HAMBURG, Germany – The kitchen is the heart of every food service and restaurant operation, and every professional kitchen has to cope with multiple inputs and outputs. Smart equipment supports kitchen teams in this digital age, giving them new freedom and benefits with controls that are multifunctional, cloud-based or intuitive. From smart dishwashers to digital organisation systems to high-quality steam combi ovens, more than 300 leading manufacturers exhibit the whole range of tomorrow’s kitchen equipment at Internorga 2019.
Leading kitchen equipment manufacturers are constantly working on new functions. The focus of their developments is networking of equipment, thus boosting efficiency and ensuring responsible use of resources, that is energy, chemicals and water. Major players such as Rieber, Hobart and Rational present their latest innovations at Internorga 2019, Europe’s leading trade show for food service and hospitality.
Efficiency at the highest level
In the dishwashing sector, visitors expect innovations that reduce both water consumption and labour. New machines ‘think’ for the user, they analyse quantities of crockery or glassware, and work with variable water pressure control.
“Ease of operation is a key factor,” says Manfred Kohler, Director Sales & Production at Hobart. Hobart is the market leader in professional warewashing and cooperates with other manufacturers to establish standard interfaces for the industry, thus moving forward the Kitchen 4.0 project.
Advances in food preparation put multifunctional equipment with web-based interconnection in the spotlight. They not only relieve the workload of the kitchen team, but also combine the functions of several large appliances in a small space. They reduce the routine workload of chefs, optimise processes, and permit remote access to parameters and settings.
Another benefit of digital technology is optimal tracking of storage and transportation data, together with monitoring of HACCP data.
“Digital applications not only save a tremendous amount of time and staff resources, but also large quantities of paper needed for conventional analogue HACCP documentation,” says Max Maier junior, CEO of the digital and organisation system Check Cloud and Internorga Future Award winner, and exhibitor at Internorga 2019.
Networking as a cost benefit
“Networking of individual appliances is becoming more and more important in commercial kitchens,” says Claudia Johannsen, Business Unit Director at Hamburg Messe und Congress.
“Any company that wants to invest in long-term improvement of its cost-effectiveness is well advised to take the opportunity at Internorga for comprehensive information. Visitors can find the various solutions concentrated at one place, thanks to the wide range of kitchen equipment that we have in a total of three exhibition halls.”
The Kitchen & Technical Equipment section of Internorga provides information in exhibition halls A2, A3 and A4 from 15 to 19 March 2019.
About Internorga
Internorga is the leading trade fair for hotels, restaurants, bakery and confectionery. It has more than 1,300 exhibitors from Germany and abroad and over 95,000 trade visitors. It showcases products, innovations, trends and innovations for the whole of the foodservice and hospitality market. The trade show is accompanied by international conferences, an extensive supporting programme, and innovative industry competitions. Internorga is recognised by the Association of the German Trade Fair Industry (AUMA) as Germany’s only international trade show for the HORECA industry.
For more information on Internorga 2019, see the website and social media.
