Tastier food options are on the way for regional train customers with Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance today announcing Gate Gourmet as the new catering company for NSW TrainLink.
“This is great news for regional customers with Gate Gourmet to provide local food products and refreshed menus on board regional services,” Mr Constance said.
“As part of the tendering process, NSW TrainLink ran a taste testing day of proposed menu items, with the thumbs up given to their scones, meat pies and roast meals.
“Products from regional NSW will also be offered, including Byron Bay cookies, Hunter Valley wine, and Dural Park marmalade.
“Over time, we’ll be exploring the opportunity to introduce more products such as toasties, pizzas and sliders.”
Gate Gourmet is a global company that caters for major airlines including Qantas, Virgin and Singapore Airlines as well as international rail operators in Europe. This is the first time that the company has entered an agreement to cater for a rail operator in the Asia Pacific region.
Gate Gourmet was selected by NSW TrainLink in a competitive tendering process to cater for all regional services from Sydney to Moree, Armidale and Brisbane in the north, Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo and Broken Hill in the west and Canberra, Wagga Wagga, Griffith and Melbourne in the south.
Gate Gourmet will begin operations at NSW TrainLink over the next two to three months.
NSW TrainLink customers on track for tasty snacks (pdf 98KB)