Standards & Training
12.17.2025

Rethinking Institutional Cooking Genuine Foods x CIB

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The Future of Institutional Meals Begins with People

Institutional meals have long been associated with processed or overcooked food, designed for efficiency rather than impact. But expectations have shifted. Today, food is expected to support health, respect culture, respond to environmental realities, and remain accessible and delicious.

A Culinary Partnership for Change

With that shared belief, the Culinary Institute of Barcelona welcomed the Genuine Foods team to Barcelona for an intensive week of training, bringing to life a collective vision for institutional cooking rooted in creativity, leadership, sustainability, nutrition, and culinary innovation.

Together, we explored how thoughtful cooking can adapt, evolve, and thrive within real world constraints.

This work builds on our Genuine Standard - our guiding framework for delivering scratch-made food at scale without compromising on quality, care, or community.

Investing in People Is the Foundation

Investing in people is the foundation of leadership. Genuine Foods’ partnership with CIB points to the future of institutional food, beginning with how we educate and empower the people who cook for our communities.

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El futuro de las comidas institucionales comienza con las personas

La cocina institucional ha estado durante mucho tiempo asociada a alimentos procesados o excesivamente cocinados, pensados para la eficiencia más que para el impacto. Pero las expectativas han cambiado. Hoy se espera que la comida apoye la salud, respete la cultura, responda a las realidades medioambientales y siga siendo accesible y deliciosa.

Una alianza culinaria para el cambio

Invertir en las personas es la base del liderazgo. La colaboración de Genuine Foods con el CIB señala el futuro de la alimentación institucional, comenzando por la forma en que educamos y empoderamos a quienes cocinan para nuestras comunidades.

Invertir en las personas es la base

Invertir en las personas es la base del liderazgo. La colaboración de Genuine Foods con el CIB señala el futuro de la alimentación institucional, comenzando por la forma en que educamos y empoderamos a quienes cocinan para nuestras comunidades.

by Paula Reichel
Chief Innovation Officer

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