In the back kitchen of the cafeteria, steaming hot meals freshly prepared in the central kitchen are swiftly loaded into rows of sealed insulation boxes. Two hours later, upon arrival at mobile distribution points between teaching buildings, the box doors are opened, releasing a wave of warmth accompanied by the aroma of the food—a snapshot of efficient distribution in modern campus catering.
A batch of 100 units of 90L food insulation carriers and 50 units of 150L food insulation carriers—this is the temperature assurance solution recently provided by AHIC for a key university in Guangzhou. This model of “bulk procurement and combined configuration” is becoming the standard for schools optimizing their catering supply chains.
The Temperature Challenge in Campus Catering
Hot meals from university cafeterias often arrive cold when delivered to teaching areas; secondary schools face long queues during brief lunch breaks; and kindergartens, with their higher food safety standards, struggle to ensure hygiene at every stage. The core pain point of campus catering remains unchanged: a race against time and temperature.
The case of the university in Chengdu highlights a reality: as the scale of university faculty and students continues to expand and demands for campus living standards rise, catering services are grappling with multiple challenges—maintaining heat, preserving cold, ensuring efficiency, and upholding hygiene.
From the kitchen to the dining table, temperature loss often occurs in overlooked intermediate stages—loading, transportation, and distribution. Traditional insulation containers suffer from inadequate sealing and mediocre thermal insulation materials, failing to meet the demands of modern schools for efficient distribution.
The Technological Core of AHIC Food Insulation carrier
AHIC food insulation carriers are made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) material, manufactured through a one-piece molding process to create a seamless, sealed structure. This design fundamentally addresses leakage issues common in traditional containers.
Structurally, the BL90 model insulation carrier features a sturdy and durable body with excellent impact resistance. Its double-walled design is filled with high-efficiency insulation material, ensuring internal temperatures remain stable for 8–12 hours. Whether for hot meals or cold beverages, the optimal temperature is consistently maintained.
User-centric design is reflected in every detail: convenient wheels allow even fully loaded boxes to be moved effortlessly; stacking buckle designs enable secure stacking of similar boxes, saving valuable storage space; external menu clips facilitate quick identification of contents, reducing the need to open boxes and further maintaining temperature stability.
Comprehensive Coverage for School Catering Scenarios
To address the diverse catering needs of schools, AHIC insulation boxes offer systematic solutions. The approach of bulk procurement and combined configurations can fully cover temperature management requirements across campus catering.
The warming box series primarily addresses hot meal distribution, maintaining high temperatures for extended periods to ensure faculty and students enjoy steaming hot meals even in cold weather. The insulation box series focuses on cold chain storage of ingredients, temperature retention for prepared dishes, and cold preservation for summer beverages and fruits.
This combined configuration covers the entire process of temperature control in school cafeterias—from procurement and storage to processing and serving. Particularly during large-scale events, sports competitions, or exam periods when schools require additional meal distribution, the insulation box system can respond swiftly, providing flexible catering support.
Dual Assurance of Safety and Hygiene
Safety remains the foremost priority in campus catering. AHIC insulation carriers are made entirely from environmentally friendly materials that comply with food contact safety standards, eliminating risks of harmful substance migration from the source.
Their seamless structural design prevents accumulation of grime in hard-to-reach corners, while the smooth interior walls allow for easy and thorough cleaning. Coupled with appropriate disinfection measures, these boxes meet the high hygiene standards required by schools for catering containers. This ease of cleaning significantly reduces the risk of foodborne illness transmission.
In terms of durability, these insulation boxes are resistant to rust, dents, and cracks. Even with frequent use and movement, they maintain excellent condition over the long term, offering schools a reliable and economical choice.
At this university in Guangzhou, when hot meals are delivered punctually to distribution points between teaching buildings, faculty and students line up orderly, open their meal boxes, and enjoy heat and taste nearly identical to those of freshly served meals in the cafeteria. This is not just about the temperature of a meal but also a respect for time and efficiency.
The university’s one-time procurement of 150 insulation devices is an inevitable choice for modernizing school catering systems. As campuses across the country comprehensively optimize their catering supply chains, every step from ingredient procurement to the dining table is being reshaped, with temperature control undoubtedly being the most critical link in this process.
