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10 November, 2022

Craft beer, snags and banana bread waffles: Bonza reveals its all Aussie menu

By Alexandra Coulton

Bonza has whet travellers’ appetites by releasing its all-Aussie food and drinks menu featuring aviation firsts like non-alcoholic beer, banana bread waffles and a snag in a bag, all produced by Australian small to medium businesses.

In another break with tradition, Bonza has ditched onboard catering trolleys and instead its cabin crew legends will be assigned seat rows to look after during each flight, meaning the people in the last row won’t have to wait for everyone else to be served and risk missing out on a meal preference.

Passengers can order and pay for their food and beverage selection via the Fly Bonza app and have them delivered to their seats.

In a nod to Aussies’ growing obsession with craft beer, the menu was unveiled at Your Mates Brewing Co. on the Sunshine Coast where visitors will find the largest number of craft breweries per capita in Australia.

With a keen eye on both supporting local and good causes, examples of the onboard menu include Ballistic Beer Co which donates to helping injured turtles in the Whitsundays and Spinifex Brewing Company which donates a percentage of its profits to veterans’ mental health.

In response to the growing trend of non-alcoholic drinks, Bonza’s cabin crew legends will also be serving Heaps Normal Quiet XPA.

For warm summer morning flights across Bonza’s fleet, including destinations in Tropical North Queensland, travellers will be able to grab a can of cold drip coffee by Sunshine Coast-based business Groundskeeper Willie.

Healthy options include fava beans by Happy Snack Company on the Sunshine Coast and for a feel-good treat, Mildura Chocolate Company is providing giant chocolate freckles with 100 per cent of their profits going into creating training and employment opportunities for people facing barriers to employment through disability or disadvantage.

Affordable snacks also include Aussie Biscuits – a social enterprise that employs people with disabilities in Forbes, regional NSW.

“Our all-Aussie menu is something we are very proud of,” said Carly Povey, Bonza’s chief commercial officer.

“Going all Aussie means we are supporting local businesses and their suppliers. It also means we are helping SMEs get exposure to new markets as the entire menu will be offered on all of our 27 routes.

“Our team of legends have established a positive and productive relationship with the producers on our menu – many of which are creating bespoke packaging solutions that will help our efforts to reduce waste and weight onboard, which in turn helps reduce fuel consumption and keep flight prices low.

“Examples of this include Sirromet Wines who are bottling red, white, sparkling and rose into recycled plastic bottles that are lightweight and fully recyclable. Sunshine & Sons are producing gin, vodka and rum in small pouches, which are to be recycled through the RedCycle program.”

Povey said there was an abundance of vegan and vegetarian options such as vegan sandwiches, brownies and chips. Vegan and keto-friendly AmazeBalls Popped Cheese from Ashgrove Cheese is onboard while Chappy’s Snacks is providing vegan-friendly, kettle-cooked potato chips.

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