Ovention Ovens and You!

Written by Matt Buchanan on December 16, 2019

Boost K-12 Participation with Front of the House Vent-less Cooking

School districts across the country are continually trying to find ways to improve lunch participation as it’s becoming a more competitive landscape each school year. According to the School Nutrition Association (SNA) and data shared by the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the USDA, participation has declined by over 150 million meals from 2016-2018 throughout the country. This is a key reason why you see more and more districts overhauling their nutrition program to ensure they offer variety to the students, but also incorporate healthy, more nutritious options. They must find creative ways to keep students from bringing in sack lunches or eating off campus if allowed in higher education buildings.
Another method that schools should consider is bringing the cooking process in front of the students. More and more food service applications in the market offer front of the house cooking to provide a better all-around experience and provide that “wow” factor of seeing your meal being cooked from start to finish. It should be no different in the K-12 segment. One question you may ask yourself though is how I can cook in front of the students without adding substantial cost for a commercial hood system? That’s where Ovention’s high speed Ventless ovens can help.

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Why Ovention Ovens?

• All ovens are completely ventless using Precision Impingement technology or Decoupled Air and Infrared
• 10 different ovens available to select from for all applications
• Maximize throughput using a conveyor oven or address any space constraints with our smaller Matchbox and MILO ovens
• Improve food integrity with closed cavity ovens that hold moisture in food product offering up to a 30% higher yield
• Save time, energy and money with faster cook times and consistent results with up to 1,000 menu items that can be pre-programmed and selected with one push of the button
• Save in labor cost by selecting our Matchbox series ovens with proprietary Auto Load and Unload technology
• Benefit from two technologies with our Shuttle ovens that combine a traditional conveyor and a closed cavity oven in one unit

HRI has witnessed schools firsthand using Ovention ovens typically locating them just behind serving lines so it’s visible to the students.  Those schools are serving pizza, freshly made sandwiches and wraps among many other types of products.  These schools have seen participation improve greatly because of that live cooking, all while serving the same product as before.   If you’d care to learn more or see an oven in action, schedule a live demo at one of two HRI Culinary Solutions Centers.  Work with your local HRI sales rep to select the right oven for your application and we can also aid with menu development throughout the process.

To Learn more about Ovention high speed vent-less ovens, visit www.oventionovens.com or you can also contact HRI at www.hri-inc.com to schedule a live demonstration.