The Solvay restaurant is a wonderful
example of industrial architecture. The high windows let in lots of
light and there's always a very pleasant atmosphere for people to
enjoy. A section of the restaurant is set aside for managers and
their guests. Solvay's staff and contractors eat their lunch in
another area.
Traditionally, meals have always been
served to the table in both restaurants, but thing will be
different from now on. The new concept retains the two restaurant
sections, but there is no more table service. Everyone is now free
to go and help themselves from the wide range on offer: dish of the
day, suggestions, grill, show-cooking, cold dishes, salad bar,
desserts, and so on.
Eurest carried out a total
reorganisation of Solvay's dining system at the request of the
company. It was needed, too, because the arrival of 400 additional
staff at the plant in Neder-over-Heembeek had increased activity at
the staff restaurant appreciably. At the same time, Solvay also
asked Eurest to optimise the number of its workers on site.
To make the throughput of people coming
to the restaurant as smooth as possible, Eurest suggested
introducing the PingPing payment system. With PingPing, members of
staff are able to charge up their access badge with an amount of
money so that they can use it to pay electronically in the
restaurant. Which means that less time is taken up paying with
cash.
VIP rooms and
Delimarché
It's not just the restaurant at Solvay
that has been given a makeover. The number of VIP rooms has also
been expanded from five to eleven. There is still table service in
these rooms and each day guests can choose from two menus. At
breakfast or for a quick snack or coffee during the day, Eurest
also offers a Delimarché facility.
Brand-new
kitchen
The new catering formula at the company
also required a different type of kitchen. This was designed in
consultation with Solvay and is now much more practical than it was
before. The change meant creating a new layout and installing new
equipment. And because meals still had to be prepared while the
refurbishment work was going on, Eurest made use of its Simplicity
concept. This innovative concept for heating up meals quickly once
again demonstrated its versatility.
