indulgence from root to leaf

The secret to excellent vegan cuisine: It’s not just the vegetable, it’s what you make of it. Each dish revolves around just one vegetable, prepared in surprisingly many ways and combined with a fruit or nut. The idea behind this display of sheer versatility was to show that vegan ingredients can make for a complete dish.

When sustainability is key, ingenuity is too. Our principle: to use all edible components of a plant-based ingredient. The result: endless possibilities to prepare and enjoy vegan meals. Indulge in the extraordinary versatility in look, consistency and – of course – taste.

The Partnership Menu: Partnerships for excellence

The quality of the ingredients determines the quality of the dish. This is why we choose our partners carefully. Their extraordinary products, combined with our culinary excellence are the best pre-conditions to fulfilling our vision of outstanding creations and to leave memorable impressions.

With partnerships in focus at this year’s WTCE, we invited NotCo, Cuisine Solutions, Barilla and Kaelis to talk about our collaboration. Sebastian Schäfer and his Culinary Excellence team reveal what will be on the menu in Hamburg. 

This menu highlights three of our partners: Barilla is the manufacturer of finest Italian pasta, including the new Al Bronzo series with durum wheat and high-quality proteins. Cuisine Solutions are specialists in perfectly cooked proteins, sauces and vegetables. NotCo delivers the taste of animal products without using animal products. Sustainable and delicious.

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ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer started his journey to the International Space Station (ISS). His bonus food, developed by LSG Group’s Culinary Excellence team, is waiting for him in outer space. In this video, we show how we developed four premium meals delivering a taste of home. All are shelf-stable for two years at ambient temperature thanks to a food technology called autoclaving – it also presents a sustainable solution for airline catering and the convenience retail and home delivery business.

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Maurer, who joined the event via video call as he is currently preparing for his flight in the United States, underlined the importance of food when being isolated on a space station. Reinhold Ewald, a professor for astronautics and space stations at the Institute of Space Systems (IRS) at the University of Stuttgart and a former astronaut himself, talked about his extensive research on nutrition on the ISS.

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The top chef’s sentiments prove true when we look at our own company. Much of what the LSG Group has accomplished this year was thanks to the great teamwork displayed within and between each department.

In a kitchen, cohesive teamwork is one that is just as crucial. For chefs to serve the best quality dishes to their guests requires trust, precision and communication.

In this video, the Michelin star chef talks more about the intricacies of teamwork from both a top-down and bottom-up approach.

For more on Thomas Bühner, check out the first episode on Culinary Identity.

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Evertaste, the convenience retail expert brand of the LSG Group, is producing a fresh wrap for airline catering for the first time in its corporate history. The product has been flying on selected Lufthansa routes since October. It not only impresses with its taste, but also with its environmental friendliness.

The “Mediterranean Wrap” brings the flavors of Mediterranean cuisine on board. It consists of a tortilla cake with tomatoes, filled with fresh spinach and grated cheese. Crunchy carrot julienne ensures the right bite, a specially produced pesto rounds off the snack in terms of taste.

The finely seasoned filling is handmade, and then smart technology is used in production in Alzey in the Rhineland-Palatinate: a special machine portions and folds the wrap with extreme precision. Six days a week Evertaste and LSG Group then deliver the product to the hub airports of Frankfurt and Munich, where the LSG Sky Chefs operations send it on its world tour.

Special attention was paid to the wrapping of the packaging, which was developed by LSG Group’s expert brand SPIRIANT. Since November, the outer paper wrapper has been made of PaperWise, a material made from agricultural waste such as stalks and leaves and exclusively with “green” energy. To ensure a longer shelf life, the wrap is also packed in a protective atmosphere. The process is also known as Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) and has been tested by LSG Group as part of an initiative to improve product shelf life.

The “Mediterranean Wrap” is served as a second service on long-haul Economy Class flights and as a hearty snack on medium-haul flights.

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