The LSG Group's Sustainable Product Selection & Vector Loading Planner System (vLPS)

The LSG Group's expert brand Retail inMotion has introduced solutions to make airline catering more sustainable. Nils Junga, Head of Key Account Management, explains how Sustainable Product Selection helps the team to choose items for the onboard retail and boutique business, which have a positive impact on both the environment and people's working conditions. He also outlines what the Vector Loading Planner System (vLPS) is all about, namely determining the right amount of food items that should to be loaded on a single flight with an algorithm that take time, date, and many other factors into consideration. The LSG Group is the quality and technology leader in airline catering and related markets. It has two strong, independent expert brands: LSG Sky Chefs, a globally active catering specialist with the highest hygiene and quality standards for airlines, the home-delivery market and retail. Retail inMotion, which specializes in on-board retail, product development and technology solutions, sets standards with its understanding of partnership and its innovative strength. The LSG Group (International) is headquartered in Neu-Isenburg, near Frankfurt, Germany, and has an extensive network of joint ventures and partnerships around the globe. In the pandemic year 2021, the 15,600 employees at 140 locations in 40 countries worldwide generated consolidated revenue of 1,113 million euros. LSG Sky Chefs produced 131 million meals (excluding through minority shareholdings) during this period.