E-catering likely on 1,144 more trains

NEW DELHI: 

   The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has identified 1,144 more trains for extension of its ecatering service, which allows passengers to get the food of their choice from leading food chains delivered to their seat via online or SMS booking. At present, the service is available on 201 trains. 

Under the service, the focus is to make available a range of food items -from economy to finer preferences -for rail travellers. Budget food, supplied by `Jan Ahaar', is offered. At the same time, food from reputed brands such as Dominos and Bikanerwala are also made available to ensure good, hygienic and a wide variety of food to a cross section of travelers. 

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A minimum order of Rs 60 has to be placed, at least two hours prior to the train's arrival at the selected station. In case a train is running late and reaches the meal delivery station beyond the service time (6 am-10 pm), the delivery of meal is not guaranteed.If food is not delivered to the passenger, full refund shall be made after deducting bank charges. 

As per its expansion plan, the IRCTC has called for expression of interest (EOI) to rope in high quality and a variety of players on a pan India basis. The PSU is hoping that entry of larger number of brandsproducts will open up a number of options for the passengers.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/E-catering-likely-on-1144-more-trains/articleshow/47608506.cms

Air India denies report of lizard found in meal

MUMBAI: National carrier Air India on Saturday strongly denied reports of any passenger finding a lizard in the in-flight meal served on board a Delhi-London flight on Thursday.  

"Air India has investigated the "incident" and has found it to be false and baseless. No such complaint by any passenger of the flight has been received on board the flight or at the Air India office in London," said the airline in a statement released on Saturday morning.

According to airline sources, the incident took place when the flight attendants were serving lunch on board the said flight on Thursday. 

"A flight attendant got the said meal from the galley and soon after it was placed on to the tray, the passenger was heard screaming," said a source. 

The lunch which was wrapped in a cling film had a lizard scurrying from under a burger, the source added. 

"The passenger was very upset and said that he would lodge a complaint with the airline on landing. He did not file a complaint then and there itself as he said he was not sure about the complaint reaching the airline," said the source. 

The unfortunate incident comes at a time when the national carrier is battling a huge debt of over Rs 40000 crore and one of the consequences was delayed payment to its caterers. 

"For months together the caterers had supplied meals on credit to AI. It then becomes difficult for the airline to crack the whip," said an airline source. 

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Catering firms fined over poor services to schools in Al Ain

The inspection team has also destroyed food items amounting to 56kg, for not meeting the prescribed standards and criteria.

The Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has fined two catering companies for providing poor services to schools in Al Ain.  The inspection team has also destroyed food items amounting to 56kg, for not meeting the prescribed standards and criteria.

According to ADFCA, the companies were fined for not meeting its approved safety requirements during an inspection at schools across the oasis city recently.

“During a visit to my daughter’s school, I found the canteen very filthy and food display was horrible. After that I stopped my daughter from taking food from the school canteen. Now she takes home-made food,” said Amina Hassan, a Pakistani homemaker, living in Hamdan Street.

Another parent Joyti Danesh, an Indian mother, also said she was not happy with the school catering services. “I never allow my son to buy food from the school canteen. He goes to school with home-made food. I don’t give him money fearing that he might be attracted to buy food from the canteen,” she explained.

The inspection, a second one during this academic term, was held during the night and was conducted by the Hospitals & Educational Institutions Control Unit of ADFCA. The inspection team also checked whether the staff were complying with the set health and food safety standards.

Thamer Al Qassemi, acting director of Communication and Community Service Division at ADFCA, said: “The inspections were carried out to confirm that all the school catering services fulfill ADFCA requirements.”

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Railway catering staff fined for overcharging

The catering staff of two trains have been fined Rs.50,000 each for overcharging passengers for food items following a surprise check here.

In the inspection carried out on Saturday it was found that the catering staff was overcharging passengers in Pune-bound Jhelum Express and Amritsar-bound Sachakhand Express, General Manager NCR Mahesh Mangal told reporters.

The catering staff was also not using a rate-list for the food items being sold. A fine of Rs.50,000 was imposed on both their managers, he added.

He said earlier NCR trains were being checked, now they are inspecting trains of different railways passing through their area.

In the inspection was conducted by Mangal and DRM NCR Agra, Prabhash Kumar, other shortcomings were also found like cleanliness, free movement of beggars on different coaches and the lack of adequate charging points in sleeper class. The general managers of concerning trains have been apprised of these problems, he added.

The general manager also took to task officers for not completing the construction of road of the second entrance to Mathura Junction.

He said the Railways is trying to provide more passenger amenities in A1 class Mathura Junction station and added that security in prestigious trains have been enhanced.

The general manager said they are promoting e-catering in order to provide better food to passengers.

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Global Catering Services gets Urban Cultivator

Abu Dhabi-based Global Catering Service has imported a machine called Urban Cultivator, which helps grow herbs, microgreens, vegetables, and flowers in a completely automated indoor growing appliance.

GCS operations manager Alaa Abu Saud said the usage process "is very easy", as watering and light cycles are controlled by an intuitive computer interface.

"In this day and age, we want fresh, healthy and most important but sometimes taken for granted, safe food for our family.

"With food recalls becoming more frequent and now appearing on a wider variety of foods, the right time to start growing is now. With the Urban Cultivator Residential you get 365 days a year of optimal growing conditions. Imagine feeding your family fresh herbs and greens all year long regardless of season," said Saud.

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Female catering staff forced to serve liquor

AHMEDABAD: A 20-year-old girl, employed on need-basis with a catering staff agency , has registered a complaint of molestation and assault on her and three women colleagues with Ranip police on Sunday.

The complaint was transferred to Dholera police station on Monday. In her complaint, Ankita Patel (name changed) has alleged that the event organizers forced them to serve liquor at a private party attended by 50-odd male guests. A chemical truck carrying Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 27.80 lakh was caught near Bhachau in Kutch on Sunday night. The operation was conducted by the state DGP's monitoring cell. 

"We got personnel to get inside the tanker with torches to look around. The entire storage area was laden with boxes of liquor of various brands and beer. The interiors of the tank stank of chemical and it was impossible to stand inside for more than 20 minutes.Thus, when all 577 boxes containing 8,544 bottles were brought out, it took more than three hours," said a state monitoring cell official. 

The officials had got information about the tanker that was to pass from Bha chau in Kutch on Sunday night. When the tanker with the mentioned number arrived, the cops tried to stop it. However, the driver sped away . After a chase, the cops found the tanker abandoned on the road. 

"The driver had left the vehicle with its engine running. Also, there was no cleaner present. We are yet to get the documents related to the tanker registration. The tanker is registered in Sabarkantha district.Search for the driver and the owner of the tanker is on," said the official. 

The seized goods primarily include beer, whisky and dry gin. Police suspect Rajasthan and Haryana connection as they have got details from the packaging of the bottles about the manufacturer and batch number.

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Hilton Shanghai awarded the first Outside-Catering Service License in the city

SHANGHAI - Rewarded for its commitment to Quality and Hygiene, the Hilton Shanghai is the proud recipient of the first official Outside Catering Service License issued by the Shanghai Food and Drug Regulatory Administration.

Speaking about this award, General Manager, Gerd Knaust comments, "Hilton Shanghai is honored to be the first-ever Shanghai hotel to be granted this official license. Clients can be even more confident and assured of our continued commitment to delivering superior catering services with a particular emphasis on standards of hygiene."

For more than a decade, Hilton Shanghai has been the official catering services supplier for several major sporting events in the city such as the ATP World Tour Masters and more recently the Volvo Golf Open Championship in Shanghai.

Mr Knaust also states, "This recognition will enable the hotel to strive to become the preferred provider of even more outside events in the city, as it acknowledges that we are dedicated to ensuring safe and superior food preparation within our Catering services."

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