Ilsur Metshin praises food production facility readiness for FINA championships

(Kazan, KZN.RU, May 26, by Zilya Gayfi). During the 2015 FINA World Cup, the Kazan Department of Food and Public Catering will provide daily meals for more than 3.5 thousand athletes competing in the Masters category. Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin praised the chefs' readiness for the upcoming championship during his visit to the food production facility on Tulskaya Street.

Currently, the facility provides three meals a day for the patients of five hospitals and hot lunches for the students of 40 city schools. During the championship, the supply to the hospitals will continue, while with the onset of the summer vacations catering for the students will be suspended.

Lunch boxes will be used to feed the volunteers (these became well proven during the Universiade). It is planned to produce more than 60,000 such meals.

Since the championship will take place in Tatarstan, Russian and Tatar cuisine will be widely represented, halal and kosher meals will be available, and foreign athletes will be offered a choice of European, Mediterranean and Asian dishes.

During his visit to the facility, the mayor of Kazan visited the food preparation and storage areas, where food is prepared, cooled to a temperature of four degrees C and packed. The entire process is automated, which ensures uninterrupted operation and timely delivery. In general, the head of the city found the facility in a high degree of readiness for the championships.