Mitropa is a catering company best known for having managed sleeping and dining cars of different German railways for most of the 20th century. Since its reorganization in 2002, the company only provides stationary food services for rail and road customers. The name Mitropa is a derivative of "Mitteleuropa" (German, for Central Europe). The railway carriages displayed a distinct burgundy-red livery with the Mitropa logo.