Air Culinaire Worldwide (Booth X089) recently opened an in-flight catering facility at Paris Le Bourget Airport. Besides being halal certified, the new facility is CE certified, which is the highest level of certification available in Europe. The new 800-square-meter (8,611-square-foot) kitchen in Paris joins the in-flight catering provider’s 22 worldwide owned-and-operated kitchens and its associate catering partners on six continents.
Local government and aviation officials as well as industry press and international private aviation companies attended a grand opening earlier this month. Attendees were able to meet Air Culinaire’s Paris team and sample selections of local cuisine produced by Thierry Fournier, the general manager of Air Culinaire Worldwide Paris, and his team.
Steven Roberts, senior v-p of operations at Air Culinaire Worldwide, said, “The new state-of-the-art Paris kitchen is our international flagship culinary center and embodies our vision of the future of aviation catering and what it will require for our discerning clients. As private aviation and charter flights continue to gain global market share, popularity and momentum, savvy consumers are beginning to shun the idea of big ‘food manufacturers’ that offer assembled commercial flight meals rather than the culinary artistry that we offer our clients and guests.”
