Mário Ribeiro · SBMK / MOC · Brazil

Private jet catering at Mário Ribeiro Airport (SBMK / MOC), Montes Claros

Catering to your aircraft in Montes Claros.

Montes Claros sits at 2,191 ft in northern Minas Gerais, and jets at SBMK get a menu built from mineiro cooking: cheese, beans, tapioca, coffee. We pack for your galley, you re-plate.

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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

What Montes Claros brings to your in-flight catering (MOC)

Minas Gerais has one of Brazil's most recognisable kitchens, and Montes Claros sits in its northern sector, where cattle country, sun-dried meat and fresh cheese shape the table. For a private jet menu out of Mário Ribeiro, we start from local specialities and adapt them to the galley.

The inflight menu draws on pão de queijo, queijo minas, doce de leite and coffee from Minas. Private jet food from Montes Claros leans on rice, beans and grilled meat, packed so that nothing arrives soggy. Private jet platters of cheese and cured meat travel cold; hot items such as feijão tropeiro or frango com quiabo are finished in the oven, with sauce apart. Gourmet inflight meals built on these local specialities stay recognisable to Brazilian principals and interesting to foreign guests, and private jet snacks such as cheese bread and brigadeiros fill the gap on the return leg.

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Local specialities of Minas Gerais for a private jet menu: pão de queijo, queijo minas and private jet platters at Montes Claros

01Pão de queijoOven

02Queijo minas with goiabadaChilled

03Feijão tropeiroOven

04Carne de sol with mandiocaSauce apart

05Doce de leite and brigadeirosRe-plate cold

06Minas coffeeThermos service

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 · Montes ClarosMário Ribeiro Airport · SBMK

The three founders, former VIP cabin crew, on a business jet airstair — private jet catering at Mário Ribeiro Airport (SBMK)

Montes Claros sits at 2,191 ft in the north of Minas Gerais, and SBMK sees business jets come and go through a dry winter season and a wet summer. Private jet catering at Mário Ribeiro is written for the galley you actually fly: Minas cheeses, hot mains finished in the oven, cold plates that wait in the drawer. We handle inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering orders for MOC, and we cover business aviation catering, executive jet catering and diplomatic flight catering for state and delegation flights. Cabin crew meals are ordered with the trip and handed over at the aircraft through your FBO or handling agent. Phone or email, day and night.

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

Business jet on the apron at Mário Ribeiro (SBMK), Montes Claros, ready for private jet catering handover

Business aviationOur core

Private jet catering in Montes Claros for business and VIP flights (MOC)

Who flies into Montes Claros? Mining and agribusiness executives, mostly, on midsize types with a small galley. Business jet catering for them is two plates and a cheese board, not a banquet. Corporate jet catering and charter flight catering follow the same brief, VIP flight catering adds protocol, and a private jet chef will build a bespoke menu with luxury inflight catering touches such as local coffee and doce de leite.

Government flight catering at Montes Claros, Mário Ribeiro airport: discreet VIP aviation catering for state delegations

State & royalDiscretion, protocol

Diplomatic and state visit aviation catering in Montes Claros (SBMK)

Government flight catering at Montes Claros is planned with protocol before the kitchen starts. Head of state flight catering means a named team, traceable ingredients and a menu cleared in advance. VIP aviation catering for a delegation keeps labels and sealed boxes, and state visit aircraft catering is handed over at the aircraft with no names on the packaging.

Menu highlights for private jet catering at *Mário Ribeiro Airport*Or write your own, we cook it

Cold private jet platters and gourmet inflight meals prepared for SBMK, Montes Claros

Cold galley

No oven · served in four minutes

Private jet platters: queijo minas, goiabada, cured porkChilled

Tapioca crêpes with requeijão and sun-dried tomatoChilled

Gourmet inflight meals: cold poached chicken, rice salad, farofaRe-plate cold

Private jet snacks: cheese bread dough, nuts, dried fruitChilled

Doce de leite tartChilled

Hot private jet food, feijão tropeiro and carne de sol, for the inflight menu at Mário Ribeiro, MOC

Hot service

One oven · re-plated in twelve minutes

Feijão tropeiro with pork sausage and eggOven

Carne de sol with mandioca and onionSauce apart

Frango com quiabo with riceOven

Pão de queijo, warm from the ovenOven

Moqueca of white fish, coconut sauce in its own potSauce 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

Dietary requirements and aviation catering at Mário Ribeiro Airport (SBMK)

Special meals at Montes Claros mean reading a mineiro kitchen with care: cheese, flour, pork fat and cassava are in nearly everything. Kosher, halal, vegan, gluten free and allergen free requests are cooked in a separate area, packed in their own sealed box and labelled by seat number. Kids meals are built from the same local plates, in smaller portions, with the sauce kept apart. Gluten free is easier here than expected, since tapioca and cassava are native staples.

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

Pilot meals and crew meals at Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC)

At SBMK the pilots usually eat between the walk-around and the push, so their boxes are built for one hand. Crew meals are an on-request line, billed as ordered. Flight crew meals go in crew meal boxes with the label facing out, pilot meals are packed for the flight deck, and cockpit meals come with their own napkin and fork. Crew catering for a longer wait can be plated. Different meals for pilots are prepared on request, in separate boxes.

Meal passSBMK

Cabin crew

Box

Marked crew

Galley

Oven 6 min

Order

On request

Marked crew

Meal passSBMK

Pilots

Box

CPT ≠ F/O

Galley

Cold or hot

Order

On request

Two dishes

Mário Ribeiro Airport (SBMK / MOC) terminal and apron in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais

To the steps, on your slot.

Airside · plane-side · day or night

DeliveryEvery FBO

FBO catering at Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC): delivery to your aircraft

Montes Claros is a small field, and the handover is simple: the FBO catering arrives at the general aviation terminal, then goes plane-side. Catering delivery to the FBO is booked with your ground handling team, ground handling catering follows the same slot, and handling agent catering is confirmed by phone or email.

FBOHandling agentGround handlerGA terminal

High loaderLarge cabins, bizliners

High loader and aircraft provisioning: aviation catering at Mário Ribeiro Airport

Most jets at Mário Ribeiro are light and midsize types with a standard door, and galley catering is carried up by hand. For larger aircraft or a state delegation, aircraft provisioning is planned with your handling agent: airside catering delivery, the vehicle used, and the door to be opened. Tell us the type and the galley layout and we pack to the equipment you have, not the one on the brochure.

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 airportSBMK / MOC

About Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC): airport catering for business aviation

SBMK is a regional field with one terminal and one apron, and for general aviation crews it is an uncomplicated stop. FBO services and ground handling services are arranged through your handling agent, and airport catering is handed over at the aircraft on your slot.

Business aviation

Montes Claros works as a business aviation hub for mining, cattle and agribusiness in the north of Minas Gerais. Orders for inflight catering, in-flight catering and aviation catering are usually small here, and the same goes for business aviation catering and executive jet catering. Diplomatic flight catering is rare but possible, cabin crew meals are ordered with the trip, and crew meals are on request, invoiced like the rest. FBO services and ground handling services are busiest in the dry months, May to September.

Customs & food import

Customs at MOC treat uneaten foreign catering as an import, and fresh items are often confiscated. Tell us the origin sector, and your handling agent and the FBO services on the field will tell you what can stay on board; we adjust the menu to match. Local sourcing sidesteps the issue, since ground handling services see nothing to declare on products bought in Brazil.

ReviewsFrom the crews we cater for

5.0 / 5

★★★★★

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

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★★★★★ROYAL FLIGHT

“Packing a mezze selection with flatbreads for 4 passengers at Mário Ribeiro Airport needed careful thought, especially given a tight boarding window. The order made charter flight catering feel manageable because the cabin service sequence had been considered beforehand. The Galley Girls used a readable packing list for the fruit plates, which helped when two colleagues checked the order together. I found the breakfast portions without searching through every box, a small detail that mattered during the final cabin checks.”

Anya H. | Royal family manager

Global 7500

★★★★★BUSINESS JET

“On this departure from SBMK, 8 passengers had chosen grilled salmon with a lemon dressing, and limited fridge space needed to be reflected in the order. I asked The Galley Girls to review the salads quantities against the passenger brief, and the proposed portions made sense. The quantities of breakfast portions matched our service plan, leaving us comfortable with the order before the final briefing. For private jet food, that attention to portion planning made the order noticeably easier to manage.”

Louise I. | VIP flight attendant

Falcon 8X

★★★★★VIP AIRLINER

“Getting vegetable tartlets and a dessert selection ready for 3 guests at MOC required an order that accounted for several individual meal preferences. The Galley Girls prepared the snack boxes for assembly in the galley, with the accompanying elements easy to locate. It made a difference to have the sauces ready without cluttering the galley work area during preparation. The order made private jet meals feel manageable because the written menu details had been considered beforehand.”

Tao V. | Chief cabin officer — BBJ

ACJ319

Ordering for SBMK, in shortAsked by crews

How much does private jet catering cost on a long leg out of Montes Claros with two services on board?+

Think of it as menu plus headcount. A single round of pão de queijo and coffee is modest; carne de sol, rice, sides and a dessert twice over is not. Private jet catering here is quoted per menu, so you see each line before you confirm.

What is the lead time for a kosher, halal or allergen meal at Mário Ribeiro?+

For special meals, what matters is the sourcing, not a number. A halal or kosher request at Montes Claros needs a supplier and a sealed pack, so tell us early; late requests are handled, with the menu narrowed to what we can certify. Lead time is simplest when the request comes with the first brief.

What do customs say about food on a flight into Montes Claros, and which local product goes on the menu?+

Customs here look at declared food on arrival, and uneaten catering from outside Brazil is commonly discarded. Order local: coffee from Minas, cheese bread, doce de leite. They are bought in-country and cause no import question.

Can you bring food from home for a flight through Montes Claros, and does the weather window change the menu?+

Own food is allowed within the customs limits, and we store it in the galley on request. The season decides more: dry winter days mean punctual departures, summer storms mean holds. Our menus are built to wait, so a delayed take-off does not spoil the meal.

Is catering part of a charter into Montes Claros, and does the handling agent give airside access to the caterer?+

No, and brokers sometimes forget it. Catering is a different order with its own invoice, even inside a private jet charter. At SBMK we coordinate with your handling agent for the airside pass before anything is carried to the jet.