Goût’stave: the genesis of an innovative project
Goût’stave was born out of a strong conviction: food processing can be safe, responsible, and meaningful.
At Steritech, we have been masters of sterilization and pasteurization processes for over 35 years. This expertise naturally led us to consider how we could respond to major societal challenges, particularly the fight against food waste and the promotion of local production.
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Goût’stave: an adventure close to our hearts
The history of Goût’stave
In 2021, meeting Agnès de l’Arbocal and the Les Retoqués association marked a turning point. Through their projects, one reality became clear:
Every year, nearly 10 million tons of food are lost or wasted in France:
Source: Breakdown of losses and wastage (2016, ADEME).
These staggering figures motivated us to strengthen our commitment and put our expertise to work on projects aimed at reducing food waste. For several months, we worked closely with Agnès to design equipment capable of transforming food surpluses into safe, sustainable, high-quality products, while remaining accessible to small-scale organizations.
Discover the history of Arbocal and Goût’stave on video!
Why choose sterilization with Goût’stave to combat food waste?
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Saving energy: Simultaneous cooking and sterilization
🚀 Time and efficiency savings, energy savings, and products guaranteed to be microbiologically safe, as all microorganisms are destroyed.
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Store at room temperature for long-term preservation
🥫 Unlike frozen products, sterilization requires no energy for transport or storage, enabling food autonomy and even a degree of food sovereignty.
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Preserving product quality
👩🏼🍳 Products that are nutritionally equivalent to home-cooked meals, with no preservatives, so you can eat seasonal produce all year round.
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Fighting food waste
💡 By transforming surplus or unsold products into shelf-stable products, it becomes possible to (re)valorize these resources.
Sterilization thus becomes a tool for more sustainable food production.
Goût’stave: a project that promotes values
Goût’stave goes beyond the simple notion of equipment. It is part of a comprehensive approach that aims to:
- support socially responsible projects
- promote producers’ expertise
- support local and solidarity initiatives
- contribute to more responsible food production
Goût’stave, a concentrate of our know-how
The Goût’stave autoclave is the result of 100% French production and proudly Alsatian! 🥨
We prefer to use standard components easy to find, offering simplified maintenance for our customers.
Carefully designed in our workshop, it is made up of parts sourced from local local suppliers and partners ensuring local production.
Goût’stave travels in France and around the world!
Designed to address universal issues, Goût’stave now supports initiatives in France and abroad.
The projects are developed in different cultural and geographical contexts, but share the same ambition: to transform differently.
Some examples of our Goût’stave projects
Through Goût’stave, we put our expertise at the service of project leaders who seek to combine quality, responsibility, and commitment.
L’Atelier ALPY is a Savoyard caterer offering tasty, natural dishes from the French culinary tradition.
Products are pasteurized and offered fresh to customers.
This committed cannery works for the inclusion of people with disabilities, promoting their work through the production of foie gras and other quality products.
A partnership between the Banque Alimentaire and the MIN de Marseille, this association carries out an anti-gaspi mission while promoting social integration and solidarity.
This project transforms unsold fruit and vegetables into soups and compotes, giving new life to these products while reducing waste.
