01/31/2020
The elegant and contemporary presentation room of LSG Skychefs by O'Hare airport in the Chicago, IL area. Designed by Walker Miranda Design Studios, architects Harris Architects, built by Krusinski Construction Company. Shot for the same 03/2016.
As part of the Lufthansa companies, LSG partners with more than 300 airlines worldwide across 214 airports and operates almost 210 customer service centers in 51 countries, producing around 591 million meals a year. Globally, airline catering is a $13 billion global industry. The market size is expected to grow to $18 billion by 2021. The first airline meals were served by Handley Page Transport, an airline company founded in 1919, to serve the London–Paris route in October of that year. If you despise airplane food, it may not be the in-flight meal, it might be you. Food and drink taste very different to us at 30,000 feet due to humidity and low air pressure. At a high altitude, your ability to pick up sweet tastes drops by 15 to 20 percent, while your perception of saltiness drops by 20 to 30 percent. According to the IATA, flight passengers generated a total of 5.7 million tons of trash in 2017 with a significant portion coming from waste from in-flight meals.
