Latest central kitchen in Altenhaßlau: Fresh food for 3,000 daily!

Latest central kitchen in Altenhaßlau: Fresh food for 3,000 daily!

In Altenhaßlau, the construction of a new central kitchen of the Main-Kinzig (BWMK) disabled work is tackled. The plans are ambitious: On an area of 1,800 square meters, a modern kitchen, which can offer a capacity of up to 3,000 meals a day, is to be created with another option to increase this number to 5,000. The start of construction is scheduled for spring 2025, with a planned completion at the beginning of the school year 2026/27. According to gnz.de And the demolition work on the site of the former Müller tree nursery is already underway.

The operation of the new kitchen is taken over by the subsidiary "Heinzelmännchen", which currently prepares 1,300 meals for 25 schools in the large kitchen of the Copernician School. The new facility is to provide 1,500 meals for eight subsidiaries and for eight workshops for people with disabilities. There is also the possibility to provide another 1,300 meals for daycare centers, schools and retirement homes. The focus is on a sustainable concept that includes regional food, including green & green nursery. The dishes are manufactured in the cook-and-chill process, whereby the company is already working on certification according to the quality standards of the German Society for Nutrition (DGE) and a organic-eu certification.

inclusion and jobs

A central goal of the project is to remain competitive and at the same time create new jobs for people with and without disabilities. In connection with this approach, the company plans to take over a model from the "marketplace" in the Gelnhäuser Main-Kinzig-Forum in order to further promote the integration of people with disabilities into the labor market. The need for inclusive offers is also increasingly important in school catering, especially with regard to the creation of religious -adequate menu, such as the publication "Inclusion through school catering". This monograph explains how the consideration of religious and nutritional aspects can contribute to social inclusion in everyday school life, especially in schools with a high proportion of migration ( specialist portal-paedagogik.de ).

In recent years, the region has also experienced a remarkable development in the field of plastic -free school catering. Initiatives that pursue a plastic -free approach have started to transform school catering, for example by switching to easy -to -replace salads and looking for plastic -free alternatives for fruit salads. The switch to paper -based solutions and the possibility of filling cocoa in reusable cups show how commitment to the environment and health can go hand in hand. With these measures, the Main-Kinzig-Kreis records significant progress in school catering and strengthens awareness of sustainable nutrition in schools.