A salad bar steals the show on TV

An unusual hush presides in the canteen at the Wilhelm Lehmbruck School. Cameras are set up, children peer curiously through the kitchen door. What is going on in there? Then something shiny and silver rolls into the room – a salad counter at a child-friendly height, brightly lit and freshly stocked with tomatoes and other healthy vegetables. "How cool!" So much enthusiasm for greens? B.PRO makes it possible.

The occasion was the production of the TV series besseresser Kids - Lege packt's an (KiKA), an offshoot of the ZDF besseresser show, which shows how modern school catering can work. The pupils of the Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Schule in Dorsten relished the chance to get in front of the camera.

Of course, there was also a reward awaiting them: B.PRO donated a salad bar and mobile clearing station from the BASIC LINE Kids series to the school. "When the children saw the food counter for the first time, they immediately realised how much potential it had," enthuses Patrick Hilpp. The B.PRO product manager accompanied the handover on site. "That's exactly why we develop products like this – to make healthy eating fun."

The film team was on location for a total of around ten days, and the timing could not have been better. Indeed, it also coincided with the move of Wilhelm Lehmbruck School's all-day childcare centre to a new building, bringing with it new requirements for school meals. A previously small room with a tiny kitchen, originally planned for a maximum of five children, has now been transformed into a new canteen, which is also used as a recreation room with an adjoining, spacious kitchen and room to cater for a total of 75 children in three groups.

"It was important to us to show how much commitment there is in schools and that good food is a fundamental part of it," says Günther-Grasedieck. The production team then had the idea of leaving the children with something lasting – something that would have an impact beyond the filming. Whilst researching child-friendly food serving systems, the team came across the BASIC LINE Kids from B.PRO.

Self-service remains an important part of the concept: "For us, it goes without saying that the children should be allowed to put together their own meals. The new food counter simply makes the whole experience more pleasant, more structured and much more appealing." The pupils also learn to be mindful when handling food. "This is food education in the best sense of the word," emphasises Patrick Hilpp.