Industrial Catering Services

Industrial catering has become a widespread type of service with ever-growing demand, driven by the expansion and development of industrial parks across the country. More than ever, choosing a reputable, high-quality industrial catering provider is extremely important to safeguard the health and satisfaction of employees in every business. Today, STAVI is proud to be a reputable, top-quality industrial catering provider in Vietnam that has earned the trust of all of its partners.

Photo: STAVI is proud to be a reputable, top-quality industrial catering provider in Vietnam

Learn more about industrial catering for factories

With the advance of industrialization and modernization, more and more factories and production enterprises are being established, and with them the demand for industrial catering services keeps rising. However, choosing a reputable, high-quality provider that delivers delicious, nutritious meals for the company's staff is a matter that many business leaders pay close attention to. What is industrial catering? How much does an industrial meal cost? Let's find out through the following articles from Stavi.

1. What is industrial catering?

Industrial catering is a form of meal provision suited to factories, enterprises, industrial parks, schools and hospitals... The number of meals can range from a few hundred up to several thousand meals a day. Not only the nutritional portions, but also elements such as the menu and the portion sizes of industrial meals differ from ordinary meals. Industrial meals are researched by specialists, who design nutritious menus. This goes together with a tightly controlled preparation and management process that strictly complies with food safety standards.

The industrial meal preparation area must also meet the required standards, being designed and equipped with specialized industrial kitchen equipment that makes meal preparation as convenient and easy as possible.

Usually, once prepared, industrial meals are packed into trays or boxes and delivered directly to the end users, serving meals to workers in industrial parks and schools. STAVI, however, has a professional team of staff ready to serve meals right in the partner's own dining area.

Industrial meals are designed to guarantee safe, nutritious food

Common characteristics of industrial catering

- Large scale: Industrial catering usually serves hundreds or even thousands of people. The food preparation and service process must therefore be organized and managed efficiently.

- Diverse industrial catering menus: To meet the culinary needs of a wide range of diners, industrial catering typically offers a variety of dishes and rich nutritional options such as main dishes, soups, vegetable dishes, desserts and drinks.

- High hygiene standards: Because of the large number of diners, ensuring food safety and hygiene is extremely important. Industrial kitchens must follow hygiene rules, have a quality management system, and carry out continuous inspection and monitoring procedures.

- Cost-effective: Industrial catering is usually designed to provide food at affordable prices, thanks to its large scale and advanced production and service processes.

- Customized on request: Some industrial catering providers can offer services tailored to customer requirements, such as special menus for people with special dietary needs, vegetarians or expectant mothers.

Photo: Industrial meals for factories provided by STAVI

At Stavi, we always ensure that our industrial meal production process complies with strict food safety regulations and is carried out correctly to guarantee safety at every stage of preparation.

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2. What dishes are included in a factory industrial catering menu?

Factory industrial catering menus are diverse, with many different dishes, and the portion size of each meal depends on the price of that meal. At STAVI, a standard nutritious industrial meal usually includes dishes such as braised, stir-fried, roasted and boiled dishes, dessert... ensuring that diners receive complete nutrition. STAVI's industrial catering menus are also varied and change daily, making meals more appetizing.

Below are some sample industrial catering menus from STAVI:

Photo: Sample industrial catering menu (Vietnamese)

Photo: Sample industrial catering menu (Chinese)

Photo: Sample industrial catering menu (Korean)

Photo: Sample industrial catering menu (Japanese)

3. Factory industrial meal prices

Understanding industrial meal prices is one of the key factors that help a business choose industrial meals at a suitable price for its staff. Industrial meal prices are set based on factors such as the field of activity, age, gender and so on. According to standard nutritional regimes, each group of diners, from young children and students to heavy manual workers, has an appropriate menu and regime to replenish the energy used and help diners stay healthy.

Understanding industrial meal prices is one of the key factors that help a business set the meal budget for its staff. Industrial meal prices are based on the following factors:

• Based on the field of activity: If the business produces heavy materials such as wood, iron and steel, which require a lot of physical effort, the meal will cost around VND 30,000 - 35,000 per meal. Many companies choose meals for their staff at VND 40,000 per meal. Businesses in garments and footwear, with a mostly female workforce that uses less physical effort, can opt for VND 25,000 - 35,000.

Photo: Employee meals pre-portioned according to the menu

• Based on the gender of the workforce: Businesses with a mostly male workforce choose a higher meal level of VND 35,000 - 40,000 per meal, while businesses with a mostly female workforce usually choose VND 25,000 - 30,000 per meal.

• Based on the age of the workforce: If the workforce is young, aged 18 - 30, the industrial meal price will be VND 25,000 - 40,000 per meal, with extra rice, soup, dipping sauce and condiments. If the workforce is aged over 25 - 50, the meal price will be VND 25,000 - 35,000 per meal, with less rice, soup, dipping sauce and condiments because this age group needs less.

Photo: A meal of shrimp rolls and vegetable soup

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STAVI - A catering provider for factories

In recent years, demand for industrial catering for factories, enterprises and so on has grown rapidly, with ever-higher quality requirements. Having identified customers' concerns and their need for such services, Sao Viet Nam Production Trading Service Company Limited (STAVI for short) has been a pioneer and is one of the leading companies in factory industrial catering, office industrial catering, industrial catering for schools and reputable food supply in Vietnam.

Since its founding in 2015, STAVI has continuously expanded both its scale and the quality of its services. Today, the STAVI Industrial Catering brand is present across the country with 3 main bases in Hanoi, Quang Ngai and Ho Chi Minh City. Our canteens are densely spread across all 3 regions, the great majority of them being large canteens serving thousands of people.

STAVI delivers a complete meal solution that helps businesses guarantee nutritional quality for their workers while optimizing costs and reducing the burden of managing an in-house canteen. The highlights of STAVI's industrial catering service are as follows:

Menus suited to the workforce

Understanding the nature of factory work, where workers typically operate at high intensity and therefore need plenty of energy, STAVI always focuses on building scientifically designed menus that suit the diners' tastes.

Dishes are selected on the basis of being easy to eat and fully nutritious, and are changed regularly on a weekly and monthly basis to bring variety to daily meals. Menus always include a main dish, side dish, vegetable soup and dessert, and are always balanced across the nutrient groups: protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals. Rice and soup are served freely according to need, ensuring that workers are always full enough to start a new shift and have enough energy to work effectively.

Fresh, clean ingredients sourced from reputable suppliers

The quality of every meal always starts with fresh, clean ingredients, a factor that businesses care about most and place at the very top. That is why STAVI is always committed to using clean food sourced from reputable suppliers with full, clear traceability. All ingredients undergo strict inspection before entering preparation to guarantee quality. At the same time, the entire process from receiving goods and preliminary processing to food storage is carried out under strict hygiene standards, helping to ensure food safety and deliver quality meals to diners.

Professional preparation process and kitchen operation

STAVI's industrial kitchens are organized and operated on a one-way flow principle, with the preliminary processing area and the cooking area clearly separated and kept well apart. Kitchen tools are all modern, made of stainless steel, with dishwashers and a storage system that meets the required standards.

STAVI has a high-quality workforce of more than 400 employees at its bases nationwide. Through a rigorous selection process, all employees are professionally qualified and thoroughly trained in situation-handling skills, in order to provide the necessary nutritional portions for each company's workforce, helping to improve labor efficiency and business performance and strengthen employee engagement. STAVI aims not only to be a partner, but also to accompany businesses in building a future of sustainable development, based on the core value of "happy people", maintaining our performance and winning over more and more demanding partners from Japan, Korea, the United States, Taiwan, China and beyond.

Photo: STAVI industrial catering covers all 3 regions of Vietnam

Large-volume service, flexible for each factory

Together with its strengths in human resources, fresh and clean input ingredients and a modern kitchen system, STAVI Industrial Catering is currently a partner of large, multinational corporations such as Canon, Hoa Phat, Esoft, Nissei, Coca Cola, Toyota, Taisei, Thai Binh 2 Thermal Power Plant, Arion... With a brand that has been affirmed and trusted by its partners, STAVI industrial catering provides a quality service with meals that are nutritious, safe and tasty.

One of STAVI's advantages is its ability to organize and operate canteens serving large numbers of workers at factories. With a flexible operating system and a professional team, STAVI can supply from a few hundred to thousands of meals a day while still ensuring consistent quality in every meal.

An optimal meal solution for businesses

STAVI delivers an efficient canteen operating solution for factories. By working with STAVI, businesses can reduce the pressure of managing the canteen, controlling food and staff, and save on kitchen operating costs.

Working with a professional provider also helps minimize risk thanks to a tightly managed process, from clearly sourced ingredients to a strict quality inspection system. As a result, businesses can focus their resources on their production and business activities.

The industrial meal production process for factories at STAVI

A standard industrial meal preparation process at a factory goes through 7 steps, from preliminary processing to quality inspection once the meals are finished.

Step 1. Receiving food ingredients and inspecting hygiene quality, a decisive factor in industrial catering

Production facilities must plan the menu for each day, the number of dishes, and balance the portions. They then receive the food ingredients and inspect the hygiene quality of the incoming goods and food, checking carefully for both quantity and quality.

• Inspection is carried out by visual observation and food-purchasing experience, based on color, smell and outward appearance. Food is guaranteed 100% fresh and not spoiled; vegetables and fruit are fresh and not wilted. Dry goods and spices must have clear origin, be within their shelf life, and be absolutely free of mold.
• Partnering with clean food and vegetable farms secures a quality source of ingredients

There are many possible measures, but in most cases a record is drawn up to stop cooperation or return food that does not meet the quality originally committed.

Photo: STAVI industrial meals are prepared from fresh, clean food with clear origin

Step 2. Preliminary processing of food for industrial meals

Preliminary processing is another important step in the industrial meal production process. This step includes sorting, preliminary processing and storing the food and goods received in accordance with regulations.

• For vegetables, tubers and fruit: They must be peeled, trimmed, washed and thoroughly cleaned to ensure safety. They are soaked in a low-concentration salt solution, treated with an ozone sterilizer, and cleaned thoroughly.
• For other foods: They must be washed, pre-processed and immediately stored at a suitable temperature in industrial refrigerators.
• Spices and dry goods: On receipt they must be inspected, sorted and stored by area and position in the warehouse.

Photo: Ingredient preparation process meeting food safety and hygiene standards

Step 3. Cooking the food for industrial meals

Every quality industrial meal, to be perfect, has to go through many strict processes, and of course it is also evaluated against other criteria such as:

- Following the correct menu for each day and the correct number of meals: the head chef plans and calculates the quantities to release food from the warehouse, and the main cooks prepare the dishes as required by the menu.

- The cooking process follows the correct procedure and industrial processing requirements, with separate areas for raw food and cooked food.

- Cooking and preparation tools and food containers must be thoroughly cleaned and sterilized.

Step 4. Keeping the food in industrial meals

Food must be placed in a dry place, free from flies, mosquitoes and damp. Once the meals have been cooked, they must be placed in storage and warming equipment. At mealtime, the food is portioned into meals and served to diners. This is a step that cannot be skipped in the industrial meal production process.

Step 5. Portioning meals and organizing mealtimes

This is the step of setting up the line and portioning the meals in a closed line system; industrial meals are usually completed and laid out 15 minutes before mealtime to ensure freshness. Managers check each meal for the correct quantity and quality before it is passed to the serving counter.

Photo: STAVI's nutritious industrial meals are popular thanks to strict inspection and preparation processes

Step 6. Retaining food samples from industrial meals every day

Retaining food samples from each working day is an important stage that every industrial catering provider must carry out. Retaining food samples matters because if an incident such as food poisoning occurs or negative feedback is received from a partner, medical staff and the catering provider can investigate and find the cause of the incident.

Step 7. Quality control of industrial catering service

Closely inspecting and supervising all activities, ensuring that every industrial meal preparation process meets the requirements set by the partners using the industrial catering service. This includes both periodic and unannounced inspections according to the level of each food safety standard set for the meals.

In the era of industrialization and modernization, the industrial meal production process has also become more modern, with meals that guarantee nutritional portions and varied daily menus. Meals are served in trays covered with food wrap instead of daily styrofoam boxes, to protect health. The industrial meal preparation process is closed-loop, with a modern, professional industrial kitchen system that meets the required standards. Fresh vegetables and fruit that are not bruised or wilted, fresh meat and seafood, and dry foods within their shelf life and free of preservatives all help enrich the menus for the entire workforce. After hours of stressful, tiring work, they get to enjoy a healthy, clean and nutritious meal.

Photo: Fried shrimp, beef stir-fried with vegetables, steamed rice, sour clam soup and grapes for dessert

Portion standards for each factory industrial meal

Industrial meals, put simply, are set rice meals that usually include a full range of stir-fried dishes, soup and dessert, provided to many different groups of diners. These meals are usually prepared in large quantities with a full supply of ingredients and a cooking process that delivers them to the market on time. At the same time, they are also considered affordable meals, suitable for the majority of the population as well as pupils and students.

Photo: STAVI industrial meals meeting nutritional and quality standards are present in factories and businesses

Industrial meal portion sizes differ at each price level and are always a top concern for our valued customers and for every business.

At STAVI, our nutritionists design and advise on nutrition with menus appropriate to each customer group, as follows:

• By type of work: Mental or manual labor, heavy or light work.
• By gender: Men expend more energy than women and therefore need larger meal portions
• By health condition: Diabetes, gout or certain other conditions.

Please refer to the standard industrial meal portions currently applied by Hanoi's industrial catering company.

Criteria for evaluating a fully nutritious industrial meal

Food poisoning is the main factor that seriously affects diners' health and their trust in every industrial meal. That is why standards for industrial meals have been established to regulate their quality. The essential criteria that must be guaranteed include:

Food safety and hygiene in industrial catering

Ensuring food safety and hygiene is, of course, always the most important criterion in industrial catering. To achieve this, the process must be carried out properly right from the ingredient receiving stage. Ingredients must be fresh, inspected, and supplied by reputable facilities with clear origin.

Food safety and hygiene in industrial catering

Industrial meals must guarantee nutrition

Workers, office staff, students and others are directly engaged in work that consumes a great deal of physical energy and strength, so they need to be replenished with meals full of nutrients and energy to sustain them through the entire working day.

A proper nutritional regime must include the following 4 nutrient groups: fat, protein, starch, and vitamins and minerals. These essential nutrient groups are distributed across dishes made from meat, fish, eggs, milk and green vegetables.

STAVI's industrial catering menus are always diverse, rich and constantly changing

Each meal is flexibly changed by day and by shift depending on the nature of the work in each industry. Fully nutritious meals provide workers with the energy to maintain a productive and effective working spirit.

Evaluating the quality of an industrial catering menu is not just about how many dishes there are or how much meat or fish is included; it also requires considering all the dishes on the tray so that they are as suitable, safe and nutritious for diners as possible.

Photo: A lunch with roast duck as the main dish, fish cake in tomato sauce, soup and fruit for dessert

Reasonable factory industrial meal prices

Does a cheap industrial meal mean poor quality? Price is always a concern for many people. That is why a standard industrial meal must come at a suitable price. Today, large-scale providers such as Sao Viet Nam Production Trading Service Company Limited (STAVI CO., LTD) can supply affordable industrial meals that are still high in quality, thanks to large, well-organized service capacity, proximity to customer locations, and the application of information technology to the quality management system...

Factory industrial catering menus that meet nutritional standards

An industrial catering menu is a type of menu pre-designed by chefs and nutritionists for each day and each week. When drawing up the menu, 2 main factors are guaranteed, quality and quantity:

- Quality: STAVI industrial meals are always fully supplemented with the main nutrients such as starch and carbohydrates from rice, corn and other cereals. The composition of each meal changes and covers all the nutrient groups: protein from shrimp, crab and fish, fat from nuts and seeds, and fiber and vitamins from vegetables and fruit.

- Quantity: Every meal must comply with food safety and hygiene to avoid food poisoning. In addition, menus are built scientifically and professionally to ensure richness and variety while still providing all the necessary nutrients in each portion.

Photo: STAVI's rich, fully nutritious industrial catering menu

The number of dishes on an industrial catering menu depends on the price per meal that the business chooses: VND 20k, 25k, 30k, 35k, 40k... You can refer to the menu of the 25k meal, which includes a main dish, soup and dessert, as follows:

Photo: STAVI's 25K industrial catering menu is chosen by a great many of our valued partners

Here are some nutritious industrial catering menus chosen by our valued partners, which you may also wish to refer to.

18K industrial catering menu

20K industrial catering menu

25K industrial catering menu

30K industrial catering menu

40K industrial catering menu

What makes STAVI's factory industrial catering different

1. Quality control process for industrial catering

With a focus on quality and consistently strict control processes to deliver the most complete service to our valued customers, STAVI has been granted a Certificate of Food Safety and Hygiene by the competent authorities, has achieved ISO 22000:2018 - the international standard for food safety management systems, and purchases insurance for every STAVI meal provided.

2. Professional canteen management

No matter how luxurious and attractive a restaurant's space is, if the food is terrible and the service is slow, it will close its doors in no time. Well aware of this valuable lesson, STAVI has focused more on how its canteens are managed in order to raise product quality, grasping the very root of success.

3. A scientific industrial meal production process

Any food service business, restaurant, hotel or canteen needs to build a one-way processing layout. The purpose of building a one-way processing system is to make the food preparation process scientific and hygienic, protect diners' health, and ensure food safety.

4. Nutritional standards in every industrial meal, office meal and school meal

At STAVI, our nutritionists design and advise on nutrition with menus appropriate to each customer group, such as:

• By type of occupation: Manual or mental labor, heavy or light work
• By gender and working age: Whether the diners are male or female, and their age range
• By health condition : Diabetes, gout and certain other conditions...

5. A professional team

STAVI has a professional team of more than 450 people, systematically trained 4 times a month, working across more than 35 sites of various sizes and constantly learning. We focus on quality, but safety is always the prerequisite throughout supply, production and service.

Photo: STAVI industrial catering has a team of professional chefs

We motivate staff and build good working habits through regular training activities: personal development training, soft skills training, and professional skills training such as food safety and hygiene knowledge, internal regulations, 5S implementation, customer service skills, safe use of gas, and use of kitchen equipment...

STAVI industrial catering - The first choice of every partner

Sao Viet Nam Production Trading Service Company Limited (STAVI CO., LTD) is one of the leading companies in the food and industrial catering sector in Vietnam. We currently provide industrial catering in Hanoi, industrial catering in Hung Yen, industrial catering in Hai Duong, industrial catering in Bac Ninh, industrial catering in Bac Giang, industrial catering in Nghe An, industrial catering in Da Nang, industrial catering in Quang Ngai... and many other provinces and cities in the North and Central regions.

STAVI is honored to be a close, long-standing partner of many large-scale organizations in Vietnam, and has been recognized and highly rated by its partners for both Quality and Service. These include Canon Vietnam Electronics Co., Ltd., Taisei Vietnam Electronics Co., Ltd., Toyota Industrial Equipment Vietnam Co., Ltd., Nissei Technology Vietnam Co., Ltd., Scancom Vietnam Co., Ltd. – Mekong Branch, the Vinasoy Binh Duong Soy Milk Factory, and more.

Since its founding in 2015, STAVI has continuously expanded both its scale and the quality of its services. Today, the STAVI brand is present across the country with 3 bases in Hanoi, Quang Ngai and Ho Chi Minh City, 9 sites of various sizes, more than 50 loyal customers and 420,000 safe meals every year.

With more than 15 years of experience in the industry, we aim to deliver fully nutritious catering services together with the very best service. The trust, support and companionship of our valued customers is the motivation for STAVI Industrial Catering Company to keep growing and improving.

Today, STAVI is a reputable partner providing industrial catering in Hanoi and the northern provinces, as well as nationwide, with a wide range of service packages and diverse service formats to suit the actual conditions of every factory, enterprise or school. That is why Stavi is always the first choice of every company and ranks among the top 10 industrial catering providers in Vietnam. Don't hesitate: "CONTACT US" on our Hotline 0917325858 right now for detailed advice on our services and to receive the best offers from STAVI!

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