Servair

Servair is a French airline catering and food-services company, the leading caterer in France and Africa and historically the world's third-largest aviation caterer; founded by Air France in 1971 and majority-owned (70%) by Swiss group gategroup since 2017, with Air France as a reference shareholder. It produces roughly 120,000+ meal trays per day across multiple French production sites using ~5,300 recipes and ~1,000 menus, serving 120+ airlines at ~28 airports in 21 countries, and employs about 10,500 people. Beyond onboard meal design, preparation and tray set-up, it runs aircraft cabin cleaning/reconditioning, lounge and airport retail management, and out-of-home/institutional catering. Its core differentiator is culinary quality (Studio Culinaire, Michelin-starred partnerships) under strict HACCP/cold-chain food-safety constraints and aviation punctuality pressure. Its parent gategroup is actively investing in kitchen automation, AI meal forecasting, and robotic tray-assembly prototypes.