Take your pick: Boxed meal innovations

April Waterston takes the lid off six boxed meal developments that have been keeping passengers safe and well fed during the COVID-19 outbreak

NOVEL FOOD

Novel Food’s range of snack boxes include an array of snack and drinks options such as spreads and free-from foods, as well as serviettes and hand sanitisers. The box design, and the contents, can be tailored to suit each airline customer. novel-foods.co.uk

NEWREST

Newrest Travel Retail has designed a range of customisable meal box solutions. The concepts are designed to be overtly safe and hygienically sealed but with a certain style too. All styles can be made bespoke to reflect airline branding or styling. newrest.eu

MONTY’S BAKEHOUSE

Monty’s Bakehouse’s ‘Snack in Pack’ solution has a handle for practicality, a window panel and a secured tear strip which guarantees safety, reassurance and hygiene for passengers. montysbake house.co.uk

WK THOMAS

Alongside its PPE products, WK Thomas’s ‘Essentials’ collection includes hot food boxes and containers, plates, singlewrapped cutlery and sealed cutlery packs – as well its new Quick Serve meal boxes. wkthomas.com

VIRGIN ATLANTIC

Virgin’s “Fly safe, eat well” meal box incorporates a choice of three hot meals, cheese and biscuits and a dessert pot washed down with a selection of beverages. Upper Class customers also receive cheese & biscuits and a ciabatta roll, all delivered to their seat on a tray. virgin.com

GATEGROUP

Gategroup has added a Classic Afternoon Tea box to its packaged food solutions. The box contains a fruity sultana scone, English clotted cream, strawberry jam and lemon drizzle cake. It is completed with a knife, napkin and tamper seal. gategroup.com