Sustainable behind the scenes
Did you know that one can contribute to sustainbility even from the kitchen? Vikram Goel, Managing Director, RATIONAL India, talks about how the brand’s products are contributing in climate protection.
For some, climate protection is about producing less CO2 from driving cars or less food waste, for others its about not using plastic packaging anymore. There are a myriad of ways to be sustainable, and these do not stop at large and commercial kitchens. An increasing number of guests want both a healthy meal and more sustainable production. This makes things in the kitchen more complex: Menus need to have more vegetarian dishes and regional food, and at the same time these need to be made using less electricity. Consumers are asking more and more questions about the sustainability aspects of a restaurant, which restaurateurs need to be able to answer.
But it is not only large and commercial kitchens that are thinking about how the hospitality industry can contribute to climate protection. According to its sustainability report, the company would like to contribute to assuring an intact and natural basis of life for future generations with environmental-friendly products and healthpromoting cooking methods. Above all, however, the cooking appliance manufacturer supports restaurateurs: Rational units require up to 40% less electricity and up to 10% less raw materials - compared to conventional kitchen technology. The reason for this is intelligent
Rational units require up to 40% less electricity and up to 10% less raw materials”
technology, which the SelfCooking Center has. Probes recognise when which quantity of energy is required and the unit supplies this to the food uniformly and in a targeted way. Cooking processes are adjusted individually which reduces the weight and cutting losses, ensures nothing burns or boils over. We estimate that a little more than 600,000 rational units are currently in use around the world, which according to our estimate produce up to 130 million meals a day. With resource-efficient units, we can therefore make a significant contribution to protecting the environment.