MADE TO ORDER DISHES for the RESTAURANT INDUSTRY by Jérôme Ferrer

Known as the founder of the group Europea, which gathers several restaurants and cafés under their name, Jérôme Ferrer is also the man behind the hallmark CDA-TEQ, a center for food transformation. Specialized in producing made to order meals, the factory’s mission is to lend service to the restaurant industry, that has had a considerable shortage of manpower for the past several years.

FULFILLING EVERY NEED

“Our strength in the market is to come to the aid of institutions by creating specialized products tailored to their needs, made to order, and according to their demand. This prevents them from having to buy streamlined products that everyone receives, from the east to the west of Québec”, declares Ferrer. For restaurateurs and caterers, CDA-TEQ offers a line of pre-seasoned, vacuum sealed, cooked meals, with prices calculated by the portion. Notably among the protein dishes: duck leg confit, traditional beef bourguignon, braised beef and braised lamb shanks. “For banquets, these cooked dishes can offer a great helping hand because they significantly reduce preparation time”, outlines the French chef. Hotels, fast food chains, golf clubs, grocery stores, and transporters, such as aerospace and railway companies, can also call on the centre’s services to satisfy their lack of kitchen personnel. Upon their requests, CDA-TEQ can reproduce an identical dish or can create one in which the recipe will be standardized exclusively for their use.  

Equipped to respond to the demands of his clients, CDA-TEQ personalizes every order. To do so, the centre benefits from the expertise of over 50 chefs, pastry chefs, and bakers. Additionally, several laboratories are available to these specialists to allow them to develop different types of food and flavours. The main products include breads, pastries, ice creams and sorbets, soups, cooked dishes, ready to eat meals, “sous vide” products, standardized products and sauces.

HIGH-END QUEBEC PRODUCTS

Inspired by a successful European business model, Jérôme Ferrer and his associates have also developed a line of cooked meals without added salt or conservatives. He compares these products to the frozen dishes from Picard in France. “They are instantly preparable gourmet solutions made with fresh and top quality products, mentions Ferrer. Designed both for food establishments or individuals who lack the time to cook their own meals, the gourmet solutions offer appetizers, soups, main courses, desserts, and even vegetarian meals. Lover of local Québec products, the French chef makes it a point to include them in his cooked meals, entirely transformed in an artisanal manner by the cooks of CDA-TEQ. Distributed exclusively by Hector Larivée everywhere in Québec, these gourmet solutions can also be ordered online.