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Private jet catering at General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE / MKE), Milwaukee

Catering to your aircraft in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee sits at 723 feet on the western shore of Lake Michigan, and a cold front off the water can reshuffle a Summerfest weekend or a Bucks night in one evening. We cook for the galley you have, label by seat, and hand it over to your FBO or handling agent on your slot. A late change to the manifest is not a problem, and last-minute orders are handled.

Menu & order Download the menu

10 hours

ideal notice, last-minute handled

Plane-side

handover at the steps

Flight deck

crew and pilot dishes, on request

24/7

a flight attendant on the line

Three of us. All ex VIP cabin crew.

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.

Camille

Menu & galley logistics

Fourteen years on VIP and head-of-state cabins. Can plate for twelve in a G650 galley and still land it hot.

Inès

Dietary & labelling

The one who reads every diet card twice. If it says no cross-contact, it means no cross-contact.

Sofia

The 24/7 line

Answers at 5 a.m. when the leg moved overnight. Same-day swaps are her love language.

The local tableCooked so it travels

The Milwaukee table, packed for private jet catering

Wisconsin has its own table, and it travels better than you would expect. A private jet menu built for Milwaukee leans on local specialities: aged Wisconsin cheddar and fresh cheese curds, Usinger's bratwurst, Door County cherries, smoked whitefish from Lake Michigan, and a proper butter-burger sliders plate for the crew.

On an inflight menu, cheese curds are packed dry and cold, bratwurst travels sealed for the oven with the sauce apart, and the cherries ride in their own tray so they don't weep into the bread. Private jet food from this region is honest and warm-weather friendly, which suits a galley with one oven.

Milwaukee also means Friday fish fry, so a beer-battered cod plate, rye and slaw is a request we expect from owners who grew up here. The Wisconsin identity is part of what you serve in the cabin, and we pack it so it still looks right when you open the drawer.

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Wisconsin cheese curds, bratwurst and cherries packed as a private jet menu for Milwaukee

01Wisconsin cheese curds and aged cheddar boardPacked dry and chilled, crackers apart

02Usinger's bratwurst slider traySealed for the oven, sauce apart

03Lake Michigan smoked whitefishChilled, lemon and rye in separate wraps

04Door County cherry plateOwn tray so juice stays off the bread

05Beer-battered cod fish fryOven, slaw and tartare apart

How it works

Three steps, one message

You message us

Tail, pax, diets, timing. One message — no portal, no quote form. Answered at any hour, by a flight attendant.

We cook & pack for a galley

Leak-proof boxes, marked by guest and restriction, with reheating times written on the lid.

You re-plate and serve

Two minutes out of the drawer. Whatever you ordered for the crew comes in the same delivery, and one clean invoice follows.

At a glance · MilwaukeeGeneral Mitchell International Airport · KMKE

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE)

When the lake effect sets in and a corporate group lands at General Mitchell for a Harley-Davidson or Rockwell Automation visit, private jet catering is the part of the trip the crew cannot improvise. Cabin crew meals, inflight catering for the guests, and in-flight catering for a long return leg are cooked for the galley on the tail, then handed over at the FBO. Executive jet catering, business aviation catering and diplomatic flight catering for visiting delegations follow the same labelled, seat-numbered routine at KMKE.

Restaurant cuisine, cooked on the ground
Fresh and local produce
Labelled by seat, diet and reheat
Aviation-ready packaging
High loader for large cabins
HACCP certified kitchens

Who we fly forTwo cabins, one standard

Cabin seats and galley counter laid out for private jet catering at KMKE, Milwaukee

Business aviationOur core

Business jet catering at General Mitchell International Airport for VIP flights

Business jet catering at General Mitchell is often a corporate group flying in for Milwaukee's manufacturers, so we build a bespoke menu around the guests and the galley. Corporate jet catering and VIP flight catering follow the same plan, as does charter flight catering for a weekend event, with luxury inflight catering where the brief asks for it. A private jet chef can write the dishes, and everything is packed to be re-plated by the crew.

Discreet VIP aviation catering trays prepared for a government flight at MKE, Milwaukee

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Head of state and government inflight catering at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)

Visiting delegations to Wisconsin need government flight catering that respects security and protocol. Head of state flight catering at Milwaukee is traceable and discreet, VIP aviation catering uses a small named team, and state visit aircraft catering is handed over sealed.

The jet catering menu at *General Mitchell International Airport* (MKE)Or write your own, we cook it

Cold platters of Wisconsin cheese and whitefish for a private jet menu in Milwaukee

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: Wisconsin cheddar, curds and cherriesChilled

Smoked whitefish with rye, lemon and pickled onionChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: roast beef sandwiches on pretzel rollRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: dried cherries, kettle chips, nut mixChilled

Hot bratwurst and fish fry trays for inflight catering at KMKE Milwaukee

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Gourmet inflight meals: herb roast chicken, Wisconsin potatoesOven

Cheddar mac and cheese for the crewOven

Braised short rib, root vegetablesOven

Cherry-glazed pork, cabbageSauce apart

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A dish sealed and labelled for one guest's diet

PrincipalSealed

Nut-free · gluten-freeChecked by two people

Special meals

Allergen free special meals and aviation catering at General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE)

Wisconsin kitchens run on dairy, wheat and beer, so allergens hide where you least expect them: in batter, brats, sauces and the cheddar board. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and special meals go in sealed with a card by seat, kept off every shared board. Allergen free and kids meals are labelled by name on the card, never by guesswork.

Allergens

A sheet per guest. Separate boards, separate boxes.

ii.

Halal & kosher

Sealed, certificate in the same box.

iii.

Children

Their own menu, nothing to cut at altitude.

iv.

Plant-based & wellness

Vegan, low-carb, light — composed, never compromised.

Crew & pilot mealsOn request

Crew meals for pilots and cabin crew at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)

At KMKE the crew often turns around in cold or wet weather, so meals are packed to be eaten on the move. Flight crew meals, pilot meals and cockpit meals are ordered on request and invoiced like everything else, in crew meal boxes marked CREW. Different meals for pilots follow operator policy. A hot plate in a sealed tray beats a cold sandwich on a December ramp, and crew catering rides with the guest order to the FBO.

Meal passKMKE

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passKMKE

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, runway and FBO apron

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO delivery and FBO catering at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)

FBO catering at KMKE is delivered to the aircraft through your FBO and handling agent. Catering delivery to the FBO is planned around the general aviation terminal's access rules, ground handling catering is coordinated with the handler, and handling agent catering keeps the van's route to the apron clear.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

Galley-door delivery and aviation catering at General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)

At Milwaukee, galley catering follows the aircraft. A light jet needs hand-carried trays through the cabin door, a larger cabin may take a cart or a high loader for aircraft provisioning. Airside catering delivery is arranged with the handling agent before the van reaches the apron, so tray size and cart height match the door on your tail.

Mention it when you order

HACCP kitchen

Certified, inspected, with cold-chain records filed against your trip.

All FBOs served

Whichever terminal you park at, handover is at the aircraft, on your slot.

Diets read twice

Allergen sheet per guest, halal and kosher on request, sealed and labelled.

One clean invoice

Itemised and trip-report ready, sent after the leg.

About the airportKMKE / MKE

About General Mitchell International Airport (MKE): airport catering for business aviation

Milwaukee's airport at 723 feet serves airlines and general aviation alike. For airport catering, we work with FBO services and ground handling services on the field, which suits a business aviation hub of this size, busiest around summer events and winter cold snaps.

Business aviation

Business aviation at KMKE moves with Summerfest, Bucks games and the city's manufacturers. Inflight catering and in-flight catering for these flights is aviation catering built for the tail, business aviation catering for flight departments, executive jet catering for owners, diplomatic flight catering for visiting delegations, and cabin crew meals for the leg home.

Customs & food import

At Milwaukee, international arrivals are inspected for agricultural items under US rules. Food that crossed the border can be discarded, so we cater the next leg from local suppliers and never rely on leftovers from abroad.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

Average rating from the cabin crew and pilots we cater for.

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★★★★★CHARTER

“Nothing about the 12 guest order at General Mitchell International Airport called for excess complexity: just prawn salad and small fruit plates and sensible planning for a family lunch request. I asked The Galley Girls to review the breakfast portions quantities against the passenger brief, and the proposed portions made sense. The quantities of main courses matched our service plan, leaving us comfortable with the order before the final briefing. I appreciated the emphasis on storage requirements throughout the flight catering arrangements.”

Lorenzo V. | Charter operator

Citation Latitude

★★★★★LIGHT JET

“Service planning came first at KMKE, with 2 passengers choosing a charcuterie board and fresh bread and a late menu amendment influencing our preparation. The crew provisions came from The Galley Girls in separate meal boxes, with a packing list that matched the contents. The order made flight catering services feel manageable because the written menu details had been considered beforehand. We placed the desserts in their planned storage area without first having to reorganise all the catering boxes.”

Ravi T. | VIP flight attendant

Citation XLS+

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Having 11 guests request a cold lunch with cheese and fruit at MKE meant planning the portions carefully while accounting for different crew meal preferences. This experience of airline catering gave us a useful reference for managing cabin service sequence on another departure. The Galley Girls confirmed the handover contact and identified the starters, making the catering delivery easier for our team to track. We could account for the breakfast portions before passing the boxes to the cabin team, without a lengthy unpacking exercise.”

Andrei T. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

ACJ319

General Mitchell International: the questionsAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost out of Milwaukee?+

A cheese and charcuterie platter for four is a different line from a three-course hot meal for eight. At MKE we quote per menu, and a night departure or early slot is simply part of how that line is built.

What lead time do you need for Milwaukee orders?+

Milwaukee is straightforward when the handling agent has your tail and slot on file, because airside access is then arranged ahead. Last-minute orders are handled, and simpler menus are easiest.

What about customs when catering for a flight into Milwaukee?+

International arrivals at Milwaukee are checked for agricultural items. Order the next leg locally and leave foreign provisions off the aircraft, even when the cabin is empty.

Can you bring food on board yourself at MKE?+

You can carry personal food, but on a long leg with two meal services it rarely holds up: temperature, allergens and customs questions all become yours. We pack and label it by seat instead.

Is catering part of a charter into Milwaukee?+

No, the charter price does not cover food. Because the number of guests can change late, we keep catering as its own order and adjust it as the manifest does.