Have you ever wondered what happens to unused/unconsumed food on airlines as sometimes nearly-full food trays go back into the food carts? Would airlines distribute it to the poor?
“Unfortuantely we can’t do that,'' says Jane Zdrojewski, Operations Manager, Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), near the Dubai airport.
Because if the food has spoilt or become contaminated, it would be too much of a risk to take. “But what we will use are unopened biscuits which have not been in contact with the passengers and kept in storage. These we give to the the staff in the canteen.”
As we move through the sprawling facility with four huge kitchens, where about 135,000 meals are prepared daily, there are naturally questions on the breakage of the equipment pieces made of glass or porcelain. In flights in the Japanese sector, for example, lots of porcelain tea pots would be used.
She also gives us some interesting info on the manner in which wine is procured by major airlines. Naturally all leading wine companies would like to give an exposure of their product to customers, particular in the premier classes. So airlines get many labels from different wine makers at “for much less than you’d pay in supermarkets overseas, but its only a certain percentage of their wine stock”, she adds.
10/05/14 Rasheeda Bhagat/Business Line
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“Unfortuantely we can’t do that,'' says Jane Zdrojewski, Operations Manager, Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), near the Dubai airport.
Because if the food has spoilt or become contaminated, it would be too much of a risk to take. “But what we will use are unopened biscuits which have not been in contact with the passengers and kept in storage. These we give to the the staff in the canteen.”
As we move through the sprawling facility with four huge kitchens, where about 135,000 meals are prepared daily, there are naturally questions on the breakage of the equipment pieces made of glass or porcelain. In flights in the Japanese sector, for example, lots of porcelain tea pots would be used.
She also gives us some interesting info on the manner in which wine is procured by major airlines. Naturally all leading wine companies would like to give an exposure of their product to customers, particular in the premier classes. So airlines get many labels from different wine makers at “for much less than you’d pay in supermarkets overseas, but its only a certain percentage of their wine stock”, she adds.
10/05/14 Rasheeda Bhagat/Business Line
