The change of school food production method has caused a feedback cavity in Kokkola. There has even been talk of school meals in social media. Jutta Koivuniemi, Cleaning and Food Service Manager, says that feedback is seriously received.
This picture is from Vallila Primary School. The picture is an illustration and is not related to the school food situation in Kokkola. Tuuli Syrjälä
Stomach pains from school food and your own lunch for children. This kind of debate has been caused by school food in Kokkola.
There has been a debate along the official feedback channels and in social media. There has even been talk of school meals.
– On a general level, I say it sounds sad if the child is not given the opportunity to eat at school. I’m sorry for this kind of reflection, says Kokkola’s Cleaning and Food Service Manager Jutta Koivuniemi.
Also in a news release sent by the city, Koivuniemi emphasized:
– We are very sorry about the mistake. We are upset that children have not liked food.
Negative feedback on school food has come in hundreds of pieces since the food production method was changed in July.
– Before, food was prepared in seven different manufacturing kitchens, from which it was transported warm to service kitchens. Now the food is made centrally in four production kitchens, two of which are made by cold manufacturing methods, meaning that the food is transported cold to the service kitchen where it is cooked before serving, Koivuniemi says.
– We look at the situation in what kind of repairs can be made.
Pictured is Hollihaa School. The Piispanmäki production kitchen prepares all school food for Kanta-Kokkola schools. Town of Kokkola
Published by the City of Kokkola in the press release Let’s tell about a situation where there was an error in the cooking phase last week.
– The food was not raw, but it did not have enough time to retreat, which was why the composition was loose. It was a pasta box, and in the future we will ensure that there is enough time for cooking and retreat, Koivuniemi says.
Feedback on food has also come before.
-E-codes have been discussed and we have taken it into account. A lot of additives and ingredients have been removed from the new menu foods that appear in the product description as e-codes. We currently have real spices, and this one thing that has changed the taste of the food, says Koivuniemi.
Feedback is taken seriously.
– School food is a topic that is sensitive to discussion and feedback. We make school food with a big heart. It’s important to us because we know that for many children or adolescents, it may be the only warm meal of the day, he says.