Friday July 3, the canteens of primary schools in Dijon will experience an extraordinary service. For the last lunch before the summer holidays, all the schoolchildren will see a burger from Foodies arrive on their plate. An end-of-year idea that took on the appearance of a giant challenge.
Behind this unique menu, we find Julien Chauvenet, co-founder of Foodies and 2023 world burger champion. With the central kitchen, its teams worked for months, in secret, to adapt their recipes to a school audience and to production constraints.
An XXL service for Dijon schoolchildren
To succeed in serving these 8,000 burgers in a single service, Foodies has locked in a tight schedule. Three full days of production, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., were reserved for the operation, with the mobilization of 70 employees and the preparation of 220 liters of pepper and raspberry ketchup.
From Thursday July 2, the products began to arrive in the kitchen, before being assembled and then packaged in trays ready to be delivered to schools. , specifies Julien Chauvenet to France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Foodies and Julien Chauvenet at the schoolchildren’s table
On the plate, the burger designed for children is intended to be both hearty and balanced, after a long discussion around the addition of fries. For many schoolchildren, this lunch resembles a festive meal, different from the canteen menus.
The choice of ingredients follows the same logic, with a strong place given to the short circuit. , explains the chef, who emphasizes the local dimension of this canteen burger.
A near record that reminds us of Guinness
For the Foodies teams, the scale of the project remains impressive. , confides Julien Chauvenet. A nod to Guinness World Records which highlights the almost record-breaking dimension of this service.
For the city and for Foodies, this spotlight on the Dijon canteen also shows that a popular dish can be cooked on a large scale with local products. An XXL experience that could fuel other collaborations between chefs and school catering.
When were the 8,000 burgers served to Dijon schoolchildren?
They are there on Friday July 3, for the last lunch before the summer holidays in the primary schools of Dijon.
Who is the chef behind this Foodies operation in Dijon?
This is Julien Chauvenet, co-founder of Foodies and 2023 world burger champion.
Where do the main ingredients of the burgers served to children come from?
The beef comes from a cooperative in Is-sur-Tille, the vegetables from the vegetable factory in Dijon and the county of Jura.
