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Not just a GN container - but your energy-saving GN cooking pot. With our new thermoplates®eco you save 20% energy (kWh) every day and can prepare more efficiently & faster, chill & regenerate and reduce CO2 at the same time.

France's catering industry is undergoing a radical change: Since January 1, 2025, the new EGAlim law prohibits the use of plastic containers for cooking, transporting, heating and serving food in school and university catering as well as in pediatric and maternity wards. Thousands of establishments have had to completely change their approach because the more than one billion meals served each year were previously mostly served in disposable plastic containers. Rieber's stainless steel reusable system "GNauto" is helping the neighboring country to meet the new legal requirements and at the same time overcome the key challenges facing the industry.

With the introduction of the PFAS-free multislide^® DURAPEK^® coating, Rieber is taking an important step towards a more sustainable future. Since April 2024, we have been relying on an innovative, environmentally friendly solution that combines the highest quality, safety and efficiency. Find out more about the advantages of this pioneering technology and how it contributes to a better environment and safer products.

This report compares the CO₂ emissions of reusable GN containers made of stainless steel and Green Steel with conventional plastic disposable packaging. The results show which packaging solutions are more sustainable in the long term and how their environmental impact develops over several usage cycles. The aim is to create a sound basis for decisions on the use of more environmentally friendly packaging in the food and catering sectors.

Efficiency, quality, and sustainability – these core values shape modern gastronomy and are at the heart of our products. With innovative technology and resource-efficient processes, we are setting new standards for community catering. Discover our three latest innovations now and actively shape the future of gastronomy!

With our new watertight lid featuring an integrated Fresh-Membrane, fresh produce such as pre-cut salads and ready-to-eat products can be optimally stored, transported, and dispensed in the GN container reusable system. The advantages over plastic bags are clear: no packaging waste, significantly extended shelf life, freshness, and quality of the food preserved due to the special Fresh-Membrane allowing perfect exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen. Additionally, the hygienic stainless steel has antibacterial properties, minimizing germ formation. Furthermore, sensitive and water-containing fresh products in the robust GN system are protected from daylight and physical stress such as pressure and friction. This ensures freshness without plastic, waste, or transferring.

Our new GN container GNauto offers the absolute revolution in terms of destacking and space saving. As the name GNauto suggests, this new container developed by Rieber can now also be destacked and handled automatically by robots. This also saves a lot of time in manual use. As a further elementary benefit, the containers require around 60% less storage space, a huge advantage in many kitchens. With this container innovation, Rieber has created another sustainable milestone - being able to use the Gastronorm reusable system in a scalable and efficient way.

The thermoport food transport containers from Rieber have been the logistics standard in the catering industry for decades. The latest highlight in terms of digitalization: With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), manual measurement of the core temperature is no longer necessary - this is made possible by the retrofittable, automatically transmitting CHECK room temperature sensors, while the QR codes ensure digital reusable traceability.

The best of two GN lid classics in one: With the brand-new GN lid "vaculid light," kitchen technology specialist Rieber has combined all the advantages of the two GN lid classics, "Rieber press-in lid" and "vaculid," into a single lid for secure and time-delayed food preservation.