SAS group awards new catering contract to LSG Sky Chefs

 

Smooth continuation of established partnership

LSG Sky Chefs has been awarded a new catering contract from SAS Group, which includes an expansion of the catering partnership with SAS Braathens in Norway.

The current contract between SAS and LSG Sky Chefs, covering the catering out of the key SAS hubs within Scandinavia (Copenhagen/Denmark; Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö/Sweden and Oslo, Bergen/Norway), is due to expire on July 31, 2005. LSG Sky Chefs has been providing catering services to SAS Scandinavian Airlines since August 2000 from the above-mentioned loca-tions. The new contract also includes the takeover of Braathens' catering department by LSG Sky Chefs.

"We are happy to continue our partnership with LSG Sky Chefs," said Hans Ahlgren, SAS Director, Purchasing and Agreements during today's signing ceremony in Copenhagen, Denmark. "Although the past years have been very challenging in regards to the changing business environment and necessary alterations to our catering concept, we have always been able to rely and trust LSG Sky Chefs' flexibility to adjust to the evolving market conditions."


"This is definitely a reward for the close relationship we have jointly built over the years," said Morten Andreasen, LSG Sky Chefs' Senior Vice President Nordic/Eastern Europe. "This contract offers us the opportunity to add a new chapter to this partnership and builds a strong platform for our Scandinavian operations."

LSG Sky Chefs is the world's leading provider of integrated in-flight solutions, including catering, procurement, equipment management and Total In-flight Service Management. LSG Sky Chefs caters 270 airlines from more than 200 customer service centers in 48 countries.

SAS AB is the Nordic region's largest listed airline and travel group and the fourth-largest airline group in Europe, in terms of number of passengers and operating revenue. The SAS Group offers air transport and related services from its base in northern Europe. SAS Scandinavian Airlines and SAS Braathens provide services within Scandinavia, and to/from Europe, North America and Asia.