Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart – Schulverwaltungsamt
School Catering in Stuttgart
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Meals served per day: ca. 8.500
Price per meal: 3.50 € ; price for low-income families: 1.00 €
Price includes:
 standard meal or vegetarian meal
 dessert
 salad
 snack in the afternoon
 costs for kitchen assistants and cleaning staff
 billing costs (hardware and software)
Actual costs per meal: 6.00 to 10.00 €
The remaining amount between the actual costs and the price parents pay
is borne by the municipality.
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 size of school cafeteria depends on the number of pupils taking
part in the lunch programme
 distribution of food in two or three shift operation
 salad bar
 soda maker
Standards at all-day schools
SCHOOL CAFETERIA
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Standards at all-day schools
KITCHEN
 kitchens are jointly planned by the school administration,
public works service (structural engineering office) and
kitchen planners
 regeneration/preparation kitchens for the process „Cook &
Chill“ or „Cook & Freeze“
 interim operation „Cook & Hold“ service until completion of
school cafeteria and kitchen
 separation of „clean“ and „unclean“
 wet and dry storage areas; separate staff toilet and changing
room
 installation of electronic billing system
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Regeneration kitchens
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School cafeterias
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Public tender / public procurement
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 national or EU-wide public tender in cooperation between the
school administration and the public procurement office
 consideration of schools‘ individual needs and preferences
(e.g. allergies, religious specifics, food restrictions)
 listing of schools‘ specifications
 seasonal and regional products take priority
 minimum of 5% organic products
 healthy snack in the afternoon (e.g. raw fruit, vegetables, muesli)
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 menus based on nutritional standards established by the German
Nutrition Society (DGE)
 selection process includes test meals attended by headmaster,
teachers, parents, children and administration officials.
selection criteria:
• quality
• consistency
• taste
• appearance
 quantifier of the criteria for award of contract (criteria of
assessment): 45%price, 55% result of test meal
 regular quality assurance meetings attended by headmaster,
caterer and school administration officials
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Hygiene standards
 compliance with food safety rules; health regulations in the food
sector; safety and accident prevention regulations; instructions
under the German Infection Protection Act
 regular food quality control and documentation of inspections
 compliance with hygienic standards during the entire workflow
 control of the delivered meals with regard to temperature,
standards and quality
 cold chain management of perishable foodstuffs
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Current challenges
 requirement of social criteria (demanded by the city council) as a
third criterion beside price and test meal which have
to be fullfilled by the tenderer
social criteria such as recruiting long-term unemployments or
disabled persons
-> tenderer doesn‘t know for sure previously wether he will
be able to find the required employees on the job market
-> difficulty of controlling/monitoring the implementation of
the criteria
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 requirement of organic products (minimum of 5%)
-> also difficulty of controlling/monitoring the criterion since
there are no institutional standards respectively significant
certificates (different statements from different official
government agencies)
 delay of construction projects (school cafeteria and kitchen)
-> canteen operation cannot start
-> loss of earnings for the caterer
-> municipality has to pay for it AND look for an
alternative possibility where canteen service/school
lunch can be provided till the completion of the
building
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Thank you
for your attention
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