Eat Green Academy – sustainable gastronomy training programmes

November 2021 saw the launch of a Sodexo partnership with Eat Green Academy, a start-up that aims to increase awareness of sustainable gastronomy in public catering operations through training programmes.

Five of the training videos are filmed within food services run by Sodexo. In the videos, staff provide tips on how to prepare greener home cooking for schoolchildren and more sustainable food for the elderly. They also share inspiring vegan dishes from different food cultures and information on how to deal with leftover food in order to reduce food waste.

“More plant-based food helps improve diners’health, and it is something we have to pursue if we are to achieve our climate goals. We perceive this cooperation as a knowledge exchange where we share the things we have learned with other public food services, while our chefs gain access to new inspiration and new cooking skills,” says Eva Kristensson, Head of Communications at SodexoAB.

Behind the Eat GreenAcademy is entrepreneur Pär Bergkvist, who runs White Guide Junior, a competition where school meals are rated, and Gustav Johansson, who runs Sweden’s largest vegan blog “Jävligt gott” [Really tasty].

“Developing these courses together with Sodexo is very enjoyable and a great honour. They have been working with sustainability in public meals for a long time, and you can tell,” says Gustav Johansson, Eat GreenAcademy.

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