On April 4, 2025, our BT3 Hospitality students visited the Lebanese Beirut Airport Catering Company (LBACC), led by the Head of Department of Mesrobian Technical College, Mr. Serge Hanna, and accompanied by the Hospitality Management Teachers’ Committee.

Our students toured the production department and observed how the catering operates from A to Z, transforming raw food into ready-to-eat food trays catered in panes.

Then they met the General Manager of the company, Mr. Hussein Toufeily, who provided them with thorough information about the production department, explaining that they cater for the MEA, the Lufthansa as well as for Air France. Mr. Toufeily added that they produce 6,000 trays per day during the low season and from 16,000 to 18,000 trays per day during the high season.

Next, our students met Mr. Rabih Saleh, the Executive Chef, who showed them around the kitchen where the food trays production takes place. They were joined by the Head of Quality Control, Mr. Joseph Farhat, who, together with Mr. Saleh, took them in a tour throughout the whole production department, showing them different kinds of sandwiches and pastry sections.

Afterwards, the Catering Operations Manager, Mr. Sami Kordahi, joined us and explained how the food trays are delivered to the planes after passing the security check and the required safety stages with precise details about the whole operation.

In the end of our visit, Ms. Farah Hamzeh, the HR Manager of the company, graciously offered a summer training opportunity to students who might be interested.

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the Lebanese Beirut Airport Catering Company (LBACC) for welcoming us and offering our BT3 Hospitality students an exceptional learning experience which will be engraved in their minds.

Mesrobian Technical College remains committed to its mission in providing our students with the best level of education, incorporating real-life learning opportunities to our teaching programs, in order to enhance their chances in firmly building their future careers, based on knowledge and experience.