In food services, quality must be considered from many different angles. It involves the quality of nutrition, satisfied customers, quality ingredients and the smoothness of the service chain. Just as important as producing tasty and nutritious food is the functionality and logistics of the food service network. Work, i.e. food distribution, is easy when the tools are of high quality and easy to use.
The City of Porvoo has been a satisfied user of ScanBox food trolleys for 15 years. The system is used in seven regional kitchens in the City of Porvoo, from where food is delivered to the regional kitchen network and to individual clients such as service homes.
”It’s easy to work”
Birgitta Creutziger, Catering Manager at Porvoo City Facilities Services, needs no time to think about the merits of ScanBoxin trolleys. “Easy to move and manoeuvre. And the wheels don’t get stuck in the middle of a move, which means they are of high quality and reliable,” says Creutziger. There is also talk of ergonomics at work. “Thanks to ScanBox trolleys, there is less lifting at the end of the kitchen. It’s like moving dishes from one oven to another. Easy.”
Creutziger mentions one more thing that may seem small at first, but to the user it means a lot. “It’s so good to have a magnet to hold the door open. It’s fail-safe. So the door stays open and doesn’t snap open.”
In addition to the hot wagons, the city of Porvoo also uses refrigerated wagons and for a couple of years now also two-piece ScanBoxes. The upper part is warm and the lower part cold. Two-piece food wagons are small space-saving units that work well in places where space is limited. “We just agreed to buy more two-piece ScanBoxes,” says Creutziger.
The inside of the trolleys is made of anodised aluminium, which keeps warm food warm and cold food cold. The removable guides are easy to clean.
Transport companies also like ScanBox because the rectangular shape of the trolleys makes it easy to attach them to the trucks.