Hurtigruten will offer environmentally conscious guests even more tempting and healthy food options. A new strategic partnership with the EAT Foundation will extend the onboard menus, reduce food waste and allow guests to choose more plant-based foods.
The three-year collaboration will strengthen Hurtigruten’s work on sustainability along the entire food chain.
“Tasty food and inspiring menus are an important part of the experience when travelling with Hurtigruten. We see a clear tendency for our guests to demand greener alternatives with raw materials produced in a good way,” says CEO Daniel Skjeldam.
A few years ago, Hurtigruten removed industrially treated food and food from endangered species from all menus. The finished food was replaced by local food of high quality.
Now the new Hurtigruten EAT partnership will take the sustainability effort a big step further.
“Science is clear: we need to change our diet, and we need good solutions that are available to everyone. Companies like Hurtigruten play an important role in demonstrating that foods that are both healthy and environmentally friendly can also be tasty, varied and filling. We are proud to contribute with knowledge so that Hurtigruten’s skilled chefs can create good food experiences in line with the advice of science,” said Gunhild Stordalen, EAT’s Founder and Chairman.
MS Roald Amundsen during her sea trials
In addition to expanding the menus with more tasty and healthy foods, EAT researchers and experts will work with Hurtigruten’s culinary team to customise menus that also reduce food waste.
Hurtigruten has already committed to reducing food waste by 20% by 2021, and is now aiming even higher.
The collaboration with EAT is the latest in a long series of green initiatives from Hurtigruten. Currently, the company is building the world’s first hybrid-driven expedition vessel at Kleven Yard. Hurtigruten also celebrated the 125th anniversary by removing all unnecessary disposable plastic on all its expedition vessels.
Over the next few years, all Hurtigruten ships will have propulsion systems that combine batteries and liquid natural gas (LNG) or biogas.
Hurtigruten will launch the world’s first hybrid-driven expedition ship, MS Roald Amundsen, later this year, followed by the sister ship, MS Fridtjof Nansen, the following year.
Lead image: Hurtigruten’s Daniel Skjeldam and EAT’s Gunhild Stordalen | Photo: Rune Kongsro
