Due to these indications, the menu of students with BAES Scholarship will register changes in its composition.

During this month of July, the Central Casino and the University Cafeterias will deliver lunches to students benefiting from the BAES Scholarship, according to the new instructions provided by JUNAEB through its operator EDENRED, which considers changes in both the quantity and the nutritional contribution of each dish.

Likewise, the options that accompanied the menu: bread, juices and prepared desserts, are no longer part of the BAES Menu, therefore, they cannot be delivered according to the new EDENRED-JUNAEB guidelines.

The Coordinator of Casino and University Cafeterias, Alex Arancibia, pointed out that “with all the indications we received, the biggest impact has to do with the composition of the menu. To date, it consisted of a starter (salad or soup), main course, dessert (fruit, yogurt or processed products), juice or water and bread, that is, 5 food items. According to the new indications of JUNAEB-EDENRED, the menu must have at least three items. Therefore, what we must deliver to comply with the indications of the BAES menu is the following: salad, main course, drinkable and a fruit for dessert. This information has already been sent in previous months to the beneficiaries of the BAES Scholarship by JUNAEB. The objective of these changes is for a national policy that seeks to improve the health of our students with a balanced diet both in quantity and nutritional contribution”.

It should be noted that EDENRED, as the operator of the BAES Scholarship, must ensure that the requirements indicated by JUNAEB are met; correct operation of sales machines (POS); food delivery line hygiene; information on the menu and vitrophany, which the ULS Casino and Cafeterias are complying with without problems and have not had any observations from the operator. The requirements of JUNAEB-EDENRED seek the quality of the points of sale associated with the BAES Card.

Arancibia also indicated that "we want to thank the student community for understanding, since these changes seek continuous improvement of the services provided by the University."

Written by Carlos Carvajal, DGAE