Kuchnia Vikinga, originally a small family project of founder Łukasz Dawidziuk focused on healthy boxed meals in Białystok, is now one of the most important catering companies in Poland. It operates several modern production halls with nearly 1,500 employees, has a fleet of over 200 own trucks and delivers boxed meals to all corners of the country to tens of thousands of satisfied customers every day.

From the start, the company has emphasized quality ingredients, nutritionally balanced meals and an innovative approach to dietary nutrition. In addition to its rapid growth and high quality of service, it also boasts a prestigious partnership – it is the official sponsor of the Polish national football team.

Among other things, Kuchnia Vikinga uses 28 Retigo combi ovens in its 3 production facilities, which help prepare more than 270,000 portions a day. "Approximately 55% of the work is done by Retigo combi ovens. I can't imagine working without them," said Vasyl Kimeichuk, deputy shift manager in the Hurtowa 2 kitchen.

You focus on healthy boxed meals. How many types of diets do you offer and how many boxes a day do you produce?

We produce a total of 14 diets. The most popular are the standard diet, the active diet and the soft diet. We produce about 55,000 kits, and if we assume that there are on average 4,7 boxes per kit, a diet for the whole day, we are approaching almost 258,000 meals per day.

Do you have sophisticated automated production, as complemented by the Retigo combi ovens?

We bake different types of baked dishes, cakes, different types of lasagna in the combi ovens. We also prepare roasted vegetables, steam frozen foods, frozen vegetables and eggs in them. About 55% of the work is done by Retigo combi ovens. We also use them to prepare various types of meat, fish, fruit, vegetables and cakes.

How satisfied are you with the combi ovens? What contribution do they make to such a large production?

Without the Retigo combi ovens, we use in production, we simply wouldn't be able to supply all the diets that go out to our customers every day. I can't imagine working without these combi ovens.

What function or feature do you appreciate the most?

Based on our experience, we have set our own programs in the combi ovens, which suit us. We are free to adapt them to our needs. We mostly use different types of baking programs. We have our own programs for baking rolls, pancakes, cakes, eggs.

Would you recommend Retigo combi ovens to other similar companies?

Yes, at Kuchnia Vikinga we have a total of 28 Retigo combi ovens located in 3 kitchens in Handlowe 5, Hurtowe 2 and Lech. We also have combi ovens from other manufacturers, but we still go the Retigo way, which accounts for 95% of this equipment. We are satisfied with them.

Why did you choose Retigo combi ovens?

Because they are the most intuitive to work with and the easiest to operate. A new chef comes in and immediately knows what to do from the pictures.

Vasyl Kimeichuk, Deputy Shift Manager, Hurtowa 2 Kitchen