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IRCG at InnoTrans 2026: Meet us in Berlin
InnoTrans 2026 is just around the corner, and IRCG is looking forward to meeting members, partners and colleagues from the international rail industry in Berlin.
Sep 14


World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo8–10 April 2026 Hamburg Messe, Germany
A world of inspiration for the onboard passenger experience. World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE) is the leading global event for the onboard passenger experience, covering inflight catering, passenger comfort and service equipment. WTCE is known as the place where ideas, products and solutions come together to create an onboard experience that truly enhances the passenger journey. Back in 2026, the show offers: • Over 275 suppliers showcasing products and inn
Mar 31


2025 IRCG General Assembly in Casablanca
General Assembly 2025 in Casablanca
Sep 22, 2025


World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo8-10 April 2025Hamburg Messe, Germany
A world of inspiration for the onboard passenger experience. World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE) is the leading global...
Mar 11, 2025


Continuing the Collaboration Between IRCG and WTCE in 2025!
We are pleased to announce that our collaboration with the World Travel Catering & Onboard Services Expo (WTCE) will continue in 2025!...
Mar 10, 2025


WARS Rejoins IRCG as a Full Member
We are delighted to announce that WARS has officially rejoined IRCG as a full member. This marks a new chapter in our collaboration, and...
Jan 7, 2025


Utasellátó's 75th anniversary
On Saturday, November 25, 2023, a large-scale event was organized on the occasion of Utasellátó's 75th anniversary, which was held at the...
Dec 18, 2023


IRCG annual conference in Madrid, Spain
The International Rail Catering Group (IRCG) held its 58th annual conference from September 27-29 in Madrid, Spain. Day One’s Welcome...
Oct 13, 2023


Petr Pospíšil posted on 58th IRCG General Assembly
This year's 58th General Assembly took place this week in Madrid and was full of interesting information and news regarding the...
Oct 11, 2023


The leading global event for inflight catering, onboard services and passenger comfort
The world of onboard is always evolving. If you are passionate about improving the passenger experience, WTCE is designed just for you....
Jun 29, 2023


A festive menu for rail passengers
From 30 November 2022 until 4 January 2023, rail passengers on selected intercity services in the United Kingdom could choose from a special festive menu. The complimentary seasonal menu for passengers in First includes chicken and stuffing sandwiches, hog roast sausage rolls and stollen muffins. The choice of drinks will include cranberry juice plus apple and cinnamon tea. Passengers who prefer to sip an alcoholic beverage can select Baileys Irish Cream and Masons Gin, which
Dec 1, 2022


AMTRAK RESUMED DAILY OPERATION
Recently, Amtrak resumed daily operation of its long distance trains. On those whose journey extends over two nights, they resumed full...
Jun 16, 2021


EUROPEAN PUBLIC OPINION POLL SHOW SUPPORT FOR SHIFTING FLIGHTS TO RAIL
Many people in Europe are willing to shift from air to rail – even for international travel and often even if they have to accept...
Mar 30, 2021


IRCG – 55 YEARS STRONG AND MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER
The International Rail Catering Group (IRCG) is the industry trade association for profess ional rail caterers. Among its corporate members are major train companies with large in-house catering departments, plus international and regional independent rail caterers and a number of specialist suppliers. Despite the Covid19 Pandemic, IRCG has just marked its 55th anniversary by launching new branding and a new on-line identity, designed in partnership with Zurich’s Out of The B
Jan 17, 2021


CNN – AMTRAK JOE’ COULD ARRIVE FOR HIS INAUGURATION BY TRAIN
In this September 1988 file photo, then-Sen. Joe Biden is seen on the platform in Wilmington, Delaware. Washington (CNN)President-elect...
Dec 28, 2020


TRAINS — ONBOARD ANALYSIS: FACING AMTRAK’S FOOD AND STAFFING CHALLENGES
CHICAGO — Food service on Amtrak’s long-distance trains has become such an exercise in repetition that something as modest as the cold...
Dec 17, 2020


PARTIAL RESUMPTION OF OPERATION OF DINING CARS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
All of us have been closely following the changes related to the spread of Covid-19 worldwide. In general, individual countries have been...
Dec 4, 2020


ARE NORTH AMERICA’S TRAINS ON THE WRONG TRACK?
Mike Weinman of PTSI – our US rail industry expert based in New York– tells IRCG Espresso editor Roger Williams about the current...
Oct 3, 2020


GETTING BACK ON TRACK
Roger Williams, Founder of Explore Catering and Chair of IRCG shares his thoughts about customers returning to train travel post-Covid … IRCG members are continuously looking for new ways to attract customers to use on-board and station catering. It is core to our business and important for our rail company clients. But with the devastation that Covid has brought to rail travel, both have suffered a huge loss of custom and face an enormous challenge to get customers back on-b
Oct 1, 2020


TRAVELLING WITH DISABILITIES
Are travel companies doing enough to cater for passengers with special needs? Roger Williams investigates Netflix thriller Bird Box, where the characters go around blindfolded to avoid a supernatural terror, created a social media storm with the ‘Bird Box challenge’ inspiring people to carry out daily activities blindfolded. And it has inadvertently made many people think about how difficult it is to travel with a disability. At a time when society is demanding inclusive educ
Sep 30, 2020
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