CATERING FOR EVERY NEED LOT Catering Ltd has been at the forefront of in-flight catering services in Poland since 1992. It is a dynamically developing business which continues to strengthen its leading position in the country’s in-flight catering market. By expanding its offer to include products for non-airline clients and the introduction of three new brands – Tomatillo, Vivanta and Biscuiterie – LOT Catering continues to build its reputation as a strong, credible and solid company.
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OT Catering was established in 1992 after separating in-flight catering services from the organisational structure of LOT Polish Airlines. The main office and production plant, with a usable area of nearly 13,800 m2, is located in the immediate vicinity of Warsaw Chopin Airport, with production branches at airports in Poznań, Kraków and Gdańsk, as well as a daughter company in Katowice. “In 1993–94 we began providing in-flight catering to foreign carriers and today we regularly provide meals for 16 airlines and for special and government flights,” says Krzysztof Wiśniewski, the company’s president. “In 1996 we initiated our presence on the non-airline market and this process was
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further strengthened with the implementation of a new marketing policy and introduction of new product brands: Tomatillo for restaurants, Vivanta for ready meals and Biscuiterie for confectionery. From the most recent investments, in addition to acquiring the new property in Warsaw, we also fitted it with three HOBART tunnel washers which are by far the largest and most efficient appliances of their kind operating anywhere in Poland.”
Great results In January 2011 LOT Polish Airlines sold 100 per cent of the company’s shares to the Regional Economic Fund JSC, which contributed to a particularly strong and impressive
