Modular Kitchen for the Le Verdon Nursing Home

Project Background: A Major Renovation Without Interrupting the Restoration Work

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The UMANE Group has undertaken extensive renovation work at Le Verdon, a nursing home for dependent seniors located in Saint-Julien-le-Montagnier, in the Var department (83). This work rendered the facility’s main kitchen completely inaccessible for several months.

Faced with the need to ensure a continuous food supply—150 residents to feed every day—the UMANE group decided to rent a modular production kitchen from LocaCuisines.fr. The operator, SODEXO, handled the operational management of the temporary kitchen throughout the rental period, with a kitchen staff of six people.

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Solution deployed: 4 technical modules for 150 seats

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Dimensions and Footprint

The temporary kitchen set up at the Verdon site consists of four interconnected technical modules, providing a usable production area of 72 m², bringing the total footprint to 150 m² once circulation areas, access points, and required safety zones are factored in.

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Electrical connection only

All LocaCuisines installations are powered entirely by electricity, with no gas connection. This technical choice significantly simplifies regulatory procedures at an occupied site and reduces commissioning time. It also ensures enhanced safety in an environment that accommodates vulnerable individuals.

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Technical Installation: Crane Operations and Site Constraints

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Installation using a crane between existing buildings

Installing the modules required the use of a crane between the existing buildings of the nursing home. This technique is essential when ground-level access is limited or when the modules must be lifted over structural obstacles. It requires close coordination between LocaCuisines, the crane company, and the main construction site teams.

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Compliance with Fire Safety Regulations

In accordance with the fire safety regulations applicable to Type J public-access facilities—care facilities for the elderly—the modules have been located more than 8 meters from any existing building. This regulatory distance ensures that a potential fire will not spread and meets the requirements of the departmental safety authorities.

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Production Organization: A Kitchen That's Up and Running from Day One

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The central kitchen operated by LocaCuisines ensures that all hot and cold meals are prepared in accordance with HACCP protocols, food traceability requirements, and the specific needs of healthcare and social services settings, including modified textures, special diets, and portion sizes tailored to residents. Over seven months of continuous operation, the team of six cooks supervised by SODEXO has produced and served 150 meals per day without any service interruptions.

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Why Choose a Modular Kitchen for a Nursing Home During Renovations?

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Health and social care facilities—EHPADs, USLDs, MASs, and FAMs—must never interrupt their food service operations, regardless of the scope of ongoing construction work. A modular rental kitchen is specifically designed to meet this requirement. Deployment is rapid: the system is up and running within a few days of delivery, and the installation is fully reversible, requiring no permanent construction work. The system is custom-designed based on the number of meals to be produced. Regulatory compliance is ensured from the design stage, with adherence to HACCP standards, public access building (ERP) distance requirements, and fire safety regulations. When site conditions permit, an all-electric connection is sufficient to power the entire production unit, simplifying administrative procedures and accelerating commissioning.

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Are you undergoing renovations at a medical-social facility and looking for a temporary kitchen to keep your food service operations running? Contact LocaCuisines.fr for a free feasibility study.

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