Aviation catering — São Paulo, Brazil

Airline catering, VIP flight catering and private jet catering — São Paulo (SBSP / CGH)

CGH (IATA) · SBSP (ICAO)

Two runways and a narrow-body reference code set the rhythm of this field, so uplift is planned stand by stand rather than assumed at scale. AERO GOURMET runs inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering here off one ops desk, loading through the galley door by hi-loader rather than leaving trays at the foot of the aircraft.

A catering hi-loader box raised level with the open galley door of a wide-body, its platform bridged to the doorway.
1,940 m
Longest runway
Narrow-body
Largest aircraft handled
2
Runways
01
Wide-body & private jet
From a light jet to a full 777, one caterer, one standard
02
VIP at any volume
8 First covers or 400 passengers across three cabins, same execution
03
24/7 order desk
Ad hoc, AOG and same-day uplift answered around the clock
04
Multi-leg coordination
One loading sheet, every leg of your rotation
A catering hi-loader raised to the aft galley door of a wide-body on stand, its platform level with the doorway and a second truck waiting below.

On the apron — São Paulo

Hi-loader aviation catering on the SBSP apron

Everything below is what we measure at this station — distances, windows, who signs what.

In-flight catering loading window at São Paulo airport

Aviation catering from sealed cart to galley door at CGH

Ramp access governs the whole sequence at São Paulo: nothing moves onto the apron until the escort and the stand assignment line up. The catering uplift is built backwards from the galley door, sealed at the kitchen and carried the short route to the aircraft rather than staged and re-checked partway. Every cart that crosses the apron here is accounted for on the same sheet that closes the load.

Four branded catering carts latched side by side in an aircraft galley, each door closed on a coloured seal.

Between the sealed cart and the aircraft door at São Paulo sit screening, an escort and the ordinary traffic of a working apron, and the plan for a catering uplift assumes the slowest of the three rather than the fastest. Each cart carries a temperature log opened at the kitchen and closed again at the aircraft, so the galley catering that boards has a record attached to it rather than a promise. Chain of custody runs unbroken from the seal to the signature that closes the loading sheet, and it is the same signature whether the flight is scheduled, chartered or government.

One seal, one signature, one route from the kitchen to the galley door.

Pilot meals and cabin service produced for São Paulo (CGH)

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Crew meals and passenger sets from one kitchen at SBSP

Airport catering at São Paulo runs from a production kitchen holding hot production, pastry, a cold larder and a protocol line under one roof, built to HACCP standard from raw intake to sealed cart. Tray sets and passenger meal boxes leave that kitchen on the same cold chain that carries them to the stand, whether the destination is a scheduled cabin or a government movement. Airport catering in Brazil answers to the same production standard at every field we cover, and the flight kitchen at CGH is built to hold it without exception.

The team that handles government flight catering at this station is the same named crew every rotation, not a rotating pool assigned on the day. Each member carries a security clearance on file and sits on the access list before a sealed uplift is ever loaded onto their cart. They are trained to royal household standards as well as to airline ones, so a protocol movement and a scheduled departure are worked by hands that already know the paperwork.

Halal airline meals and special meals at São Paulo, Brazil

VVIP catering to a written specification at São Paulo airport

From passenger meal boxes to VVIP menus, the São Paulo airline catering menu follows the cabin, the mission and the season. Brazil's produce sets the frame in general terms — dairy, fish, orchard fruit and coffee among them — worked into cycles that shift with what is in season rather than fixed year round. Every set is documented per passenger: allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements are labelled at the tray and again at the cart, so the record travels with the food rather than trailing behind it. Inflight catering at SBSP is written to that specification before it is written to a plate.

Two slices of pink-roasted duck laid over asparagus with radish, sauce and herb oil ringing the plate.

First & VVIP cabins

First and VVIP cabins at São Paulo carry VIP flight catering plated to a written specification rather than assembled on the day, with caviar and à-la-carte service available on request. The presentation is filed against the standing order, so a repeat rotation is served to the same standard without a fresh briefing each time.

A complete tray set on a black tray: a hot egg and ham dish, cut fruit, breads, a pastry, a set yoghurt and a portion of preserve.

Business cabins

Business cabins at CGH run on multi-choice hot service built to cabin specification, in oven-ready formats sized to the galley fitted to the aircraft. Crew meals travel alongside the passenger load in the same tray sets, with cabin crew meals and pilot meals boxed separately to the roster.

Diet.

Protocol & dietary

Protocol and dietary requirements at São Paulo are documented per passenger rather than assumed from the manifest, covering household, religious and medical needs before the cart is sealed. Halal and kosher sets and the full range of IATA special meal codes are produced on a separate line, which is how inflight catering in Brazil keeps a religious or medical set apart from the rest of the load.

The three books

A tray set on a stainless steel bench: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a bread roll with herb butter, and a berry dessert in a glass.

01

Royal & Government Flights

Royal households · government · state operations

  • Plated service · First to main cabin
  • Protocol handling · security clearance
Chefs plating a long line of identical main courses under heat lamps, with loaded catering trolleys waiting at the end of the line.

02

Charter & Commercial

Charter · ACMI · group · scheduled · ad hoc

  • 400 passengers · one uplift
  • HACCP cold chain, logged to the galley door
A business jet cabin credenza laid with chilled sparkling wine in a bucket, bottled drinks, a nut dish and folded napkins on a silver tray, beside a single passenger seat.

03

Private Jet

Business jet · VVIP charter · flight departments

  • From 8 covers · plated forward
  • Reheat sequence specified per dish

Compliance

Aircraft catering food safety at SBSP / CGH

HACCP
HACCP cold chain
Produced in our own certified kitchens, temperature logged end to end.
Clearance
Cleared personnel
Security-cleared staff, badged airside vehicles, escorted where the stand requires it.
Custody
Sealed chain of custody
Carts sealed at the kitchen, seals verified and handovers signed at the aircraft.
Allergens
Documented allergen sets
Allergen, halal, kosher and medical requirements documented per uplift and per passenger.

Airside airport catering at São Paulo

São Paulo runs on two runways and a narrow-body reference code, which keeps the field working scheduled, charter and government traffic without the wide-body peak waves that force a second kitchen shift elsewhere; a delegation here is a documentation problem before it is ever a capacity one.

The uplift moves from our kitchen to the stand under airside delivery rather than a kerbside handoff, with our own cleared crew on the ramp for every cart that crosses it. Airline catering at SBSP and aviation catering in Brazil answer to the same route on every rotation, so the stand a flight is assigned does not change how the load reaches its door.

What we commit to at this station is one coordinator per rotation, sealed carts from the kitchen, and a signed handover at the aircraft — the same commitment whichever cabin or mission is on the manifest, and inflight catering at CGH is planned to keep it that way.

Royal flight catering and scheduled uplifts at SBSP

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Government and state flight catering at São Paulo
The 1940 m runway at São Paulo takes the aircraft that carry state visits and official delegations without further clearance work on our side. Government flight catering here runs on a protocol file documented per passenger, security-cleared staff on the access list, and an uplift sealed before it ever leaves the kitchen, with the head of state movements handled to the same standing specification each time.
Government & state flights →
Royal vvip food.
02
Royal and VVIP flight catering at SBSP
A private airliner — BBJ, ACJ or a wide-body VIP configuration — can be boarded on the 1940 m runway at São Paulo without a change to the standing loading plan. Royal flight catering here holds household standards across repeat rotations, from a written specification kept on file between movements, with halal and other household requirements produced on request rather than assumed.
Royal & VVIP flights →
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Charter and ACMI flight catering at CGH
At the stands worked from our São Paulo kitchen, the 1940 m runway sets what can be turned in a single rotation for charter operators. Charter flight catering at CGH covers ACMI and wet-lease operators, group movements and special missions with a full three-cabin uplift staged to the loading sheet, and charter flight catering at SBSP holds the same tray standard whichever operator is on the ramp.
Wide-body charter →
A complete tray set on a black tray: a plated fish fillet with rice and vegetables, a seeded roll with herb butter and a berry dessert in a glass.
04
Airline and ad hoc catering at São Paulo
Our kitchen at São Paulo runs a narrow-body reference code that keeps the ramp working scheduled turns without the wide-body queue that slows a bigger field. Carriers running CGH as an outstation get ad hoc airline catering off the same duty roster as scheduled work, with outstation catering, diversion catering and technical stop catering handled without a fresh briefing, AOG included, across a multi-leg rotation.
Commercial airlines →
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Private jet and FBO catering at SBSP
A narrow-body reference code means business aviation movements at São Paulo are sequenced around the same stand rotation as scheduled traffic rather than given a lane of their own. Private jet catering in São Paulo is delivered to the FBOs on the field and the GA terminal by our dedicated branch, on the same cold chain and the same paperwork as an airline uplift.
Private jets →

Inflight catering rated by operators at São Paulo airport

Operators on commercial aviation catering at São Paulo (CGH)

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Government flight department

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Royal household

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Charter operator

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Scheduled airline

“We were looking for a dependable airline catering partner in São Paulo (CGH/SBSP) and the process was straightforward. One contact handled the order from confirmation through delivery, which saved our dispatch team a lot of follow-up. A good partner to have when the usual supplier is not available. That made the turnaround easier for both the flight crew and the team on the ground.”

★★★★★

Scheduled airline

Theo — Turnaround Coordinator

“We booked private jet catering in São Paulo for a flight operating through CGH/SBSP. Communication was responsive and the team handled a late timing change without any issue. Good local support for a VIP operation. Responses were quick whenever we had a question, which helped us keep the flight on schedule.”

★★★★★

Private jet operator

Bruno — VIP Charter Manager

“Our passenger profile required kosher airline meals at São Paulo (CGH/SBSP), with several different dietary restrictions. The order arrived complete and the special requests were handled with the same presentation as the regular meals. That attention to detail makes a big difference onboard. The order was complete on arrival and easy for us to check before closing the doors.”

★★★★★

Charter operator

Helena — Flight Dispatch Coordinator

Aircraft catering station data for São Paulo (SBSP / CGH)

DatumValue
Longest runway1,940 m
Runways2
Aerodrome reference codenarrow-body
ICAOSBSP

Business jet catering questions at São Paulo, Brazil

Diversion catering and ramp questions at São Paulo, Brazil

What operations gets asked every week about São Paulo.

Ask operations directly →
Do you deliver airline catering airside at CGH?

Yes, by hi-loader straight to the galley door, so the uplift never sits at the foot of the aircraft waiting on a separate handoff.

Can airline catering cost at SBSP be quoted in advance?

We publish no price list; a quotation turns on cabin count, specification and the loading window you need, and the desk comes back with a figure once those are set.

What FBOs does private jet catering reach in São Paulo?

We deliver FBO catering to every FBO on the field and to the GA terminal, on the same cold chain and paperwork as an airline uplift rather than a separate arrangement.

Which special meals does São Paulo produce, and how are they documented?

The sealed cart carries halal, kosher and the full set of IATA SPML special meal codes on a separate production line, labelled per passenger before it ever reaches the aircraft.

How is VIP flight catering handled at CGH?

CGH runs VIP flight catering and government flight catering under the same protocol as a royal household movement, with security-cleared staff and a sealed uplift on every rotation.

Commercial aviation catering near São Paulo, Brazil

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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →
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Airline & VIP flight catering →

Charter flight catering quote for São Paulo

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São Paulo (CGH / SBSP)

Give us the aircraft and what goes on board. A coordinator comes back with a quote for São Paulo, not a brochure.

orders@aerogourmet.com · operations desk, 24/7

Four steps

Flight

Aircraft · stand · local time

Offloading

Return leg, if any

Order

Counts · menus · files

Contact

Who we come back to

Step 1 of 4 · Flight

Flight

The airport is already filled in. Change it if the uplift boards elsewhere.

Search by city, IATA or ICAO.
Local time at the airport of delivery.
Hi-loader required
Offloading

One question. Answer no and the step closes itself.

Offloading required
Order

What goes on board, and for how many. Attach a loading sheet if you hold one.

Order from one of the three menu books

Give the detail per cabin if there is one.
Accepted formats: PDF, JPG, PNG, Word, Excel, CSV, TXT — up to 4 MB per file.
Contact

One name, one desk. We reply to it and nowhere else.

Uplift at São Paulo (CGH)