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This 14 page paper examines the airline catering and provisioning service company; Gate Gourmet. The paper is written in three parts. The first part looks at the company, its' history and ownership. The second part of the paper examines the current strategies in place and the way that the company operates. The third part of the paper examines the sources of competitive advantage. The paper finished with a conclusion and some recommendations. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
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File: TS14_TEgategourmet.rtf
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to be out up for sale once again. The firm appears to have many positive features; the firm has a number of important well paying contracts, and is in a
position to take advantages of economies of scope and scale which may help to make the firm attractive to potential buyers. However, there have also been difficulties; poor publicity and
breached agreements with creditors which may make the firm less attractive to potential buyers. In order to assess the potential of Gate Gourmet as a target for acquisition the
company and its background should be considered, the current strategy should be examined and the sources of competitive advantage identified as well as the performance1 assessed and the potential future
of the company. 2. Company Background Gate Gourmet is a large independent supplier of airline catering and provisioning services. As worlds largest independent supplier in this market Gate Gourmet
are responsible for more than 200 million meals being served a year, supplied by 101 flight kitchens, located in 26 countries across 5 continents (Gate Gourmet, 2009). The
firm was stated in 1992 by Swissair Catering to provide their own in-flight meals and take advantages of increasing demand for outsourcing. 1992 saw the firm start aided with the
acquisition of Aero-Chef (Gate Gourmet, 2009). As the air industry changed and more firms sought to cut costs the firm expanded
aided by the use of an acquisition strategy, 1994 saw the acquisition of SAS Service Partner, in 1995 there was the acquisition of Varig kitchens, this was a pattern that
continued and aided with the rapid growth, in 1997 British Airways kitchens was acquired and then in 199 a merger took place between Gate Gourmet and Dobbs (Gate Gourmet, 2009).
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