Press Release

Airline Caterer Gate Gourmet Wins Safety Award

Gatwick-Airport, June 26, 2003 - Gate Gourmet Gatwick Ltd. has won a prestigious health and safety award from the British Safety Council. This award will be handed over during a ceremony in London's City Lincoln's Inn on Thursday, 26 June.

In the comprehensive Five Star Health and Safety Management System Audit Gate Gourmet has achieved a 4 star rating out of five stars. Every aspect of the workplace has been examined from fire control systems and first aid provi-sion to waste management and hygiene.

Gate Gourmet Country Manager Ruedi Bachmann: "It is very rewarding to see how our efforts to maximize health and safety conditions in all our units are being recognized by this acknowledged council."

Founded in 1992, Gate Gourmet is the world's largest independent airline catering, hospitality and logistics company with dual headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, and Reston, VA, USA. The company has substantially expanded its products and services recently through acquisitions and strategic investments. The portfolio now includes cabin service ware (deSter); comfort/entertainment items (Harmony); packaged food components assembled in central production units (Supplair); design and delivery of brand-linked customer environments (Performa); service staff recruitment and training and crew leasing (Elan); aviation services such as cabin cleaning, aircraft washing and deicing and passenger services (Fernley/IAS); catering security (Gate Safe); business applications (eGate Solutions); and supply chain optimization (partnership with Pourshins).