Gate Gourmet

Report in today's South China Morning Post (paid subscription, no link) that Cathay Pacific airline passengers are being given food vouchers to use at food outlets at the airport, prior to take off. One of the consequences of last week's mass-sacking at Gate Gourmet. It now appears that it wasn't just food that was pre-packed at London Heathrow's Gate Gourmet:

The sacking plan was drawn up by a tight-knit team of hard-line businessmen from GG's US owners, the Texas Pacific Group.
They drafted three options. The most dramatic was the "Mile Stones" plan to provoke unofficial action.
Our insider said a solicitor was consulted. The source said: "He said if staff could be provoked into unofficial action they could all be sacked and have no legal redress. It would also mean the company could seek damages from individuals."
Referring to the firm's drivers, the dossier details how staff could be told their working conditions were going to be dramatically worsened, so provoking fury.
Among the threats listed were: "No redundancy packages, no leaving early, no extra pay for extra work, random drug testing, no smoking, eating or drinking in cabs."

Full story at the UK's Daily Mirror. Elsewhere, British Airways unlikely to renew contract with Gourmet Gate. Why? BA's chief executive Rod Eddington is not amused, according to Guardian.