Lunch & more

When up to 10,000 meals need to travel from one kitchen to 170 destinations within a tight timeframe, every step matters. Lunch & More relies on careful planning and ScanBox food transport solutions to get each meal where it needs to be, on time and at the right temperature.

Every day, Lunch & More prepares and delivers food to thousands of people in region around Ludwigsburg, Germany. For Operations Manager Stephan Schleser, it’s important that every GN pan reach the right place, on time, with the food at the right temperature.

The food holding equipment must keep the pace without adding work for the team. It must hold temperature reliably, withstand continuous transport and be practical to handle every day.

Three-hour window between cooking and serving

Each route is planned around specific delivery and serving times. Once the food is cooked, the team checks the quantities before loading the GN pans into preheated ScanBox food holding cabinets. From there, the food holding units move to the loading area, ready for dispatch.

More efficient transport across every route

Lunch & More operates approximately 15 delivery vehicles, with each vehicle serving several destinations. Making efficient use of the available loading space is therefore essential.

The lightweight construction of the ScanBox food transport cabinets allows more to be loaded into each vehicle without exceeding its weight limit. Large, stable wheels and easy steering also help the team move food efficiently through the kitchen, into the vehicles and onwards to the delivery locations.
The food must then travel to its destination and remain ready for service within a three-hour window. During transport, the ScanBox trolleys maintain stable holding conditions, helping the team keep temperature under control.

“Once it’s loaded, it just works. We don’t have to think about it – the temperature holds,” says Deputy Head of Production Laith Hammad.

“The boxes are constantly on the move – through the kitchen, into vehicles and out on delivery. Because they’re lightweight and easy to steer, one person can move two at a time. That means fewer trips back and forth and helps us keep the pace we need,” says Laith.

Ready for the same journey tomorrow

The ScanBox food holding equipment follow a demanding cycle, moved into vehicles, unloaded at destinations and handled through kitchens and serving areas. At the end of each route, they return to Lunch & More to do it all again the next day.

“We needed something robust, long-lasting and practical for everyday use. It has to be easy for the team to handle and reliable enough for the pace of our operation,” explains Stephan.

For Lunch & More, ScanBox solutions support the complete journey from kitchen to delivery: maintaining temperature, simplifying handling and helping thousands of meals reach the right destination on time.