Newrest expands United States presence with a second unit in Salt Lake City

Toulouse, September 20th, 2018 – Newrest, a French specialist in out-of-home food services serving 1.1 million meals a day globally in 49-countries, has opened a production unit in Salt Lake City to serve existing partner Delta Air Lines. Newrest catering services in Salt Lake City began on September 10th, 2018.

Newrest expands United States presence with a second production unit in Salt Lake City, having opened Raleigh-Durham on 11^th of July 2018. Newrest is already currently serving more than 125 flights per day in Salt Lake City and as from October 2018 shall be servicing up to 200 flights per day from SLC. Newrest Group invested in a 10 million USD$ brand new, 77,000 square foot modern catering facility at SLC airport, with modern technological advancements. We are totally committed to contribute to the enhancement of food & beverage quality for our customers. Olivier Sadran & Jonathan Stent-Torriani, co-CEOs of Newrest Group said “We are proud and honored to continue our expansion into the United States. Our Newrest Americas team has proven results in delivering smooth and seamless catering transitions and operational excellence and are committed to offering passengers innovative, high-quality catering products and services every day from every location.”

About Newrest

Founded in 1996 under the name Catair, the Newrest Group, chaired by Olivier Sadran and Jonathan Stent-Torriani, is currently the only catering company operating in all catering and related service sectors: inflight catering, buy-on-board, onboard duty-free, rail catering, airport and highway retail concessions, group catering, remote site management and support services.

With 30,800 employees in 49 countries, the Newrest Group, whose turnover totaled €1.8 billion in 2017, is also the leading independent airline catering company in the world.

At the end of the 2017 financial year (September), 88.6% of the Group’s capital was management-owned (310 employees). Newrest’s minority shareholders are: Naxicap Partners (5.2%), Ardian (formerly Axa PE) (2.8%), Duti Participations (1.9%) and BNP Paribas Dvpt (1.4%).

Newrest is committed to continuously improving and innovating the services it offers to its clients, as well as to the well-being and progress of its employees and executives. Sustainable development and full adherence to social and environmental values lie at the heart of the company’s activities.