We are convinced that the future of good nutrition will consist to a large extent of organic and regional products.
Our project region around Lake Constance already has the highest density of organic farms in the world! In private, many people already reach for such products, but in communal catering, i.e. in canteens and dining halls, the offer is still quite small.

With a multi-perspective and transdisciplinary approach, the OPG develops appropriate strategies to increase the regional organic share in state-owned canteens to 30-40% by 2030, and to reduce food losses. In the OPG the entire value chain is represented. The project aims at closing the gap between regional organic agriculture and out-of-home consumption by orienting processing to specific market needs and developing expanded sales markets for selected vegetables (carrot, potato, pumpkin, lentil) in the communal catering districts of Lake Constance, Ravensburg and Constance.

Following market and potential analyses, the core of the project will involve participatory research into where optimization potential lies. Services and innovative technical processes will be partially realized as prototypes in the project. Concrete recommendations are expected on how more of these regional organic products can be used in out-of-home consumption in the future.