Everyone who is involved in cooking good food and putting time and effort into planning and organising festivities is noticing how it creates a feeling of solidarity, job satisfaction and professional pride. The fact is that cooks who liven things up in the kitchen are heroes as far as their guests are concerned.
Roughly three quarters of all the food we eat outside the home is prepared by public institutional kitchens.
“The good examples that we talk about in the exhibition show that catering services have excellent opportunities for playing a key role in the sense of wellbeing at schools and within elderly care. In terms of future developments, this is a chance for the country’s major catering firms to create their own image,” says Göran Ekberg, Project Manager for GastroNord.
Exciting changes in institutional catering show that there’s now a bit more room for creativity in Swedish institutional kitchens. This is encouraging chefs from restaurants, both women and men, to apply for positions at school canteens and homes for the elderly.
Several institutional kitchens are inviting restaurant chefs to make special appearances. It’s an excellent way for everyone working in institutional catering to share knowledge and experiences with restaurant chefs. It creates a food culture that puts a positive slant on both festive occasions as well as everyday meals.
”The exhibition highlights good examples that can really help to inspire others. We’re also convinced that their approach will enable institutional kitchens to attract more resources in future.”
Restaurant of the Future is a recurring exhibition that displays new ideas and developments in the industry. Four years ago it was service that was the issue, then it was food as a brand. Now we want to inspire people to turn institutional catering into one big party. The exhibition focuses on school meals and catering in homes for the elderly.
Visit the websites for info and inspiration. Or get in direct contact with the people behind institutional kitchens we’ve highlighted in this brochure to gain more inspiration and specific tips on how to liven things up.
Facts
Every day, more than a million lunches are served at Swedish schools.
Source: School Meals in Sweden
At homes for the elderly and nursing homes, almost a hundred thousand people are served meals each day.
Source: The National Board of Health and Welfare
For more information, contact:
Göran Ekberg, Event Manager for GastroNord, goran.ekberg@stofair.se
tel. +46 (0)707 894306.
Susanne Ardbo, Project Manager, Måltid AB, susanne@maltid.se tel. +46 (0)709 263973
