The bizarre currywurst dispute at VW is half over when the company canteen is making the next headlines.
In the future, food is to come to the workplace automatically.
Wolfsburg - The drive for innovation at Volkswagen is reflected in what the company canteen has to offer.
In the course of this, the culinary offerings at Europe's largest car manufacturer is also in the focus of the headlines.
First it was ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder who triggered a tangible currywurst scandal with comments on a measure at his former place of work.
However, the “Volkswagen Service Factory” responsible for the in-house catering is initiating a more extensive modernization than just reducing meat consumption.
The strategy for catering for VW employees does not only include a healthier, sustainable diet, technological innovations also have an impact on the company's food offerings.
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"In the future, it will be quick and easy"
As the responsible gastronomy boss Nils Potthast describes to
food-service.de
, lunch should even be delivered directly to the workforce by electric
vehicle in
the future.
"We are building a prototype so that we will soon be able to supply the employees directly on the production lines," said the division manager in the conversation.
According to him, the corona pandemic also caused the gastro division of Lower Saxony to move “out of the comfort zone” and “brave new paths”.
The modernization, for example, apparently provides that the food for the VW workforce will end up on the conveyor belts by robots.
Is this good for the health of the working people?
Ultimately, this measure suggests that the urge to move is suffering.
Potthast's remarks also suggest that time savings also play a certain role here: "One example that concerns us in this context is the question of how we can bring food to our customers in the future simply, quickly and according to needs." The organizer from Volkswagen * does not reveal what should look specific.
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He holds out the prospect of fascinating innovations for the production workers in particular: “There are many other innovative solutions that we are working on.
Our customers who work in production can stay excited here.
If the pandemic does not change our plans, a pilot project is planned for the Wolfsburg location * for the end of this year. "
As the VW canteen boss emphasizes, the issue of health also plays an important role. According to this, food components such as fat, cream and sugar are also reduced in the dishes. The fact that up to nine previously offered menus will only be made three in the future is also praiseworthy. To date, the amount of food thrown away is too large and expensive because too much food has been produced or offered.
However, anyone who fears that hearty home cooking will appear less often on the VW menu of the future can breathe a sigh of relief: Meat dishes such as the popular "C-Stange" (currywurst), roast pork or goulash should continue to be part of the range of the company restaurant at Europe's largest car manufacturer .
Then there will allegedly only be three menu lines: good and cheap, vegetarian / vegan and meat dishes.
The debate about gender-sensitive language has long since reached the Group.
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