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“We throw away less and serve better food”
In Sweden about 80 tonnes of school food is wasted every day – but that is nothing Nordic International School Kalmar plays a significant part in. In the fall of 2020, the school implemented a new food system that has been cheered by the pupils and made the school more climate friendly.
All students at Nordic International School get the opportunity to choose between a number of different dishes every day. There is always something that the pupils want to eat and they never have to leave the school restaurant feeling hungry. The food concept is a prerequisite for the students to perform in the classroom.
The students have more energy now than before we implemented the new food concept and that has brought many positives with it. They get a better ability to concentrate and the strength to focus on their studies.
Mr Patrick Hallbäck is chief of restaurants for all Nordic International Schools and responsible for the food concept. According to him, reducing food waste has allowed the schools to serve better meals.
– This food concept is not just about allowing the students freedom and being more climate friendly, it is also about us now being able to serve food of high quality mostly made from scratch. We throw away less and serve better food.
School food is a prioritized area within Nordic International School.
– We constantly try to develop and are proud to offer the benefits we think that our new food concept brings, Mr Hallbäck says.