Caterer for corporate airlines corners market

Bespoke menus for the private jet set

Eileen O’Connor, the founder of Café Riva

Name: Eileen O’Connor

Company: Café Riva

The pitch: catering for corporate airline operators

Fifteen years after establishing her catering business Café Riva, former teacher Eileen O’Connor has cornered the on-board dining market for private jets flying into Dublin Airport.

O’Connor estimates that she takes 300 orders each month from private jet clients. She employs nine staff who work on a shift rota, which ensures that orders can be phoned in, and meals prepared, ...