EBACE 2011: Universal Acquires Catering, Concierge Businesses
Universal Weather and Aviation (Stand 7091) has acquired in-flight catering and concierge group Air Chef Holdings for an undisclosed price.

Universal Weather and Aviation (Stand 7091) has acquired in-flight catering and concierge group Air Chef Holdings for an undisclosed price. Air Chef, which provides catering for charter operators, corporate flight departments, fractional operators, flight attendants and FBOs, now is a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal.

The acquisition includes Air Chef Holdings’ Air Culinaire, Air Culinaire International and CaterLink Worldwide divisions. Air Culinaire operates 13 kitchens in the U.S. and two kitchens in Europe (at London Luton Airport and Paris Le Bourget). CaterLink Worldwide serves 800 airports internationally, using local, pre-approved vendors in markets where Air Culinaire does not operate a kitchen.