- Emirates sources beef from Raheny butcher
- 210,921 meals served on August 5
Emirates revealed that an Irish beef fillet was revealed as the he most popular meal on the Dublin to Dubai route in first class and business class.
Emirates revealed ant en event in Avenue by Nick Munier that it procures its beef for the Dublin route from Gahan Meats, which started as a corner shop butcher on Station road.
The signature dish is served with horseradish gravy, colcannon potatoes and sautéed vegetables, all of which are sourced from local Irish suppliers.
August 5th 2016 was Emirates’ busiest day in the kitchen; a record 210,921 meals were produced for Emirates flights departing from Dubai to destinations including Dublin, Mauritius, Bali, Perth, Johannesburg and Hong Kong.
Emirates’ Flight Catering facility in Dubai is the largest of any airline in the world and the state-of-the-art facility was built at a cost of $159m (€142m). It was developed using the very latest concepts and technology in processing, food safety, environment and energy saving.
The flight catering facility has a dedicated environmental team that recovers recyclable material from the food and drink waste that comes from the aircraft. On average, 1.73m kg of aluminium cans and foils, waste paper, glass bottles and plastics are collected annually together with 42,080 litres of used cooking oil.
Emirates has invested US$690m (€618m) on wines over the past decade,, some of which will only be ready for drinking in 2025. With its own wine cellar in Burgundy, France, the Emirates cellar is the largest of any airline and currently stores 2.2m bottles of vintage wines. Emirates has placed great importance on wines from France and purchases directly from exclusive Grand cru vineyards such as Chevalier-Montrachet, Charmes-Chambertin and Échezeaux.
The airline has 70 different labels available on any given day across the network. Emirates wine buying strategy is to focus on quality and buy in smaller parcels direct from the vineyards and producers.
By 2020 Emirates expects to serve more than 23m bottles on board its global flights, every year. This projection includes 1.8m bottles served in First Class and Business Class and 21.3m single-serve bottles in Economy Class. 51.5pc of Emirates’ wines and Champagnes are consumed in Economy Class, 41.5pc in Business Class and 7pc% are consumed by First Class customers. Emirates’ Cabin Crew are trained in wine appreciation and serving, with additional training provided for crew in First Class and Business Class.
Emirates is also one of Dom Pérignon’s largest global partner and the airline has access to exclusive vintages for customers in First Class such as Dom Pérignon Vintage 2005 and the Dom Pérignon Vintage Rosé 2003. Emirates also stocks more than 40 premium spirits and serves a selection of cocktails including Espresso Martini, Manhattan, Rob Roy and Kir Royale.
For customers with specific dietary requirements, the Emirates range of special meals provides for babies, diabetics, gluten-intolerant, Indian vegetarian, low-calorie and low-cholesterol, vegetarian oriental, kosher, Hindu, high fibre and everything in between.
Enda Corneille Ireland manager of Emirtes aid: “Irish people are quite traditional when it comes to choosing their onboard wines,” said. “We see a lot of Irish customers selecting French wines, especially red Bordeaux or a good Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, which has such a global appeal. In general, we find that people are more willing to experiment with their wines in a restaurant or shop, but on board, they prefer to select something they recognise.”
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