Food

February 28, 2023April 6, 2023

The Responsibility of Onboard Products in a Sustainable Future

Food, Industry Insights, Sustainability

The WTCE Team sat down with Dominic Simler, Managing Director at PLAYin Choc® to discuss current trends in the onboard food and beverage industry.  PLAYin Choc® is ... Read more

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

Is Buy Onboard the Future of Inflight Revenue?

Beverages, Food, Forecasts, Industry Insights, Onboard Retail, Trends

Airlines are embracing buy-onboard as part of a suite of ways to engage passengersbefore and during their journey. Inflight sales – from duty free to food and ... Read more

February 17, 2023March 1, 2023

First Time Exhibitor Round-Up

Amenities, Beverages, COVID-19 Response, Food, Onboard Retail, Packaging, Trends & Insights

Welcome back to our first-time exhibitor round-ups. As the show gets closer, we catch up with some first-time exhibitors who are new to World Travel Catering & ... Read more

February 2, 2023February 20, 2023

Exhibiting at WTCE: A Year in Statistics

Beverages, Food, Industry Insights, Industry reports, Products, Trends

World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE) has been bringing the industry together and connecting buyers and suppliers for more than 11 years. So what do exhibitors ... Read more

January 31, 2023February 28, 2023

Why vegan meal options are the next big thing onboard

Food, Products, Trends & Insights

There has been such an increase in interest in veganism that even onboard services have expanded to include vegan airplane food in their menus. But what is ... Read more

January 4, 2023September 6, 2023

Halal Airline Products Are Still An Untapped Sector Of Onboard

Food, Forecasts, Industry Insights, Industry reports, Sustainability, Trends, Trends & Insights

Whether they’re produced and consumer for dietary reasons or religious requirements, a continual area of growth for the travel catering and onboard services market is halal products ... Read more

April 5, 2022September 23, 2022

Onboard menu options in a post-pandemic world

Food, Industry Insights, Trends, Trends & Insights

Polly Magraw, Event Director WTCE The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impact on lives around the world. It has left many lasting legacies when it comes to ... Read more

July 13, 2021July 13, 2021

Airline Catering Changes with Sunbul Dubuni, LSG Group

Food, Industry Insights, On Demand

We recently had the chance to interview Sunbul Dubuni, Director Customer Insight at LSG Group, about the changing face of airline catering, from reducing food waste to ... Read more

May 26, 2021June 4, 2021

Packaging Challenges Onboard with Ariane Van Mancius, Now New Next

Food, On Demand, Packaging, Trends & Insights

We recently sat down with Ariane Van Mancius, founder of boutique innovation company Now New Next, to discuss the airline catering industry, how the business model has ... Read more

May 13, 2021June 11, 2021

New health and safety standards changing the onboard food industry

COVID-19 Response, Food, Packaging, Runway to Recovery, Trends & Insights

Welcome to our Runway to Recovery series. These articles will take a look at how the catering and onboard services of airlines and rail operators can start ... Read more

April 14, 2021September 6, 2023

The sustainability need for airlines to reduce food waste onboard

Food, Industry Insights, Sustainability, Tech, Trends, Trends & Insights

The sustainability case for tackling food waste is increasingly hard to ignore. Unconsumed food, including losses at pre-consumer levels, is associated with 8-10% of greenhouse gas emissions ... Read more

March 15, 2021June 4, 2021

New Onboard Service Products Provide a Path to Profitability

Food, Industry Insights, Packaging, Sustainability, Tech, Trends, Trends & Insights

The passenger experience community was preoccupied with responses to digitalisation, personalisation and sustainability even before 2020. However, the events of the past year have pushed aside any ... Read more

February 15, 2021February 20, 2023

The future of food and beverage on airlines in 2021

Beverages, Food, Industry Insights, Sustainability, Tech, Trends

The world of onboard catering and services has changed forever due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As airlines paused their food and beverage offerings, they quickly worked to ... Read more

February 11, 2021June 4, 2021

Cabin Catch Up: For Aisha Halal baby food

Cabin Catch Up, COVID-19 Response, Food

Welcome back to our Cabin Catch Up series, where we interview people within the onboard services industry and find out how they have been tackling the challenges ... Read more

January 20, 2021March 25, 2021

IRCG – 55 years strong and as important as ever

Food, Tech, Trends & Insights

The International Rail Catering Group (IRCG) is the industry trade association for professional rail caterers. Among its corporate members are major train companies with large in-house catering ... Read more

December 18, 2020March 16, 2021

Cabin Catch Up: Wilbert de Louw, CEO, Foodcase

Cabin Catch Up, COVID-19 Response, Food

Welcome back to our Cabin Catch Up series, where we interview people within the onboard services industry and find out how they have been tackling the challenges ... Read more

July 27, 2020April 20, 2021

Interview with Fabio Gamba, Director General at Airline Catering Association

COVID-19 Response, Food, Trends & Insights

The Airline Catering Association represents, promotes, and defends the common interests of the airline catering industry. Fabio Gamba, Director General, Airline Catering Association (ACA) reveals the impact ... Read more

July 24, 2020April 20, 2021

Passengers worried about food options onboard

COVID-19 Response, Food, PEC Virtual Series, Trends & Insights

As recovery begins for the industry, reassuring passengers that travel is safe will be the main priority. One part of the journey that travellers are currently talking ... Read more

June 19, 2020April 6, 2021

Five Trends for Onboard Catering & Services in 2020

Food, Trends & Insights

Onboard services are set to change dramatically in the rest of 2020 and beyond. COVID-19 will have a marked effect on onboard offerings with passengers demanding safe ... Read more

June 10, 2020April 20, 2021

Read what Fabio Gamba, Managing Director ACA, had to say on our PAX Week Views podcast

Food, Trends & Insights

The Airline Catering Association was established to represent, promote and defend the common interests of the airline catering industry. Fabio Gamba, Managing Director of the ACA and ... Read more