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Vitality Lunch Suspension for Two Days

2023-02-16T11:59:24.404Z


The school lunch provider "Active Lunch" announced today (16th) that it will suspend its supply for two days next Monday and Tuesday (20th and 21st), which may affect up to 100,000 teachers and students. The principals of some affected elementary schools said that they were surprised by the "vigorous lunch"


The school lunch provider "Active Lunch" announced today (16th) that it will suspend its supply for two days next Monday and Tuesday (20th and 21st), which may affect up to 100,000 teachers and students.

The principals of some affected primary schools said that they were caught off guard by the sudden announcement of the "Energizing Lunch". The school immediately prepared to send out a letter to parents, offering parents five choices, including asking to bring meals, accompanying students to eat out, and allowing senior students to Go out to eat by yourself, bring your own dry food, or have your parents order food from the food delivery platform.


He said that if there are still students "without meals" in the end, the school will come up with a "trick" to buy meals for students in nearby restaurants. He also described that after this incident, he is studying the terms of the contract with the supplier, or considering switching.


About two-thirds of the 600 primary school students ordered meals from Vitality Lunch

Kong Weicheng, the principal of the Sheng Kung Hui Ling Oi Primary School in Tin Shui Wai, said that the sudden announcement of the suspension of the supply of lunch boxes for "Energetic Lunch" really "killed everyone by surprise". "He said that about 400 of the 600 students in the school ordered meals. The school has immediately prepared a parent letter to parents and provided "five measures" options, including asking to bring their own meals, accompanying students to eat out, and allowing senior classes Students go out to eat by themselves, bring their own dry food, or ask their parents to order food from the food delivery platform.

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Kong Weicheng, the principal of Sheng Kung Hui Ling Oi Primary School in Tin Shui Wai, said that he has provided four major choices to parents. Even if the students still have no food, the school will be responsible for purchasing.

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Kong Weicheng, Principal of Lingai Primary School: We will definitely not suspend afternoon classes

He said that if some students still have no food to eat, the school will also find ways to find suppliers to provide meals, mainly nearby restaurants. This practice has also been done during school activities on Saturdays and Sundays. It is estimated that half of the students, or about 200 people The school needs to buy meals, "I will definitely not stop in the afternoon (classes)."

Concerning the issue of manpower and food safety in the "Energetic Lunch", Kong Weicheng said frankly that the incident has indeed affected the students and the food business, especially the reputation of the food business. I believe that this two-day suspension also hopes to improve the problem and start again Build public confidence.

However, he said that the school is actively studying the terms of the contract with the restaurant supplier, or considering changing the restaurant provider, but it depends on the business operation and other supplier conditions.

Vitality Lunch announced that it will suspend the supply of lunch materials to schools next Monday and Tuesday. 100,000 teachers and students are affected : Students point out that the rice is hard and the meat is not cooked enough

What is the compensation package for Vitality Lunch?

The two-day lunch payment will be refunded to the parents, and an additional two-day meal will be compensated

How many lunch boxes does Vitality Lunch provide to schools every day?

"Energetic Lunch" claims to supply more than 100,000 lunch boxes to schools every day after the full resumption of classes, which is three to four times more than before (details)

Source: hk1

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