Sustainability on a grand scale - our catering for DIGITAL X
As the largest cross-industry digitalisation initiative, DIGITAL X turned Cologne's Mediapark and its neighbouring districts into a world exhibition on 18 and 19 September. With 6 stages, 250 speakers and 300 partners, around 50,000 people experienced two days of innovation, inspiration and hands-on technology across two million square metres. We were on site with a team of 150, providing visitors with our sustainable catering concept.
Throughout the event, we catered for 15 brand house partners in various locations and an exclusive VIP area with a variety of food concepts, live cooking stations and drinks. We also used 15 food trucks and catered for 3,000 guests at the Fantastischen Vier concert.
In line with the nominated DIGITAL X megatrend, our focus was on sustainability. With the PAPSTAR ‘pure’ product line and the zero-waste concept for the entire closed area, the disposable tableware was not only biodegradable and recyclable, but could also be returned to the material cycle and thus recycled. The biggest challenge for us here was certainly the logistics: with an intelligent two-part return system via our return stations and service staff, the used disposable tableware was collected in sturdy paper bags and taken to the bio-converter.