wholly owned subsidiary and holding company for all catering activities. 1998 — Onex acquires the airline catering operations of New York-based Ogden Corporation for $84.8 million. 1999 — LSG acquires an additional 23 percent of Sky Chefs. 2001 — LSG acquires Onex Corporation's remaining 47 percent stake in Sky Chefs for $827 million (C$1.3 billion). 2016 — LSG acquires Retail inMotion. 2018 — LSG launches Evertaste brand for packaged products. 2020 — Gategroup Holding AG acquires the European business of LSG Group. Controversies Human Rights The AFL-CIO study found evidence of applying anti-union strategies and tactics despite LSG having publicly committed themselves to international human rights and labour standards, including organizing and collective bargaining rights. The 11,000 union members working for LSG (UNITE HERE (“UH”) is the labour union which represents LSG Sky Chefs) voted in June 2019 to authorize a strike in Aug. 13 as the union stated that wages at Sky Chefs were as low as $9.85 an hour and that more than half the workers make less than $11.35 an hour and couldn't afford health benefits. LSG Sky Chefs, however, strongly disagrees with the study’s argument that European companies seek to locate in the South to avoid unions. According to LSG's response to the study, the Company has, and continues to fully support workers’ rights and freedom of association. Cage-free Egg Commitment One of the ongoing criticisms surrounding LSG Group, and LSG in particular, is their animal welfare policy, especially concerning eggs. Due to LSG’s failure to publish a public cage-free commitment, many nonprofit, charitable organizations have been publicly critical of LSG Sky Chefs and LSG Group. Amongst the criticism is a current campaign by animal rights and consumer interest group Equitas, which now strives to inform LSG’ customers of the company’s caged-egg use through a website and other social media actions. References External links Ewout R. Heersink Onex Corporation Airline catering Foodservice companies Aircraft ground handling companies Lufthansa Group Business services companies established in 1942 1942 establishments in Texas Food and drink companies of Germany