22nd November 2017
Written on 22nd November 2017
Warm up your taste buds with United's new Winter menu
United Airlines (UAL) is introducing its winter menu, offering customers more options of food items from the airline's economy Choice Menu, including a 100% cage free egg breakfast sandwich, a first for any U.S. carrier. Responding directly to customer and employee feedback, the winter menu also features a new take on one of the most popular items purchased by customers - the cheeseburger. United is introducing a new Smoked Gouda Cheeseburger complete with condiments by Sir Kensington's, one of the airline's newest food partners.
The new menu additions, available now, are a result of a research process with customers and employees to understand the culinary desires of customers inflight. Results from discussions and inflight tests with customers showed that the top three most sought after snack items were chocolate, a meat protein and potato chips. In response to this, barkTHINS®, Duke's® Shorty Sausages, and Kettle Chips have also been added to the menu. For main dish options, the Southwestern-style omelet, previously only available in United First class, has received such demand and positive feedback from customers, that United has added it to the economy menu enabling more customers to purchase it.
The partnership with Sir Kensington's, a first for any airline, provides gourmet options for customers' taste buds. Two of the signature products offered included a ketchup made from whole, vine-ripened pear tomatoes, sweetened with organic raw cane sugar as well as the first and only non-GMO verified mayonnaise flavored with free-range eggs and a hint of fresh lemon juice.
All new menu items are currently available for purchase on flights within the U.S. with a scheduled flight time of more than 3.5 hours and on all international flights from the U.S. to Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Snack Shop items including the barkTHINS® Snacking Dark Chocolate with Pretzel and Sea Salt; Duke's® Tomato & Basil Smoked Chicken Shorty Sausages; and Kettle® Brand Sea Salt Potato Chips are available on all flights over 1.5 hours within North America, including the Caribbean and select Latin American cities, Singapore and Australia. Learn more about United's new snacks and refreshed Choice Menu items here.
The newly refreshed menu is just one part of United's evolving culinary strategy. Most recently, United started complimentary meal service to customers seated in Economy Plus on its premium transcontinental routes operating between San Francisco – Boston, San Francisco – New York/Newark and Los Angeles – New York/Newark.
New items available for purchase onboard | ||
New Choice Menu | Price | Details |
Sourdough Breakfast Sandwich |
$7.99 | 100% cage-free home-style fried egg, pork sausage patty and Swiss cheese on a sourdough square |
Southwestern-Style Omelet | $9.99 | Omelet with pepper jack cheese, black beans, corn and roasted peppers. Served with black bean and corn salsa, chicken sausage and a potato medley |
Mezze Sampler | $9.99 | Seasonal wheatberry almond salad, red pepper hummus, whole almonds and triangle pita pieces |
Mediterranean Chicken Wrap |
$9.59 | Grilled chicken, roasted red pepper cream cheese, bell pepper, cucumber, feta cheese and romaine lettuce in a spinach wrap |
Smoked Gouda Cheeseburger |
$9.99 | All-beef patty and smoked Gouda cheese on a BROOKLYN BRED bistro bun. Served with lettuce, tomato, dill pickles and Sir Kensington's ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise on the side |
New Choice Snack Menu | Price | Details |
Duke's® Shorty Sausages | $3.99 | Smoked chicken with tomato and basil |
barkTHINS® Snacking Chocolate |
$4.59 | Dark chocolate pretzel with sea salt |
Kettle® Brand | $3.99 | Sea salt potato chips |
Cheese and Crackers Snackbox |
$6.99 | Smoked Gouda cheese, Swiss cheese, ParmCrisps, Asiago cheese spread, fig spread, and La Panzanella multigrain crackers |
New beer | Price | Details |
Sam Adams Winter Lager | $7.99 | Winter Lager is spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and orange peel for a deep flavor and malty finish that will warm you on a cold winter night |
Source: United Airlines