EANS-Adhoc: gategroup Retains Catering Business At Key United Hubs

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17.10.2012

ZURICH, Oct. 17, 2012 -- gategroup today announced contracts totaling
more than CHF 430 million in revenue over the three-year life of the
agreements with United Airlines, the world's largest carrier by
traffic. This award was part of a tender that covered the majority of
United's contracts with gategroup brand Gate Gourmet.

Gate Gourmet renewed more than 90 percent of its contracted revenue
on tender. The contracts include extensions in catering and
provisioning service at three of United's core connecting hubs at
Chicago O'Hare, San Francisco and Washington Dulles, as well as
additional volumes in San Francisco and Washington Dulles.

In addition to the three hub locations, Gate Gourmet will continue to
provide services to United in the following spoke cities for which
tenders were held: Columbus, Jacksonville, New Orleans, and San
Antonio. The agreements take effect Jan. 1, 2013, and run through
December 2015.

"We are pleased to extend our long-standing relationship with United
Airlines as a strategic partner and look forward to continuing our
work with them," said Andrew Gibson, gategroup CEO.

About gategroup:

gategroup is the leading independent global provider of products,
services and solutions related to a passenger's onboard experience.
gategroup comprises the following brands: deSter, eGate Solutions,
Gate Aviation, Gate Gourmet, Gate Retail Onboard, Gate Safe, Harmony,
Performa, potmstudios, Pourshins and Supplair.

Shares of Zurich-based gategroup are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange
under the symbol GATE. Please visit www.gategroup.com.

SOURCE gategroup

Further inquiry note:
Media, Jean-Luc Ferrazzini, VP Corporate Communications,
jferrazzini@gategroup.com, +41-43-812-9128, or Investors, Dagmara Robinson,
Director Investor Relations, drobinson@gategroup.com, +41-43-812-5496

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