Catering to your aircraft in Peterborough.
Peterborough Regional sees light and midsize jets on short Kawartha trips, and we cook and pack for the galley they carry. Crew and cabin meals arrive at the FBO, labelled by seat.
We know the galley, the diet card and the 5 a.m. re-plate — because we lived them. So we built the caterer we always wished we could call.
Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.
The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.
Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.
Peterborough sits in the Kawartha Lakes country of Ontario, and the private jet menu for CYPQ leans on what the region grows and catches. Local specialities include maple syrup from Ontario sugar bushes, Great Lakes whitefish and pickerel, wild rice from the Kawartha waters, and butter tarts, which travel well in a drawer.
An inflight menu built around Peterborough starts with the season: strawberries and sweet corn in summer, apples and squash in autumn, maple in early spring. Private jet food from this part of Ontario is simple and honest, so we pack it as private jet platters and gourmet inflight meals, with private jet snacks like maple nuts and butter tarts for the cabin.
Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.
Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.
Two minutes out of the drawer. Whatever you ordered for the crew comes in the same delivery, and one clean invoice follows.
A short Ontario stop at CYPQ usually means a small cabin, a tight galley and a crew who want the plan settled before the door opens. Our private jet catering for Peterborough is written by former VIP flight attendants, so in-flight catering arrives packed for the aircraft you actually fly. Business aviation catering, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering all run through the same process, and cabin crew meals can be added to any order.
Business jet catering at Peterborough usually follows a short corporate day: four to six passengers, a small galley and a drawer for cold dishes. Our corporate jet catering is planned by a private jet chef who writes a bespoke menu around the aircraft. For VIP flight catering or charter flight catering into CYPQ, we also offer luxury inflight catering, finished in your oven or served cold.
When a government aircraft uses CYPQ, the catering is cleared in advance and packed discreetly. Head of state flight catering comes with a traceable chain, VIP aviation catering keeps a low profile, and state visit aircraft catering is prepared by a small named team. Government flight catering is adapted to each delegation.
Special meals at Peterborough follow the local kitchen: dairy runs through much of Kawartha cooking and wheat sits in the baked goods, so kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free dishes are cooked and boxed on their own board. Kids meals and other special meals go in a labelled box by seat number, not on a promise.
A sheet per guest. Separate boards, separate boxes.
Sealed, certificate in the same box.
Their own menu, nothing to cut at altitude.
Vegan, low-carb, light — composed, never compromised.
At CYPQ the crew eats last, so crew meals are boxed to hold. Flight crew meals and pilot meals are an on-request item, invoiced with the order. Crew catering at Peterborough means crew meal boxes labelled CREW, with cockpit meals that keep and different meals for pilots when needed. Cabin crew meals stay apart from the guest trays.
FBO catering at Peterborough is handed over at the aircraft on your slot, through the FBO or your handling agent. Catering delivery to the FBO is coordinated with ground handling catering, so the general aviation terminal knows who is coming. Handling agent catering means the truck is expected and the gate is open.
CYPQ sees light and midsize jets, so most loading is by hand at the door, but a larger cabin on a lake-season weekend may need a high loader for galley catering. Tell us the type and we plan airside catering delivery and aircraft provisioning to the door and the galley size you have.
Mention it when you orderCertified, inspected, with cold-chain records filed against your trip.
Whichever terminal you park at, handover is at the aircraft, on your slot.
Allergen sheet per guest, halal and kosher on request, sealed and labelled.
Itemised and trip-report ready, sent after the leg.
CYPQ is a quiet Ontario airfield at 628 ft, used for general aviation and corporate shuttles. Airport catering arrives at the FBO, and FBO services and ground handling services are straightforward. It works as a business aviation hub for lake country rather than a busy gateway.
Peterborough is a business aviation hub in miniature: executive jet catering for corporate runs, in-flight catering for weekend charters and inflight catering for the lake season. Aviation catering and business aviation catering here depend on the weather, and diplomatic flight catering is rare but possible. Cabin crew meals are boxed separately.
Canada controls imported food strictly, so catering at Peterborough is planned from Ontario sources. The CBSA may inspect or remove meat, dairy and produce from a flight arriving from abroad, which affects leftover galley stock. Tell us the arrival and we keep the order clean.
Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.
“Rather than an elaborate service at YPQ, our 8 guests wanted prawn salad and small fruit plates, organised sensibly around several individual meal preferences. I wanted clear identification on the crew provisions; The Galley Girls made the packing arrangement easy to compare with the order. The snack boxes were also listed clearly, which made it easier to pass instructions between crew members during preparation. The crew briefing stood out more than any sales pitch about private jet food.”
“Menu approval at Peterborough Regional Airport covered fresh fruit and breakfast pastries for 10 guests, leaving us to organise the service around several individual meal preferences. The side dishes from The Galley Girls were organised around the cabin plan, with the later service items kept apart. That left time to check the starters properly before the passengers were ready for the next part of the service. Our brief for private jet meals was met with a sensible plan for galley preparation.”
“Several practical details needed attention at CYPQ, with a cheese board and savoury canapés requested for 5 guests and a late menu amendment to accommodate. I needed the salads checked against the revised brief; The Galley Girls answered without sending us through another lengthy exchange. Our brief for private jet menu was met with a sensible plan for cabin service sequence. We checked the sandwiches against the same summary, keeping the cabin team and the handling contact aligned.”
The honest answer for Peterborough is that the number comes from your trip. How much does private jet catering cost depends on seats, dishes and turnaround length. A crew-only box is small; a cabin dinner for six is not. We price it once we have the slot.
For Peterborough, one local product usually anchors the menu, and that decides the lead time. Maple glaze or wild rice is on hand year round, so an order moves easily. Last-minute orders are handled; just tell us what the cabin wants.
Customs at Peterborough treats imported food seriously: an apple or a sandwich from another country can be taken at the door. That is why Ontario-sourced catering is a clean option for an international arrival. We pack the meals and label them.
Food from outside is possible, but the type of aircraft decides how it will be served. At Peterborough, most traffic is light to midsize, so we pack in small containers, one per seat, ready to finish in the galley you have.
Is catering part of a charter out of CYPQ? No: the charter covers the aircraft, and food is ordered and invoiced separately. When weather decides the departure window, keep the order flexible and tell us if the slot moves.
Tail, pax and diets — a flight attendant takes it from there, day or night.
