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ARINC Incorporated and Gate Gourmet, a global leader in airline catering and onboard retail management, today said they will work together to market on-board sales programs for the world’s airlines and passenger rail systems.

gategroup, the leading provider of above-the-wing services that includes airline caterer Gate Gourmet and 10 other brands, today announced executive-level changes.

Moody’s Investor Service has upgraded its ratings outlook on Gate Gourmet to “positive” from “stable,” reflecting continued improvement in the company’s operating performance over the past two years.

Gate Gourmet, the world’s largest independent airline catering and logistics company and a member of gategroup, has reached a long-term agreement with Norwegian Air Shuttle.

New multi-year contracts cover the city of Madrid, a contract extension in Lima, and a host of catering, galley planning and asset management services.

Gate Gourmet kitchens in Frankfurt and Madrid added new business with newly-launched TAM flights from each city.

Gate Gourmet has renewed a catering and provisioning services contract with one of its largest global accounts, charter carrier MyTravel Airways of Scandinavia.

Gate Gourmet announced that it has completed the purchase of Brussels, Belgium-based Aviapartner Catering from Aviapartner Group, the leading independent ground handler in continental Europe.

Relationship expands group into airline and hotel service concept design and delivery, customer service training, and crew leasing

Gate Gourmet announced the establishment of a regional sales office in Dubai, where the company also participated in the International Travel Catering Association (ITCA) conference.

The new catering facility in the Philippines is expected to open in early June 2008.

Gate Gourmet has offered to purchase the Brussels, Belgium-based Aviapartner Catering business from Aviapartner Group, the leading independent ground handler in Continental Europe.

easyJet, Europe's leading low-fare airline, has signed a multiple-year contract with Gate Gourmet Group to manage onboard retail across the carrier's entire network.

Aviation ground services veteran Nigel Daniel is named Managing Director U.K. and Ireland for Fernley/IAS, newly acquired companies of Gate Gourmet.

Gate Gourmet is expanding the scope of its business into airline ground handling and support through the acquisition of a leading U.K.-based group operating under the Fernley and International Aviation Services (IAS) brands.

Gate Gourmet announced today that it has completed the purchase of deSter Holding BV of Amsterdam, the world’s top provider of in-flight hospitality items and owner of Supplair, the innovative supplier of packaged airline meals.

Pourshins Ltd. and Gate Gourmet jointly announced that a strategic investment has been made in Pourshins, a U.K.-based company specializing in logistics solutions for airlines, caterers, suppliers and manufacturers.

Gate Gourmet reached an agreement to acquire deSter Holding BV of Amsterdam, the world’s leading supplier of airline passenger contact and comfort items.

Gate Gourmet Chef Paul Mok, based in Sydney, Australia, took first place in the cooking competition organized by the International Flight Services Association (IFSA) at its recent conference in Thailand.

Gate Gourmet has been awarded a four-year deal to supply catering services to Northwest Airlines’ flights from London Gatwick to the United States.

Gate Gourmet has named Herman Anbeek, an experienced airline catering executive, as Group Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing and Chief Commercial Officer, and member of the Executive Management Team.

Gate Gourmet has completed a debt refinancing for an equivalent of 850 million Swiss francs, which will be used to repay existing debt and provide additional capacity for merger and acquisition activity.

Wizz Air, the largest low-fare carrier in Central and Eastern Europe, extends its contract with Gate Gourmet for another two years.

Gate Gourmet has taken its first step to expand into India with a Memorandum of Understanding to purchase the flight catering unit of Advani Hotels & Resorts in Goa.

Gate Gourmet has collaborated with Hawaiian Airlines to design and debut an exciting new First Class "tasting menu" concept.

Gate Gourmet and Netherlands-based Packattack announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the purchase by Gate Gourmet of a majority stake of Packattack's shares.

Global airline catering and logistics provider Gate Gourmet has received upgraded ratings from two of the world's largest credit rating agencies, reflecting the company’s continuing positive momentum.

Gate Gourmet U.K. & Ireland announced that it is the first airline caterer in the U.K. to be awarded the European Commission's (EC) "Health Mark" for food hygiene standards.

Standard & Poor’s has upgraded the credit rating on global airline caterer Gate Gourmet, which is co-headquartered in Reston, Va., and Zurich, Switzerland.

Airline Caterer Gate Gourmet has joined with German lifestyle magazine FIT FOR FUN to develop a completely new and trend-setting inflight catering concept for its biggest customer in Germany, LTU International Airlines. Deutsche Version