MHP culinary studio

Project description

MHP was founded over 20 years ago and has its head office in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. The company group includes the areas of agricultural production, food production and food retailing. With sites all over the Ukraine as well as in the Balkan countries and with sales and trading companies in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and some further markets, MHP is the largest exporter of chicken and one of the largest exporters of grain in the Ukraine and in Europe. MHP supplies 80 countries around the world.

Currently, the MHP group is changing from a pure producer of raw materials through to a culinary customer. This process includes the search for new products, services and business models, to meet the customer’s needs even better and build a closer relationship with them. Against this backdrop, the company group has established three new franchise formats since 2020: The “Chef’s Secrets” gastro studio, the “Meat Market” convenience stores and the “Döner Market” gyros restaurants.

General building information

The basis for this company transformation is built by the culinary studio in Vyshneve, near Kyiv. It is in this form unique in Eastern Europe and consists of:

• A sensory analysis laboratory
• 5 demo kitchens
• An industrial kitchen
• A technical studio
• A kitchen studio, that offers the opportunity for professional videography and live broadcasting

A unique place for culinary creativity was built on more than 1.000 square meters overall space. The new rooms offer the equipment for the development of new products, the testing of ingredients and the sensory analysis. Different culinary concepts and ideas can be tested here – from the first idea development up to the market launch. Special staff training and education can also be conducted here on site.

A former logistics hall was refurbished to create space for the culinary centre. On the ground floor of the building, there are now the different kitchens and the analytical laboratory, whilst the storey above serves as open space offices.

Why did the customer choose OBO products?

The architects of the project were searching for floor sockets for the power and data supply inside the culinary centre. They had detailed ideas of what characteristics and benefits the floor sockets should offer: They should be made out of stainless steel, have a wide framework and should be able to be adjusted to different floor coverings such as linoleum, carpet or parquet. In the comprehensive OBO product portfolio, they found the right solution in the UDHOME family: the UDHOME2 floor sockets and the UDHOME4 floor tanks, both in stainless steel versions. The product management team from OBO Ukraine was able to help in the selection of the matching floor sockets and were on hand to help the architects during the various project phases.

The UDHOME product family of floor boxes and floor sockets bring power and data to precisely where they are needed. The floor sockets are mounted directly onto the unfinished floor and connected to flexible installation pipes. This ensures a flexible and rapid mounting. However, the members of the product family do not only stand out through easy mounting and maximum flexibility but also fulfil the highest design requirements. This is because they can be integrated discretely and elegantly into different floor coverings and interior designs. When the cover is closed, only the high-quality surfaces of solid brass or elegant stainless steel are visible. Thanks to their reliable and robust construction, they are also resistant to the everyday loads in different installation surroundings. This also qualified them especially for the installation in the MHP culinary studio.