Keeping thousands of meals fresh at Sweden Rock

Every summer, Sweden Rock welcomes 50,000 visitors each day to enjoy some of the world’s leading rock artists. Behind the scenes, ScanBox food transport trolleys and holding cabinets make it possible to serve thousands of meals at the right temperature every day.

Behind Scandinavia’s largest rock festival runs a complex catering operation that starts early and finishes late. Around 2,500 meals are served at each sitting – breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night meals – to staff, volunteers and event partners who build, operate and maintain the festival grounds. The challenge? Keeping food hot and fresh all the way from the event kitchen to dining areas and serving stations across the festival site.

“It’s a big challenge to keep all this food warm – the food needs to maintain the correct temperature from cooking through to serving. Without ScanBox, we wouldn’t manage,” says Dan Waidringer, Crew Food Manager for Sweden Rock.

Food logistics that work in practice

ScanBox units are used throughout the site – from the staff canteen to the VIP restaurant and several other service areas. Smørrebrød, salads and hot dishes are prepared in the festival’s main kitchen and transported in ScanBox trolleys, keeping the food at the right temperature and quality until served.

The flexibility of ScanBox products makes service easy, even for temporary or inexperienced staff. Gastronorm containers slide smoothly into place, the doors are easy to open and the trolleys roll effortlessly through narrow spaces.

“They have a large holding capacity, they keep the heat without fail and they’re easy to work with. Plus, we like that they’re black – we can even write on them to help us stay organised.”

For the Sweden Rock team, ScanBox has become an essential part of daily catering logistics. And for other event organisers, it shows how the right equipment can turn pressure and volume into a calm, controlled flow.