The announcement was made this September during a press breakfast at the prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle: the latter, alongside the Métropole du Grand Nancy, the Department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and the Grand Est Region, is committed through a partnership agreement on public ordering in order to increase the share of products from local producers in collective catering. The official signing took place on Monday October 14 at 2 rue Lyautey, in the presence of representatives of the Chamber of Agriculture 54, which supports and accompanies the system.
Originally, the project aimed to supply the department’s schools. It has since been extended to public collective catering in general, following the agricultural crisis that occurred at the start of the year. Several institutions are already partners, such as the future inter-administrative restaurant located opposite the Thiry barracks, the CROUS Lorraine, the Departmental Directorate of National Education Services, the Nancy defense base and the CHRU Nancy. That’s a goal of nearly 10 million meals to be provided. The stated ambition: to achieve “70 to 75%” of local products on the plates, details Julien Le Goff, secretary general of the prefecture of Meurthe-et-Moselle.
In this sense, and to structure the supply chains, a call for expressions of interest (AMI) is launched. Valid initially for a renewable period of five years, the primary aim of this AMI is in fact to offer a purchase guarantee to producers. “To set up a sector, you have to make it long-term,” attests Valérie Debord, vice-president of the Grand Est Region.
The first step is to encourage the linking of public procurement with actors in sectors already structured and therefore capable of supplying in quality and quantity, according to the terms defined in the document, in particular breeding at destination. consumption of meat, dairy products and fruits (mirabelle plums and apples). In the long term, this AMI should help in the structuring of new sectors such as open-field market gardening where avenues have been explored in the Luneville region, says Sophie Lehe, vice-president of the Chamber of Agriculture. 54. Calendar-wise, the first returns are expected in 2025.
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