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Gate Gourmet Serves up Christmas Cheer with Its Airline Partners

gategroup congratulates Virgin Atlantic on the historical milestone of undertaking the world’s first transatlantic flight using 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel.

gategroup and Immfly Group sign a disruptive strategic alliance to become the most technologically advanced retailer in the aviation industry

gategroup publishes the 2022 ESG report, outlining sustainability commitments and innovations

SERVAIR congratulates AIR FRANCE on its 2023 title of "Best Airline Catering for First Class" awarded by Skytrax

deSter achieves EcoVadis Gold Rating

Gategroup and Norwegian today announce the extension of their partnership

gategroup and gateretail announce further expansion to crewportal, the premier online educational platform to accelerate training for airline crews around the world

gategroup announces 2022 full-year results

deSter joins UN Global Compact

gategroup commits to 100% cage-free eggs globally by 2025

Congratulations to SWISS for being awarded for the “World’s Best First-Class Lounge Dining” and “World’s Best First-Class Lounge” in 2022

Studio Culinaire Servair Manifesto for a committed and sustainable cuisine

deSter: Sustainability at the core: 5 concepts that make a difference

gategroup announces 2021 full-year results

deSter reaffirms its EcoVadis Silver Rating

gategroup announces appointment of Christoph Schmitz as new Chief Executive Officer

gategroup celebrates Tasting HEIMAT's success!

gategroup supports employee vaccinations to combat COVID-19 pandemic

LATAM Airlines partnership renewal

gategroup announces signing of agreement with United Airlines at select U.S. hubs

Gate Gourmet Launches brand in Nepal

Launch of new deSter brand

gategroup Holding AG announces new Board appointments

gategroup announces 2020 full-year results

Positioning for post-COVID future – Completion of Restructuring Plan

gategroup partners with SWISS to bring Confiserie Sprüngli to their new SWISS Saveurs menu

Positioning for post-COVID future – Update on Restructuring Plan – Restructuring Plan approved by English Court

Gastronauts are Go as gourmet menus launch into space

Positioning for post-COVID future - Update on Restructuring Plan - Creditor Approval Achieved

Positioning for post-COVID future - Update on Restructuring Plan - Key Milestone Achieved

Positioning for post-COVID future – Update on Restructuring Plan – Key Milestone Achieved

deSter enters Strategic Partnership with PulPac

Positioning for post-COVID future – Update on Restructuring Plan

Changes to the Executive Management Board of gategroup

Positioning for post-COVID future – Update on Restructuring Plan

Positioning for post-COVID future – Update on Restructuring Plan

Positioning for post-COVID future – Proposed Restructuring Plan pursuant to Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006

gategroup completes acquisition of LSG’s European operations

Positioning for post-COVID future – Recapitalisation by Shareholders and Amendment of Financial Indebtedness

gategroup announces plans for winter trial of industry-first inflight digital retail platform for air travellers

Restructuring of the Group’s Financial Indebtedness

gategroup’s digital retail solution ”breaks open the trolley” and brings shopping direct into passengers' hands

gategroup announces 2019 full-year results

gategroup to acquire LSG’s European operations

Gate Gourmet opens next-generation airline catering facility in Madrid

Temasek acquires 50% stake in gategroup

gategroup announces completion of change in ownership

gategroup and Air Europa to enter long term global partnership for culinary and retail offering

gategroup unleashes the power of Big Data in new partnership with Airbus

HNA sells 100% of gategroup

gategroup announces exceptional 2018 full-year results; all-time high in revenues and EBITDA

Swiss extends with Gate Gourmet until 2022

Gate Gourmet renews global contract with Delta Air Lines for an additional five years

Gate Gourmet launches in Bali, Indonesia

François Adamski named Corporate Chef at Servair

gategroup invests in venture fund Cockpit Innovation

gategroup-operated lounge wins World's Leading Airport Lounge – Business Class 2018

Studio Culinaire Servair: Guy Martin takes over as President; Anne-Sophie Pic is newest permanent member

gategroup names new President SEA and member of the Executive Management Board

gategroup signs long-term contract with Alitalia

Gate Gourmet Germany to acquire SCK Services GmbH

Temasek and RRJ join HNA Group as investors in gategroup

gategroup‘s new onboard dining experience introduced on Condor flights

gategroup and Air Canada reinforce strategic partnership

gategroup and Black Swan announce an alliance to transform airline retail services

gategroup not to pursue listing on SIX Swiss Exchange

gategroup sets price range for its proposed IPO at CHF 16 to CHF 21 per share

Three-Michelin-star Chef Massimo Bottura to join Servair’s Studio Culinaire

gategroup and SunExpress sign contract for retail onboard services

gategroup plans IPO and listing on SIX Swiss Exchange

gategroup announces 2017 full-year results; strong growth in revenues and margins

Gate Gourmet Japan awarded Best Caterer 2017 by Hong Kong Airlines

Virgin Australia partners with gategroup to take inflight dining to new heights

Virgin Australia today announced a long-term relationship with Gate Gourmet – the airline catering brand of gategroup – that will see the caterer become the sole service provider for the major Australian airline.

Leading airline caterers launch new trade body

Five leading airline catering providers, dnata, Do & Co, gategroup the LSG Group and Newrest, have launched the Airline Catering Association (ACA) as a non-profit international organization, based in Brussels, Belgium.

gategroup and Norwegian further strengthen cooperation through significant, multi-year contract

New long-term global partnership agreement for the supply of inflight catering and retail services signed.

gategroup preliminary financial results 2017

ZURICH, January 25, 2018 – gategroup Holding AG has achieved a robust increase in revenue, EBITDA and EBITDA margin in 2017. The results are based on preliminary financial data for the full-year 2017, subject to final audit. They confirm significant progress towards gategroup’s Gateway 2020 strategy targets.

gategroup enters 30-year Joint Venture with Asiana Airlines

ZURICH, January 10, 2018 – gategroup Holding AG is pleased to announce it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Asiana Airlines, a leading international airline of the Republic of Korea. The agreement establishes a long-term strategic partnership and strengthens gategroup’s position at Incheon airport, one of Asia’s fastest growing and largest hubs in the world for international passengers

gategroup evaluates public listing of its shares at SIX Swiss Exchange

deSter to open new production facility in Lima, Ohio (US)

Antwerp (Belgium), November 8, 2017 - deSter, a leading provider of serviceware concepts to the hospitality industry, and the world’s N°1 food packaging supplier to all major airlines, announces plans to open a new production facility in Lima, Ohio (US).

gategroup inaugurates a new facility in São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil, November 2, 2017 – Gate Gourmet has officially started the operation of its newly built facility in São Paulo’s Guarulhos airport (GRU), Brazil on October 24th, 2017. This unit replaces the facility where the company has been operating since 1995 when it entered the Brazilian market.

Federico Germani joins gategroup as Chief Commercial Officer

ZURICH, October 20, 2017 – Federico Germani has joined gategroup as Chief Commercial Officer as of October 1, 2017. Federico will be based in Zurich and report to the CEO.

Cancellation of publicly held gategroup shares and delisting from SIX Swiss Exchange as of April 27, 2017

gategroup renews major contracts with Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic, one of gategroup’s top 10 customers globally, renews business with the Group in the UK, the US and Shanghai

gategroup increases bond issuance by CHF 50 million due to strong demand

ZURICH, February 16, 2017 – On February 14, gategroup announced having raised CHF 300 million through the issuance of a fixed rate 5-year senior bond with a final maturity on February 28, 2022. Due to strong investor demand, the transaction was subsequently increased by CHF 50 million to CHF 350 million.

gategroup successfully completes CHF 300 million bond issuance

ZURICH, February 14, 2017 - gategroup successfully raised CHF 300 million through the issuance of a fixed rate 5-year senior bond with a final maturity on February 28, 2022. The bond with a coupon of 3 % p.a. has been issued by gategroup Finance (Luxembourg) S.A. and is guaranteed by its parent company gategroup Holding AG. Settlement date of the bonds is February 28, 2017. gategroup will apply for the listing of the new bond on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

Exemption from Conditions for Maintaining Listing

ZURICH, January 10, 2017 – On 20 May 2016, HNA Aviation (Hong Kong) Air Catering Holding Co., Ltd., Hong Kong ("Offeror"), a subsidiary of HNA Group Co., Ltd. ("HNA"), published the Offer Prospectus on the public tender offer (“Offer”) for all publicly held shares of gategroup Holding AG ("gategroup Shares").

gategroup to acquire Servair, creating clear world leader

ZURICH, December 29, 2016 - On 30 May 2016, Air France entered into exclusive discussions with HNA Group (HNA) for the sale of its inflight catering unit Servair and the transfer of operational control with a view to creating the world-class leader in inflight catering.

HNA completes the settlement of the Offer for gategroup Shares

ZURICH, December 22, 2016 – On 20 May 2016, HNA Aviation (Hong Kong) Air Catering Holding Co., Ltd., Hong Kong ("Offeror"), a subsidiary of HNA Group Co., Ltd. ("HNA"), published the Offer Prospectus on the public tender offer (“Offer”) for all publicly held shares of gategroup Holding AG ("gategroup Shares").

HNA publishes notice of payment in the tender offer for gategroup Shares

ZURICH, December 16, 2016 – On 20 May 2016, HNA Aviation (Hong Kong) Air Catering Holding Co., Ltd., Hong Kong ("Offeror"), a subsidiary of HNA Group Co., Ltd. ("HNA"), published the Offer Prospectus on the public tender offer (“Offer”) for all publicly held shares of gategroup Holding AG ("gategroup Shares").

HNA extends postponement of the settlement until the end of 2016

HAIKOU, People's Republic of China and ZURICH, Switzerland, November 21, 2016 – On 20 May 2016, HNA Aviation (Hong Kong) Air Catering Holding Co., Ltd., Hong Kong ("Offeror"), a subsidiary of HNA Group Co., Ltd. ("HNA"), published the Offer Prospectus on the public tender offer (“Offer”) for all publicly held shares of gategroup Holding AG ("gategroup Shares").

gategroup drives revenue growth of 14.1% and delivers substantial profitability and cash flow growth

ZURICH, November 17, 2016 – gategroup Holding AG continues to deliver in line with targets. In the first nine months of 2016, the Group reported substantially higher revenue and margins year over year, with growth in net profit and improved free cash flow

HNA confirms to file request for cancellation of the outstanding publicly held gategroup Shares

HAIKOU, People's Republic of China and ZURICH, Switzerland, October 13, 2016 – On 20 May 2016, HNA Aviation (Hong Kong) Air Catering Holding Co., Ltd., Hong Kong ("Offeror"), a subsidiary of HNA Group Co., Ltd. ("HNA"), published the Offer Prospectus on the public tender offer (“Offer”) for all publicly held shares of gategroup Holding AG ("gategroup Shares").

gategroup expands and extends major contracts with strategic customers easyJet and airberlin

ZURICH, September 19, 2016 – gategroup is focused on developing innovative food concepts, new and advanced products, and a retail business model based on market-leading trends and technology. These proven competencies continue to engender valued partnerships with major airlines, and gategroup is pleased to announce the renewal and expansion of business with easyJet and airberlin as top customers.

gategroup accelerates on all levels of its strategy: grows 13.1%, boosts profitability and cash flow, and drives innovation and acquisitions

ZURICH, September 1, 2016 – gategroup Holding AG has made considerable progress in delivering on its Gateway 2020 strategy and has achieved significant financial performance improvements ahead of expectations. In the first half of 2016, the Group reported significant increases in revenue and margins year over year, with continued cash flow generation improvements.

gategroup Holding AG: Extraordinary General Meeting elects new Board of Directors

ZURICH, July 29, 2016 – An Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of gategroup holding AG ("gategroup") today voted in favour of all proposals submitted by the Board of Directors and elected new members to the Board of Directors of the company. The elections were held in connection with the public tender offer launched by HNA Aviation (Hong Kong) Air Catering Holding Co., Ltd., Hong Kong ("Offeror") for all publicly held registered shares of gategroup.

HNA publishes definitive notice of the final result of the public tender offer for gategroup Holding AG

HAIKOU, People's Republic of China and ZURICH, Switzerland, July 27, 2016 – On 20 May 2016, HNA Aviation (Hong Kong) Air Catering Holding Co., Ltd., Hong Kong ("HNA Aviation Air Catering"), a subsidiary of HNA Group Co., Ltd. (“HNA”), published the offer prospectus on the public tender offer for all publicly held shares of gategroup Holding AG ("gategroup Shares").

HNA releases preliminary final result of the public tender offer for gategroup Holding AG

HAIKOU, People's Republic of China and ZURICH, Switzerland, July 22, 2016 – On 20 May 2016, HNA Aviation (Hong Kong) Air Catering Holding Co., Ltd., Hong Kong ("HNA Aviation Air Catering"), a subsidiary of HNA Group Co., Ltd. (“HNA”), published the offer prospectus on the public tender offer for all publicly held shares of gategroup Holding AG ("gategroup Shares").

gategroup publishes invitation to its Extraordinary General Meeting

ZURICH, July 8, 2016 – gategroup Holding AG today published the invitation to an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (“EGM”), to be held on Friday, July 29, 2016, in connection with the public tender offer (“Offer”) launched by HNA Aviation (Hong Kong) Air Catering Holding Co., Ltd., Hong Kong (“Offeror”), an indirect subsidiary of HNA Group Co., Ltd. (“HNA Group”), for all publicly held registered shares of gategroup.

HNA publishes the definitive notice of the interim result and declares the offer successful

HAIKOU, People's Republic of China and ZURICH, Switzerland, July 7, 2016 – On 20 May 2016, HNA Aviation (Hong Kong) Air Catering Holding Co., Ltd., Hong Kong ("Offeror"), a subsidiary of HNA Group Co., Ltd.(“HNA”), published the offer prospectus on the public tender offer for all publicly held shares of gategroup Holding AG ("gategroup Shares").