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Air Culinaire Sees Growing Appetite for Flight Catering
Over the past two years, Air Culinaire has made major expansions to several of the locations in its company-owned kitchen network.
Air Culinaire’s new flagship facility near New Jersey's Teterboro Airport occupies a renovated 17,000-sq-ft former warehouse. It represents an 11,000-sq-ft upgrade over the company's previous facility in the area. (Photo: Curt Epstein/AIN)
Air Culinaire’s new flagship facility near New Jersey's Teterboro Airport occupies a renovated 17,000-sq-ft former warehouse. It represents an 11,000-sq-ft upgrade over the company's previous facility in the area. (Photo: Curt Epstein/AIN)

It’s been a busy past few years for Air Culinaire. While the world has grappled with the Covid pandemic, the Universal Weather and Aviation subsidiary, which operates 23 kitchens in the U.S. and Europe, has been expanding many of its facilities in the face of increased activity.

“Our business in 2021 and 2022 increased by 30 percent over 2019,” said Paul Schweitzer, the company’s senior v-p for global sales and marketing. “Our demand mirrors the [private] jet demand, which has been astronomical. We probably have had the highest volume of demand that we’ve ever had for the longest period of time.”

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