In 2015, ThinkFood Consulting was consulted by a renowned Belgian shipping company to collaborate on a unique project.

The goal of the project was to offer on-board training to their galley teams and report back to HQ. Instantly it became apparent to us that there's still an immense growth potential within galley operations in general, to which we reacted accordingly. We succesfully adapted culinary systems and processes in use on-shore to the maritime environment, enabling us to bring our know-how and experience on board your vessels.

Our mission

At sea, sailors from all over the world put in their best efforts to provide us with our latest smartphone, our new car, gasoline, the diamond on your wife’s ring,… Life at sea can be tough, spending time away from family and loved ones for months in a row. Serving good quality food on these vessels is not only essential for the calories, it is the ultimate morale boost for any sailor. Sharing a meal with fellow crewmembers is the closest thing to “feeling at home” on board. With MLC-2006 and increasingly stringent HACCP and food safety requirements, the job of chief cook has evolved: many extra tasks are at hand, administration has increased and incorporating these extra tasks in an already tight schedule is a big challenge. ThinkFood Consulting offers a multi-layered solution which is fully adaptable to the needs of your company. Our goal ultimately is to increase quality of life, not only for your galley department but for the whole crew, by streamlining and upgrading the galley performance.

ThinkFood Consulting has developed the Maritime Systematic Cooking Concept, an adaptative system based on quality cooking principles that are widely applied on land, in order to improve food quality, waste optimalisation and time management. We coach your cooks both online and worldwide on your vessels, monitor their performance over a vast period after our on-board coaching and provide you with an extensive report. These reports will give you a good overview regarding the on-board situation and will guide us to a company-specific online support to tackle all challenges and improve life on all of your vessels. Long term we aim for an increase in food and life quality with better cost-efficiency. We have successfully offered our services and implemented our program on numerous freight carriers all over the world.