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Airline, institutional & special meal manufacturing
Diya Foods Pty Ltd manufactures individually portioned chilled and frozen ready meals in a HACCP-certified facility in Arndell Park, Sydney. With experience supplying airline catering operations, we work with caterers, foodservice operators and institutional customers to develop Indian, religious and dietary meal options against each customer's specifications.
We welcome enquiries for airline and rail catering, healthcare and aged care, defence, remote worksites, education and workplace meal services. Portion sizes, recipes, packaging and delivery arrangements are agreed for each project.
Meal solutions for your sector
We welcome enquiries from these sectors, with suitability assessed against your brief.
Airlines & transport catering
Individually portioned meals for inflight caterers, rail and marine catering operators, developed to agreed packaging and reheating requirements.
Healthcare & aged care
Culturally familiar Indian meals for hospitals, rehabilitation, aged care and home-meal services, developed to customer-approved specifications.
Defence & remote worksites
Chilled or frozen meal options for bases, remote accommodation, night shifts and contingency supply.
Education & workplaces
Convenient Indian meals for universities, boarding facilities, staff dining and after-hours meal services.
Vending & unattended retail
Individually packed meals for refrigerated or frozen vending and self-service locations, subject to equipment and shelf-life assessment.
Contract caterers & meal providers
Specialist Indian meals manufactured to complement existing menus, with recipes, portions and formats agreed against your brief.
For non-airline projects, tell us your vegetarian, vegan, halal or Jain requirements in plain terms. Recipes and ingredients are reviewed before production approval.
Special meal categories
Airline special meal development
These are categories we take development enquiries for — not a catalogue of pre-approved products. Every menu is built to your specification and goes through recipe and ingredient review and production approval before supply.
HNML
Hindu meal
Menus developed for Hindu passengers against your specification, which typically defines the meat, beef and other ingredient exclusions required.
VJML
Vegetarian Jain meal
Strict vegetarian Jain menus built to your Jain specification, including the ingredient and root-vegetable exclusions it sets out.
MOML
Muslim / halal meal
Halal menus developed against your brief. Halal certification documentation and scope are confirmed per product and per project.
VGML
Vegan meal
Fully plant-based Indian menus developed against your vegan specification, with ingredient review before production approval.
AVML
Asian vegetarian meal
Indian-style vegetarian menus — distinct from the Hindu meal — developed to your AVML specification, including any dairy requirements it defines.
Hindu (HNML) and Asian Vegetarian (AVML) meals are separate categories with different requirements — we develop each strictly to the specification you supply.
How projects work
From brief to approved production
Individually portioned meals
Single-portion ready meals produced in our HACCP-certified Arndell Park facility.
Chilled or frozen formats
Format is agreed per project against your brief and handling requirements.
Recipe development
Menus developed with recipe and ingredient review, then production approval before supply.
Specifications & documents
Product specifications and certification documents provided on request.
Samples & indicative quotes
Prepared once we receive your brief.
Packaging assessment
Assessed against your tray, lid and oven specifications before approval.
Delivery
Delivery requirements are agreed per project.
Halal certification documentation and scope are confirmed per product and per project. Our standard foodservice range is supplied chilled; individually portioned frozen meals are produced only as bespoke contract projects.
FAQ
Portioned & special meal FAQs
Do you manufacture individually portioned airline meals?
Yes. Diya Foods manufactures individually portioned chilled and frozen ready meals in its HACCP-certified facility in Arndell Park, Sydney, and brings experience supplying airline catering operations. Formats are agreed per project.
Which special meal codes can you develop?
We take enquiries for Hindu (HNML), Vegetarian Jain (VJML), Muslim/halal (MOML), Vegan (VGML) and Asian Vegetarian (AVML) meals. Each menu is developed against the customer's own specification, with recipe and ingredient review and production approval before supply.
Are your airline meals halal-certified?
Halal certification documentation and scope are confirmed per product and per project. Tell us your requirement in the brief and we will confirm what applies before approval.
Will your packaging work with our trays and ovens?
Packaging is assessed against the customer's tray, lid and oven specifications before approval. We do not assume compatibility until it has been checked against your requirements.
Can we get samples and pricing?
Yes. Samples and indicative quotes are prepared once we receive a brief covering meal categories, volumes, portion weight, chilled or frozen format, packaging and delivery requirements. Specifications and certification documents are available on request.
Do you accept enquiries outside airline catering?
Yes. We welcome enquiries from institutional kitchens, contract caterers, healthcare and aged-care providers, defence and remote-site caterers, transport operators, education, workplaces and vending operators. Suitability is assessed against each project's requirements.
Can portion sizes and packaging be customised?
Portion weights, recipes, trays, lids and chilled or frozen formats are agreed per project. Packaging and reheating compatibility are assessed before production approval.
How do bespoke meals differ from your standard foodservice range?
Our standard sauces and bulk curries are supplied chilled in foodservice formats. Bespoke individually portioned meal projects can be chilled or frozen, with recipes, packaging and delivery arrangements agreed per project.
Send us your special meal brief
Tell us the meal categories, volumes, portion weight, chilled or frozen format, packaging and delivery location. We'll come back with samples and an indicative quote.
Last updated: 21 October 2026