Lufthansa to break ground for inflight catering kitchen at JKIA
What you need to know:
- Kenya is the fifth African country where LSG Sky Chefs will have a presence through joint ventures.
- The start of construction will set Lufthansa off on a journey that will see it end NAS Servair’s monopoly in Kenya’s in-flight catering business, which stretches back to independence.
German multinational Lufthansa is set to break ground for the new Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in-flight catering kitchen next month, with a targeted completion period of one year.
A Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) memo seen by the Business Daily reveals that Lufthansa has pledged to build the country’s second in-flight catering kitchen with a Tanzanian partner, besides the Kenyan partner that was initially disclosed.
KAA awarded the 25-year contract to construct and run the catering facility to LSG Sky Chefs, Lufthansa’s catering subsidiary, and Apatana Investments, a consortium of Kenyan investors who include businessmen Matu Wamae and Ndung’u Gathinji.
The Tanzanian firm, Continental Services Limited, is listed as a third partner.
This article first appeared in the Business Daily.
