Lone Tang

My job

Our main task in the canteen is to prepare the lunch menu for close to 500 people every day. With a team of eight, we cover different areas from taking care of guests during the day to preparing the lunch buffet with hot and cold dishes. Once a week, we also offer take away menus for the employees at the Hoersholm headquarters. A key driver in our work is to ensure a healthy balanced menu with fresh food of good quality, and we regularly have theme days with food inspired by our global presence.

My responsibilities

Being in charge of the day-to-day operation, I am responsible for the overall planning and manning of the canteen. Once a week we plan the menu for the coming week and handle the sourcing of fresh produce from selected suppliers. In the kitchen, we have a high degree of freedom with room for creativity in what we do. Our busy peak period is the lunch break where we cater for several hundred people in a couple of hours. Personally, I am responsible for replenishing the buffet and ensure that everything goes smoothly. The lunch break with good food means a lot to people and it is really satisfying to experience the nice atmosphere in the canteen and see my colleagues enjoy the food we make.

My motivation

First of all, I love to cook. With a background as chef in a restaurant, it is much more motivating to cater for your colleagues in a company. Here I meet and talk to my colleagues every day around the buffet. People are generally very happy with the food we serve and it is obvious that we make a positive difference during their working day. Even though we are always busy, we have a great team of competent people that cooperate and take responsibility. We have a great corporate culture at Chr. Hansen with an open and very visible management who prioritizes to maintain our own canteen. It means a lot to me that Chr. Hansen is a global company. You meet a lot of interesting people from all over the world. The different cultures generate good conversations, and also inspire the food we make. A couple of times I have even participated in international trade shows helping our marketing people man the Chr. Hansen stand. This is a great way to ensure personal and professional development.