citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message lsg lufthansa service holding ag type aktiengesellschaft industry in flight service founded 1942 headquarters neu isenburg germany area served worldwide key people erdmann f. rauer ceo simone menne chairwoman of the supervisory board products first class meals services catering in flight equipment and logistics in flight management airport services revenue 2.633 billion 2014 1 number of employees 32 800 2014 1 parent lufthansa group website lsgskychefs.com lsg sky chefs is the brand name of lsg lufthansa service holding ag which is the world s largest provider of airline catering although gate gourmet claims the title of world s largest independent provider 2 3 and in flight services . it is a subsidiary of deutsche lufthansa ag . a part of the company was formerly owned by amr corporation parent company of american airlines . its primary business function is to prepare and deliver meals beverages and snacks to aircraft for domestic and international flights . in addition the company also provides extended services on all other aspects of in flight service including the design and sourcing of in flight equipment in flight logistics in flight management onboard retail management and the management of airport lounges to name but a few . the company s world headquarters is located in neu isenburg near frankfurt germany . its north american headquarters is located in irving texas united states where a part of the company was founded in 1942 . contents 1 overview 2 history 3 sanitary standards and fda warnings 4 financial figures 5 see also 5.1 main competitors 6 references 7 external links overview edit lsg sky chefs in munich airport lsg sky chefs partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide across 214 airports and operates almost 210 customer service centers in 51 countries producing around 578 million meals a year . 1 the airline carriers served by lsg sky chefs can vary from airport to airport but some major customers are lufthansa american airlines delta air lines asiana airlines swiss international air lines united airlines alaska airlines korean air finnair and aeroflot . lsg sky chefs reports it has about 30 % of the airline catering market worldwide . an ongoing slump in the airline industry largely attributed to rising jet fuel costs has created many challenges for the firm . its global revenue has been in decline since a peak of 3.1 billion in 2002 . the company also operates three deep frozen manufacturing distribution facilities supplying to different regions of the world in alzey europe africa middle east pittsburgh north america caribbean south america qingdao asia australia lsg chef trucks on the runway at fort lauderdale hollywood international airport . 4 with each location employing over 100 staff with capacities to manufacture 25 million meals each for its customers . in addition the company runs non food retail operations at several airport locations and provides traditional event planning and catering . source company site an example of a non airline product it produces is sandwiches and salads at 7 eleven convenience stores in north america supplied by its pittsburgh as well as other facilities in the us . they say prepared by lsg sky chefs on the back label . the name lsg derives from lufthansa service gesellschaft the original name of the company that acquired the sky chefs brand . the company plans to merge its operations in the uk with alpha flight group ltd. 5 history edit 1942 american airlines creates sky chefs inc. 1966 lsg lufthansa service gmbh is founded 1986 onex corporation purchases sky chefs ; caterer to one single airline 1985 2001 under the guidance of ewout r. heersink c.f.o. ; onex corporation sky chefs becomes the largest inflight catering company in the world . 1993 lsg acquires 25 % of sky chefs 1999 lsg acquires additional 23 % of sky chefs 2001 lsg acquires the rest of the shares in the parent company of sky chefs june 30 2001 . sanitary standards and fda warnings edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message since 1996 lsg sky chefs has received multiple warning letters from the u.s. food and drug administration fda because of the violation of sanitation standards in the processing of food for airlines . 6 7 8 the most recent warning by the fda was issued on december 10 2009 and addressed the results of inspections of the lsg sky chefs facility in denver colorado in september and october 2009 . the fda downgraded the facility status from approved to provisional . the fda inspectors found dead and living cockroaches and other insects in many areas of the facility . in addition they noted the following violations employees prepared food with their bare hands or using unwashed gloves water dripping from the ceiling on equipment and utensils standing water in the garbage room debris in ice pit dairy cooler dish machine area and automatic cart wash area and holes in wall surfaces creating areas for insect and vermin harborage . the inspectors also noted improper handling and storage of cleaned utensils . three swab sub samples collected from the floor in the hot kitchen area contained the listeriosis causing pathogen listeria monocytogenes . the fda gave lsg sky chefs 30 days to remedy the deficiencies . in case the next fda inspection should still expose problems the facility s status to provide food to airlines would be revoked . 9 on january 19 2010 the food and drug administration issued a follow up letter informing lsg sky chefs that their denver facility had passed the required re inspection and had been restored immediately to approved status since the company had taken action to resolve the issues cited by the fda in their original notice dated december 10 2009 . 10 financial figures edit consolidated revenue 2000 1.1 billion 2001 2.5 billion 2002 3.1 billion 2003 2.7 billion 2004 2.3 billion 2005 2.2 billion 2006 2.3 billion source lsg sky chefs website 2007 2.4 billion source dpa 2008 2.3 billion 2009 2.1 billion 1 2010 2.2 billion 1 2012 2.5 billion 1 2014 2.633 billion 1 see also edit germany portal food portal companies portal main competitors edit gate gourmet servair newrest flying food group sats ltd dnata chelsea food services references edit a b c d e f g http www.lsgskychefs.com us facts figures . missing or empty title help waking the green giants world s largest airlines caterer gate gourmet to implement sustainable policies welcome to gate gourmet airport authority and lsg sky chefs announce opening of new frozen food facility located at pit the moodie report . moodie international ltd. retrieved 2012 03 13 . external links edit official website ewout r. heersink onex corporation v t e independent and airline firm owned catering companies current lsg sky chefs sats ltd gate gourmet servair dnata do & co chelsea food services cathay pacific catering services v t e lufthansa subsidiaries passenger airline group wholly or majority owned lufthansa lufthansa regional air dolomiti and cityline austrian airlines eurowings germanwings swiss international air lines edelweiss air and swiss global air lines cargo airlines lufthansa cargo partially owned airlines aerologic 50 % with dhl express brussels airlines 45 % 1 sunexpress deutschland 50 % with turkish airlines non airline subsidiaries global load control lsg sky chefs lufthansa consulting lufthansa flight training lufthansa systems lufthansa technik incidents and accidents all subsidiaries while owned dlh502 1959 dlh55 1966 dlh649 1972 dlh614 1972 1973 rome airport attacks and hijacking dlh540 1974 dlh181 1977 cfg3782 1988 dlh592 1993 dlh2904 1993 gec8460 2010 gwi9525 2015 destinations wholly owned subsidiaries plus brussels airlines lufthansa lufthansa cargo lufthansa cityline air dolomiti austrian airlines brussels airlines edelweiss air eurowings swiss global air lines swiss international air lines former subsidiaries british midland international condor flugdienst german cargo germanwings lufthansa italia key personnel carsten spohr chairman and ceo related articles miles & more frequent flyer program star alliance founding member 1 lufthansa has an option to acquire the remaining stake at any time . employees 118 714 2014 stock ticker fwb lha website www.lufthansa.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lsg sky chefs & oldid 738665075 categories foodservice companiescateringaircraft ground handling companieslufthansacompanies established in 1942hidden categories pages with citations lacking titlespages with citations having bare urlsarticles needing 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