AVEO Newstead is Australia's first premium, inner city, 19 storey retirement and aged care community.
“We are an integrated community that comprises 144 serviced apartments and 154 aged care beds, so we face a lot of challenges in our kitchen because we cater for many different requirements.” says John Casey, National Food Services Manager.John and his team have a goal to redefine what people think of food in aged care and have worked tirelessly to ensure meals at AVEO are as nutritious as they are delicious.
“We want to change perceptions of what people think of food in aged care. And we need to have the right equipment for this.” says John Casey.
“I have been using RATIONAL for quite some time and I know the capabilities of the equipment and really understand what they can deliver, especially in an environment like this so I ensured that RATIONAL was specified into this kitchen very early in the planning stages” adds John.
The kitchen at AVEO is equipped with both SelfCookingCenter® and VarioCookingCenter® units. “Demands on the kitchen are high and it's important that we deliver the high quality service that our residents expect” says John.
“RATIONAL has helped solve a lot of issues. With the SelfCookingCenter® we are able to pre plate and regenerate food and prepare texture modified meals. The VarioCookingCenter® is fantastic too. We are able to use it as a deep fryer on Friday's and then use it for casseroles and pasta throughout the week. It's so multifunctional”.
Meeting food safety requirements is also key. “Cleaning and also getting our HACCP data for compliance is very important” says John. Utilising ConnectedCooking, John and his team can easily achieve this.
ConnectedCooking:
Log and document all important HACCP data fully automatically.
Efficient CareControl:
Automatic cleaning. Save a cleaning schedule that fits your working hours and ensure the unit remains hygienically clean and well maintained.
Finishing:
Precook, cool, plate and finish. High quality food without nutrient loss.