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Criteria for choosing a standard-compliant office catering provider
Amid the bustle of urban life, with a wide variety of companies and businesses offering office catering, quality and service often differ considerably in ways that not everyone is discerning enough to notice. That is precisely why people have begun asking what the criteria for choosing a standard-compliant office catering provider are. To help you make a more accurate choice, STAVI lists the important criteria an office catering provider must meet in the following article.
Image: Delicious and nutritious STAVI office catering
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1: Fresh, delicious and safe food
Food is the most important factor that directly determines the quality of an office meal. Therefore, an office catering provider must ensure that its food sources and input ingredients are always fresh, safe and of clear origin, and that they meet prescribed standards such as GMP, HACCP, BRC, ISO 22000, Global GAP and so on. Only then can the quality of staff meals meet quality standards.
If an office catering provider does not have a source of fresh ingredients, its office meals may carry many risks such as poor nutrition, lack of flavour and even the risk of food poisoning, directly affecting the health of those who eat them. If a provider cannot prove the origin of its ingredients, it does not meet the standards and conditions to become an office catering provider for businesses. Therefore, when choosing a catering provider, businesses should take care to check all legal documents as well as food safety and hygiene inspection certificates to ensure the process is complete and correct before signing a contract.
Image: Fresh, delicious and safe food in STAVI office catering
2: Guaranteed hygiene and safety
This is a mandatory standard for any office catering provider today. Not only must the origin of the food be guaranteed; the preparation process and the finished products must also meet hygiene and safety standards. The meal preparation facility must hold a business licence and a certificate of compliance with food safety and hygiene standards.
The food preparation process must be strictly controlled according to the one-way industrial kitchen principle: the area for preparing raw ingredients and fresh food must be separate from cooked food. There must be all the areas of a closed process, such as the incoming food area, storage area, food preparation area, cooking area, and the plating and food decoration area.
Kitchen and operations staff must also be equipped with masks, gloves and disinfectant spray, and be properly trained in the preparation and portioning process. In addition, all utensils must be thoroughly cleaned, used and unused utensils kept in separate zones, and cleaning solutions must be of clear origin and guaranteed quality. Utensils such as bowls and chopsticks must be rinsed with hot water and dried after washing.
Image: Preparation process according to the one-way kitchen standard
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3: Professional chefs
Besides the two important factors above, office lunch boxes must also be delicious and fully nutritious, and this is directly determined by the skill of the chef. Each chef has their own recipes, and the dishes must be fresh in flavour, well seasoned, cooked just right and portioned appropriately to the meal standard.
In addition, the ingredients must be combined skilfully and delicately so that office staff's meals are both tasty and fully nutritious. Lunch provides energy for an employee's entire afternoon of work, so the chef must "weigh up" the nutritional and energy content, ensuring customers have enough energy to work and stay healthy so that work efficiency is always at its highest.
Image: Professional - Creative - Dedicated chefs of STAVI Office Catering
4: A diverse, rich menu
Office workers usually have high expectations for meal quality. Therefore, the catering provider must offer a rich and varied list of menu dishes for office workers to choose from.
To meet customer needs, the meal menu must be rich, with a diverse mix of dishes made from many ingredients. In addition, the menu must be changed regularly to ensure customers do not get tired of it. Recipes and dish combinations should also be changed regularly to keep meals fresh and new. Only then will staff feel excited about lunch. This is one of the basic standards an office catering provider must meet.
Image: STAVI Office Catering menu with a rich variety of dishes
5: Balanced nutrition
An office catering provider must balance nutrition, portion sizes and the nutrient content of the dishes in order to give customers a scientific meal that is full of nutrition and energy for their work.
The meals provided must contain enough calories and include all four food groups that supply energy for employees, namely:
- The starch (glucid) group, found in: cereals such as rice, rice vermicelli, pho noodles, corn, sweet potatoes, etc.
- The protein group, found in animal meat such as pork, beef, chicken, duck, Muscovy duck, etc.), or in fish, sea fish, eggs, shrimp and crab; and in plant-based foods such as beans, pulses, peanuts and sesame.
- The fat (lipid) group, found in fatty meat, fish fat, butter, milk, milk skin, egg yolk, etc., or vegetable oil, peanuts, sesame, etc.
- The vitamin and mineral group, found in green vegetables and yellow or red fruits and tubers that provide vitamin A, vitamin C and fibre
6: Professional service attitude
To become a catering provider for businesses, a provider must have a professional, attentive service attitude. Beyond meeting daily needs regarding dishes and timing, the provider must also regularly listen to feedback from the business to improve service quality, and balance its operations with the business's needs so that customers are always reassured and satisfied with the quality of service!
Image: Professional, prompt service
STAVI - The No. 1 office catering provider in Hanoi
Sao Viet Nam Production Trading Service Co., Ltd. - STAVI is one of the leading providers of delicious office catering in Hanoi. With more than 15 years of experience in the industry, we are proud to deliver catering services that are fully nutritious and absolutely safe, with the best service.
Image: STAVI - A reputable, high-quality office catering provider
Beyond providing nutritious meals for staff, STAVI also helps businesses save time, optimise costs and much more. By using our services, businesses enjoy many benefits:
- Fresh, delicious ingredients that meet food safety and hygiene standards
- A varied menu of dishes, changed regularly every day.
- Guaranteed nutrition in every meal.
- Attentive and professional service attitude
- Competitive prices that match the quality of the meals
- Full range of options, from affordable office catering to premium office catering.
For advice on Delicious - Clean - Nutritious office lunch boxes in Hanoi, "CONTACT US NOW" at STAVI!
