INDIA. Airports Authority of India (AAI) has unveiled a first-of-its-kind airport kitchen – to be operated and managed by Travel Food Services (TFS) – at Chennai International Airport. The approximately 15,000sq ft facility will be used to cook food for more than 70 food & beverage outlets and four airport lounges.
The kitchen is equipped with the latest appliances, equipment and cooking technology. Its main features include 13 cold storage facilities (with a total capacity of over 20,000 litres); food automation machines for frying, grilling, stewing, braising, boiling and roasting; and high capacity ventilation equipment.
Other notable elements of the new kitchen include automated LPG-operated cook-woks with a capacity of 80kg, vegetable cutters, rice washers, coconut scrappers, high-pressure jet washers and refrigerated vehicles for dispatch.
Blast-chillers also feature, installed to help reduce the temperature of hot food from over 75 degrees to below 5 degrees within two hours.
The kitchen is designed to adhere to standards set by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India and as such includes variable refrigerant flow (VRV) for air-conditioning, hydro-pneumatic systems for water supply and fire suppression systems.
Airports Authority of India Chairman Arvind Singh said: “With the latest equipment, automation technology and processes in place, we are looking at serving an ever-increasing customer base with better service, skills, speed and the highest quality standards.”
TFS is India’s leading travel F&B and retail company, with over 300 outlets and 19 lounges at travel hubs across 18 Indian cities.
* Look out for our upcoming feature on TFS at Chennai International in the next edition of our FAB eZine.
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The company also organises the annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference & Awards. FAB 2019 was held in June in Dallas, hosted by Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
