Aktiengesellschaft | |
Industry | In-flight Service |
Founded | 1942 |
Headquarters | Neu-Isenburg, Germany |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Key people
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Erdmann F. Rauer (CEO), Simone Menne (Chairwoman of the supervisory board) |
Products | First class meals |
Services | Catering, In-flight Equipment and Logistics, In-flight Management, Airport Services |
Revenue | €2.633 billion (2014) |
Number of employees
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32,800 (2014) |
Parent | Lufthansa Group |
Website | lsgskychefs.com |
LSG Sky Chefs is the brand name of LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG, which is the world's largest provider of airline catering (although Gate Gourmet claims the title of world's largest "independent" provider ) and in-flight services. It is a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. A part of the company was formerly owned by AMR Corporation, parent company of American Airlines. Its primary business function is to prepare and deliver meals, beverages and snacks to aircraft for domestic and international flights. In addition the company also provides extended services on all other aspects of in-flight service, including the design and sourcing of in-flight equipment, in-flight logistics, in-flight management, onboard retail management and the management of airport lounges to name but a few.
The company's world headquarters is located in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt, Germany. Its North American headquarters is located in Irving, Texas, United States, where a part of the company was founded in 1942.
LSG Sky Chefs partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide across 214 airports and operates almost 210 customer service centers in 51 countries, producing around 591 million meals a year.
The airline carriers served by LSG Sky Chefs can vary from airport to airport, but some major customers are Lufthansa, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Asiana Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines, United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Korean Air, Finnair, and Aeroflot. LSG Sky Chefs reports it has about 30% of the airline catering market worldwide.