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We wish you enough...

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 05:31:00 -0800

Have you seen the story that’s been widely circulated on the internet about a conversation overheard at an airport? It’s entitled “I Wish You Enough”. It’s a touching story and if you’d like to read it you can find it here

So for this Christmas we would like to wish you enough…

Enough to eat

Enough to drink

Enough happiness

Enough laughter

Enough friends

Enough presents

Enough warmth

Enough love

Enough of everything that will make your Christmas special to you, your family and your loved ones. If everyone in the world had enough, wouldn’t that be something special?

We’d also like to thank all of our clients and friends for your business and support throughout the year. Your loyalty means a huge amount to us, and we never take that for granted. We look forward to working with you in 2014!

Top 10 reasons that people love vanvend

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 02:39:00 -0800

It’s been 4 weeks since vanvend was launched on the streets of Hertfordshire. It’s not been without the inevitable teething problems, but we’ve got through them and managed to keep smiling (most of the time!)

We’ve been keen to find out what it is that people like about vanvend, and these are the things that seem to appeal most:

Fresh coffee (and the fresh coffee smell!)
We’re reliable
Our friendly service
Fresh & exciting (not sure if they mean us or our food!!)
Good value
Professional image & van
Cleanliness
Hot meal options
New & innovative
5* hygiene rating

What we think sets us apart from much of our competition is that first and foremost we’re professional caterers. We know food. We’re not talented amateurs. Our chefs have spent years at college, and in the industry, gaining all the experience and knowledge that they need to concoct tasty, fresh food, prepared safely and with love. Oh, and that happens every day in our own kitchens in Welwyn Garden City – which means that our food is as fresh as the proverbial daisy!

Re-invent lunchtimes in the office!

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 6 Nov 2013 00:19:00 -0800

New moving food kiosk, vanvend.com, bring innovation to stale market

In years gone by many of us had the luxury of a full 1 hour lunch break, away from the desk; a chance to catch up with our colleagues, eat a relaxed lunch, maybe even pop out to the shops. Nowadays lunch breaks are often regarded as a luxury that we just don’t have time for, and sometimes the company culture is one where taking time away from your desk is positively frowned upon!

Unfortunately our home lives are often just as fraught! So where does that leave us in terms of lunch? Too often it’s grabbing whatever we can find, which invariably means unhealthy, high fat, high sugar, unsatisfying, virtually nutrient free tummy fillers; followed a couple of hours later with an emergency raid of the biscuit tin to top up our energy levels! It really can’t go on…

Isn’t it time we started looking after ourselves with good quality, satisfying food that will give us the energy to cope with the demands of our challenging lives? We think so, which is why we’ve done something about it! From Monday October 21st we will be delivering fresh homemade lunches and snacks to the offices of Hertfordshire!

As you would expect from eatlunch, our “green” ethos will be weaved throughout our new offering, so you can expect recycled / recyclable packaging, and whenever possible our food will be locally sourced, organic or fair-trade and freshly made every day in our 5 star rated kitchen.

Hertfordshire is a big county, and we want to go where the need is greatest, so if you and your work colleagues don’t have easy access to good quality food at lunchtime, or maybe its breakfast that’s your biggest problem, then please give us a shout as we’re currently planning our route.

So if you’d like us to visit your office, or would like to find out more about our services, please give us a call on 01707 331751 or email us here

The Perfect Pimms

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:27:00 -0700

eatlunch is just heading off out to cater for a new opening of a Toning Studio and on this perfect summers evening we are serving our perfectly made 'Pimms Original'.

Fancy one?

Its easy-peasy:

Simply take a jug or long drink glass and fill it with ice.

Mix 1 part PIMM'S No.1with 3 parts chilled lemonade;
Add some mint, cucumber, orange and strawberry

When entertaining, fill a jug with 200ml of PIMM'S and top up with lemonade: 5.2 UK units of alcohol, and for a long drink glass use 50ml of PIMM'S and top up with lemonade: 1.3 UK units of alcohol. Makes 4-5 long drinks depending on the size of the glass.

Now enjoy the real taste of summer -

Or for something a little different why not try a 'Pimms Ginger'

Take a jug or long drink glass and fill it with ice.
Mix 1 part PIMM'S* No.1with 3 parts ginger ale;
Add a slice of lemon and a sprig of mint -

Come Work With Us!

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Tue, 6 Aug 2013 05:13:00 -0700

Eatlunch are now recruiting for a position at our Café Site at the Business & Technology Centre in Stevenage. So if you fancy getting the opportunity to work with us (or know someone else who might), then have a look below and forward it to others that you think may be interested.

"You will need to be available Monday to Fridays starting no earlier than 8am and finishing no later than 4pm and although it will be on a rota basis we expect the role to be between 15 – 20 hours per week at a starting rate of £6.80, which will be reviewed after the successful completion of a three month probationary period.

Full training will be given on all duties which may include:-

· Washing and cleaning of Crockery Cutlery and Equipment

· Preparation of Salads & Fillings.

· Re-stocking of Displays and storage areas.

· Making of Fresh Bread Products on our Made to Order counter

· Making Great Tasting Coffee

· Serving customers on the Till

· Cleaning and maintenance of our Cafe Areas

Genuine applicants will take the time to visit our website www.eatlunch.co.uk and write a cover letter alongside their CV demonstrating experience in at least two of the duties listed above as well as explaining why they believe they are suited to the position. Please email peter@eatlunch.co.uk."

And the winner is.....

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 02:34:00 -0700

Over the past year “eatlunch” have continued to develop their core recycling strategies and to seek greater innovation through their new packaging formats and a very real commitment to reducing food waste wherever possible.

The company has recently completed a 6 month research campaign into new “food waste recycling technologies” and has with support from the UKTI completed and in depth field study into diverting waste from landfill and considering the benefits of “composting” and the potential for energy capture within “Anaerobic Digestion Systems”

The business considers the management of food waste and the association of all its associated packaging components, to be one of the most critical factors that needs to be addressed as part of any national waste minimisation project and is currently working closely with a number of national and international businesses to consider the impact of such strategies in creating a “zero waste society”.

When presenting the 'Federation of Small Business Footprint Green Award 2013' The Judges said...

"eatlunch are always looking for new ideas and ways to integrate environmental thinking into their business."

Breaking News!

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:29:00 -0700

We’ve been incredibly busy over the last few months planning changes that will make it even easier to do business with us. If you’re reading this blog post, then those pages are now in place! Take a few minutes to look through our bright and shiny website; hopefully you’ll notice our simpler, faster and tastier changes...

SIMPLER menu packages with fixed prices and FREE delivery
Tracking orders, viewing your order history, easy payments and no additional charges make the whole process FASTER for you
Our new range of menus are even TASTIER than before

And that isn’t all! We’re also developed a brand new range of environmentally friendly packaging and accessories…

ALL packaging for our lunchtime pre-ordered and delivered buffets is now 100% recyclable
eatlunch’s new range of sandwich and finger food platters are compostable and/or biodegradable and made from abundant and renewable resources
Outside of the eatlunch sandwich and finger food platters, all buffet and general food presentation is created using an extensive range of fully compostable vegware products
Take a look here for more information on our environmental policy.

And there’s more! As a thank you for your continued support, we’ve also introduced a loyalty scheme. With every 10th order we’ll treat you to a box of four tasty cupcakes. More info here.

As always if you have a special event or celebration, we’re always on hand to make your good event great with our excellent gourmet canapé, barbeque and exclusive wedding menus. Call us now and let us create the perfect menu for you 01707 331751.

Top Valentine’s Ideas from the eatlunch Team

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:15:00 -0800

In case you’ve been living in a bubble for the past week or two and haven’t noticed all the red hearts that have popped up in many a high street window, Valentine’s Day is almost here!

It is THE most romantic day of this year (unless you’re getting married, in which case your wedding day will trump it!), and many people are feeling the pressure to come up with ever more creative ways to spend the day and to present that perfect gift.

Well we’re in a romantic mood at eatlunch and we thought we’d give you a few ideas that really float our boats.

Valentine’s Day is about showing that special someone exactly how much you cherish them, so what better way than to make it really personal to them. Find out what they would really like to do and then make it happen. So often when thinking about what someone else would like, we fall into the trap of thinking what we would like – OK, not overtly! Maybe a curry and a few pints is your idea of heaven, so you end up with dinner at a nice restaurant for your partner, when what they’d really love is a night at the theatre, or a romantic country walk.
If your partner cooks for you every night, then maybe you taking the time to cook a special meal will be their idea of heaven. This is often appreciated more than being taken out for a meal as the time and thought gone into it is far greater.
SURPRISE!! OK, now I don’t know what this could be, but it needs to be something really unexpected. I’m afraid a dozen roses, although lovely, will NOT be much of a surprise on Feb 14^th. If your budget allows, why not come home with some holiday brochures and arrange a lovely few days away whilst quaffing some quality Champagne and nibbling on some indulgent chocolates.

Maybe you have some better ideas? If you do, come and tell us about them on Facebook or Twitter.

You can find us at
https://www.facebook.com/Eatlunch
https://twitter.com/eatlunchbuffets

New December 2012 Newsletter

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:40:00 -0800

Our December edition newsletter is now available to download please click on the link below.
Eat Lunch December 2012 Newsletter

eatlunch’s cakes a big hit at Macmillan Cancer Support’s Big Coffee Morning

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 08:30:00 -0700

At eatlunch we are always happy to support a good cause, and our chosen charity Macmillan Cancer Support is a great one. Several of our clients at BioPark, Exemplas, btc and Ocado recently joined in with the world’s biggest coffee morning and naturally we were more than happy to provided coffee, tea and some of our yummy homemade cakes! We were delighted to hear that the events raised nearly £700 between them and were deemed a great success by all involved.

If reading this is making your mouth water, why don’t you treat yourself and put in an order for your next meeting. Wendy is currently doing a cordon bleu patisserie course which will be the perfect complement to our freshly brewed coffee.

If you visit us at the eatlunch café at the btc, let us tempt you to a mouthwatering cake with your afternoon tea or coffee for just £1 during the month of October. Pop in any weekday between 2-3pm and quote ‘cakeblog’.

A little more about Macmillan:
Cancer is the toughest fight most of us will ever face. Macmillan is here to make sure no one has to go through it alone. Whatever you raise, you will be helping to improve the lives of people affected by cancer across the UK. The world’s biggest coffee morning has raised over £5m to date. It’s not too late to donate – please visit http://coffee.macmillan.org.uk

Tell us who deserves a tasty treat

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Tue, 29 May 2012 08:36:00 -0700

THIS week The Comet, in association with Hertfordshire corporate catering company eatlunch, has launched two initiatives – Cake for an Angel and Dinners for Winners – to celebrate good work within the community and to recognise business success in the area.

The first Cake for an Angel goes to Stevenage foster carer Sally Churms, who has received a selection of cakes in recognition of her hard work in providing a loving and stable environment for a deaf child.

Sally, of Manor View, has been described by Louise Mahrra, a colleague at Hitchin-based fostering agency SWAN Fostering Ltd, as showing “exceptional resilience”, overcoming “the difficulties faced from everyday general communication to more emotional and developmental needs”.

The first Dinners for Winners goes to Hermitage Sheet Metal in Hitchin, with staff receiving a buffet lunch in recognition of being the first company to receive a gold award from global defence and security company BAE Systems for demonstrating sustained excellence in quality and delivery performance. The company has also helped young people through the Hertfordshire Careers Service work experience programme.

If you wish to nominate an individual or a team who deserve a treat contact the Comet newsdesk on 01438 866200 or editorial@thecomet.net

We'll be at the Harlow Business Exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:09:00 -0700

We're looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible on Tuesday 12th June 2012 at the Manor of Groves Hotel, High Wych, Sawbridgeworth between 10am and 4pm for the Harlow Business Exhibition.

This is one business networking event with a difference and it's back by popular demand and now in its 3rd year and we'll be there on STAND NUMBERS 24 & 25.

So if you are looking to do business and want more business from your local community, now is your chance to take part. It’s FREE to attend and there’s plenty of FREE parking too!

Unlike many exhibitions, whether you register NOW or on the day, the Harlow Business Exhibition is FREE to attend. To register in advance email sales@harlowbusinessexhibition.co.uk

2012 presents the chance to come along and meet 100 exhibitors. Visitors will be able to enjoy:
• A business breakfast - providing networking opportunities and advice (payment required for breakfast, please see our seminars list)
• FREE Seminars
• Help information, support and business advice
• An event full of fresh ideas - all under one roof and in one room!
• The chance to take a day out from your routine to plan, develop and gain new ideas for you and your business
• Entertainment
• Refreshments
• A fantastic location - with plenty of FREE parking
• Prizes - through the purchase of raffle tickets in support of our ‘Charity of Choice’ 2012 - Mike’s Den

With an expected 700 people attending, and 100 exhibitors, this is a fantastic opportunity not to be missed. So put the 12th June 2012 in your diary and register your attendance with The Sowerby Group, Event Organisers on 01279 408 669 or email sales@harlowbusinessexhibition.co.uk

We look forward to seeing you there.

Rain On Harvey Moon

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 08:57:00 -0700

With the hosepipe ban officially declared and the driest start to the first half of the year since 1929, it may take more than the avoidance of garden watering or the washing of the car to save our scarce reserves and the worst water crisis most of us have ever known!

As a small regional catering business we rely on water across many aspects of our daily operations to ensure food hygiene as well as safe and clean working environments...indeed across the hospitality sector water usage and the reduction of this valuable resource is another part of our environmental challenge....just rinsing the fresh fruit and vegetables every morning from a large open tap can have a flow of up to 40 litres per minute!

Many hotels and restaurants that have larger kitchens often scrape food into a channel that has a constant flow of water prior to going through a commercial dishwasher system and many operators are looking at ways to ensure that this can only be activated when required and or reducing the time period for the flow of each plate that requires to be cleaned.

At eatlunch we recycle 100% of our food waste to anaerobic digestion and we ensure that are dishwasher is fully loaded at all times on the most appropriate time and heat cycles to reduce both water consumption and energy costs.

By reviewing scheduling, catering businesses can often improve staff efficiency and reduce waste and water consumption such as allowing food to defrost naturally and safely in temperature controlled environments rather than using water to rapid defrost.

Prepared food by its very nature demands higher water usage to those foods cooked from chilled, although with our growing awareness towards healthier eating and better use of fresh local ingredients, this may present a different set of challenges as we strike the balance across a range of energy and resource needs.

READ MORE ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES >

eatpure opens 2nd cafe site in Welwyn Garden City

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 7 Mar 2012 10:10:00 -0800

After the successful opening and development of the first eatpure cafe, sited at the Business Technology Centre in Bessemer Road Stevenage, the company is pleased to have partnered with the management team at BIOPARK in WGC to launch the second of its in house staff café and bistro facilities.

The base of this business model is to underpin the daily supply of pre-ordered buffet lunches for external clients, meeting rooms, seminars, training and general lunchtime provisions with an on-site facility that gives everyone working within the business environment access to a wide range of quality food and beverage options, in particular where there is a lack of good facilities in the area or staff have limited time in which to have their breaks.

The new facility has already had fantastic feedback on its range of hot soups and pies, homemade cakes and the wide selection of sandwiches, rolls and speciality breads from which customers can now select their daily favourites.

Much of the ethos of eatpure has been borne out of a desire to provide foods that are a little different from those find in most high Cafes and to support this with fantastic service and the tried and tested management and organisation skills that the company has developed through its eatlunch.co.uk brand and over 15 years in delivering large formal catering events.

“The initial focus has been to provide a small selection of hot meals which change on a daily and weekly basis and to provide foods that suit every taste and budgets” said Ian White of eatpure’s management team ”we try different things all of the time and are always looking for the customers feedback and to give them a reason to come back again and again”

Other products available include a wide range of fair trade produce and lots of healthy snacks to keep you going!

Eatpure have supported both these projects with vending support operations to ensure that there are always hot beverage options to hand and prides itself on amazing coffee served with an awful lot of love.

For more information on how we can help your organisation with more great food ideas at your workplace - please visit the café & vending page on our website or call Ian White on 01707 331751

We're hiring!

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Tue, 6 Mar 2012 09:26:00 -0800

We have some new vacancies at eatpure

Delivery Driver & Cafe Sales Assistant:

Job Purpose: Cost-effective delivery of business buffet lunches to our customers in a timely manner, ensuring that the quality and presentation of our products are maintained. This includes a secondary role within the allocated hours to staff our small local Sandwich Bar operation. Duties will include, Setting Up, Customer Service, Till Operation, Clear Down & Cashing Up approx one to one and a half hours each day.

Hours of Work: These will be on a weekly Rota basis. Below is an example of a typical day:-

09:30 Arrival to Welwyn Garden City Kitchens.

09:45 Departure from Kitchens on a pre agreed route with the Transport Manager delivering Premium Buffets to our clients throughout Hertfordshire in our Refrigerated Vehicles.

11:30 Return to WGC Kitchens to collect Retail Sandwiches and Hot Products.

11:45 Arrive at our On-Site Café (based in WGC) to set up the Front Counter whilst storing hot & cold products in appropriate storage equipment as laid out in the Procedures Manual.

12:00 Serve Customers that Visit the facility as appropriate.

13:00 Close down the On-Site Café, account for all cash transactions.

13:15 Return to WGC Kitchens with unsold products and returning Cash taken to the Manager.

13:30 Daily Cleaning of Vehicle alongside other appropriately related tasks where required.

14:00 Finish

Full Job Description

Job Reference: DDBP156 – You Will Need To Quote This On Your Application

In the first instance please forward a brief letter outlining any relevant experience and your contact details to: cater@eatlunch.co.uk quoting reference DDBP156

Waiting staff:

eatpure ltd. has a number of “one off” private events that we are running throughout the region in 2012 and especially through the coming summer months (May-September).

We would welcome any interest from those with any hospitality experience to help with all aspects of customer service.

In the first instance please forward a brief letter outlining any relevant experience and your contact details to: cater@eatlunch.co.uk quoting reference WS2012

Head Chef/Kitchen Lead/Top Cook:

eatpure ltd. is currently considering an opening for a new and exciting role within the business to help steer the organisation to its next level of professional development.

This challenging role will be focused on key elements of product development, kitchen efficiencies and consistency in work practices and product presentation with full management and all creative responsibilities to deliver the right product to our growing list of blue chip customers..

This is a hands on opportunity for an ambitious individual with genuine cooking ability to get in amongst it and stir a passion for corporate and event catering at the highest standard-the role will encompass all aspects of volume daily production and some weekend work by arrangement.

The position is not yet advertised in the general press and will come to fruition in spring of this year, however we welcome initial approaches from candidates that match the enclosed criteria..

The main benefits on offer will be:

> Structured work hours Monday to Friday (No split shifts or late working).

> Minimal weekend working by arrangement.

> Good basic salary with performance bonus and profit related incentives.

> Genuine management position with ability to influence company direction.

Interested? Please send a covering letter stating your reasons for wanting to apply for the position, your personal and work objectives and 3 things that you believe you can bring to our organisation that will make a difference to what we do?!

Taking the environment seriously

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:42:00 -0800

eatlunch joined other like-minded Hertfordshire companies to learn how to develop their own Environmental Management System for ISO 14001, a recognised standard for environmental procedures.

The course highlighted skills to implement environmental practices into their businesses. A series of sessions came to end this December after 6 months study and class workshops.

Taking part in the training were Day & Night PAT Testing, BJ Builders, GTS Ventilation and eatlunch. Also in the photograph are Antony Gough, Programme Manager for Resource Efficiency East and Paul Burr of WYG who delivered the training.

Fueling the Ocado Charity Quiz Night

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:23:00 -0800

eatlunch was pleased to help one of our regular Customers, Ocado with some buffet food to help fuel them at their Charity Quiz Night.

We are thrilled to hear that the amount raised on the evening for Macmillan through this event was £1267.06!!!

What Ocado said:

"Thank you so very much from me and the whole Ocado Charity team for your support and immense generosity in providing the quiz with such a generous amount of food. Without your support we would not have been able to raise this figure for Macmillan and your contribution is wholly appreciated by all.

Also, I would like to add that working with you on this quiz night was a complete pleasure. You made everything look so easy, although I am sure a lot of hard work went on in the background to make everything happen to precision.

With kind regards and a big THANK YOU!"

There is such a thing as a FREE LUNCH

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 9 Nov 2011 08:40:00 -0800

Well there is with eatlunch.co.uk and JACK fm!

JACK's Girls are banishing Miserable Mondays.

Every Monday, eatlunch.co.uk and Janine and JACK's Girls from 106 Jack FM could treat you and your workmates to a FREE LUNCH!

If you'd like Janine and JACK's Girls to bring you lunch with eatlunch.co.uk to wipe out the work place misery of a Monday, just fill in the form on our website (CLICK HERE >).

Get ready to eat lunch with eatlunch.co.uk - great tasting fresh business catering for everyday (not just Miserable Mondays!)

Festival fun for all the family

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:35:00 -0700

Get the kids out of the house for a while after school or nursery
and give them something new to see and taste!

The “Hertfordshire Lifestyle & Indulgence Festival 2011 ” will include:
Regional & Seasonal Produce, Cooking Demonstrations, Tasting Sessions & Free Samples
Pamper & Lifestyle Products with Competitions & Giveaways, Party & Family Entertainment
Local Artists & Quality Crafts

FREE ENTRY TO FESTIVAL & FREE ONSITE PARKING

Business Technology Centre, Bessemer Drive, Stevenage SG1 2DX
www.btcstevenage.co.uk

Thursday 20th October 2011- 4.00pm-7.00pm

Friends and Family Highlights:

Schools Pumpkin Carving Competition
Chocolate Fountain

Evening Hog Roast

Pampering Workshops

Wine & Cheese Tasting

See you there!

Event organized and run by eatlunch.co.uk & Design-a-Party.com

WIN AN AMAZING CARIBBEAN HOLIDAY

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:34:00 -0700

Simply by booking your place at our seminar and networking conference in October you will have the amazing opportunity of winning an all inclusive trip for 2 to the Caribbean island of St Vincent including flights, courtesy of www.affinityinvestments.co.uk

This unique seminar is an “Appetiser” Workshop with Kimberley Hare, which will be running alongside the “Hertfordshire Lifestyle & Indulgence Festival 2011” at the Business Technology Centre (btc) Stevenage on Friday 21st October 2011.

Click on the green text links above to find out more about the seminar and the festival and who knows, you and the one you love could be jetting off to the beautiful Caribbean island of St Vincent.

This event is brought to you by:

AND

'Well-Being in the Workplace' Seminars

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:01:00 -0700

An “Appetiser” Workshop with Kimberley Hare at The Hertfordshire Lifestyle & Indulgence Festival 2011.

This unique event is being run in conjunction with the “Lifestyle & Indulgence Festival” at the Business Technology Centre Stevenage on Friday 21st October 2011

Here’s what you’ll take away from this short, energising and interactive session:

> How the way you THINK is just as important - perhaps more important - to your well-being as to what you eat or how you use your body.

> Simple strategies and tools you can apply immediately in your personal life, and your business, to make well-being and Happy High Performance a habit and a culture.

Imagine a scale of 1-10 where:

1 = exhausted, stressed, overwhelmed, or just low energy and bored.

10 = ALIVE, energized and engaged!

In Kimberley’s experience, many people in organisations spend most of their time living at around 2 - 5. And yet, one of the most important things determining how successful you’ll be at anything is your emotional state at that moment...

In the end, the quality of your LIFE comes down to the quality of your day-to-day experience-and the quality of your experience is determined by the emotional states you live in.

This short appetiser session will explore some of the recent findings from research and offer practical strategies you can apply immediately to live more of your life at a 10 AND to create a culture of Happy High Performance in your business.

This is a ‘not-to-be-missed’ opportunity to find out how you, your family and your business can benefit from cutting-edge findings from Neuroscience BOOK NOW!

Limited places are available for each seminar at just £12.50 plus VAT each.

There are two sessions available between 11.00am to 12.00 Noon and

1.00pm to 2.00pm on Friday 21st October.

EVENT TIMINGS:

Doors Open for the “Lifestyle & Indulgence Festival” 10.00am

Seminar Session 1: 11am - 12 Noon

Lunch, Networking & “Lifestyle and Indulgence Festival”:
12.00 - 1.00pm

Seminar Session 2: 1.00pm - 2.00pm

We are inviting people to join us for a FREE FORK & FINGER FOOD BUFFET provided by eatlunch.co.uk as part of your networking, which will run between 12 Noon & 1.00pm as the two sessions crossover. This will allow you to also to meet a number of exhibitors displaying some of the best food, drink and lifestyle products from across the region and be part of a lively group session being attended by key contacts and professionals.

PLUS... YOU COULD WIN AN AMAZING CARIBBEAN HOLIDAY

Simply by booking on this seminar and networking conference you will also have the amazing opportunity to enter a prize draw for an all inclusive trip for 2 to the Caribbean island of St Vincent including flights, courtesy of www.affinityinvestments.co.uk

This event is brought to you by:

AND

Hertfordshire Lifestyle and Indulgence Festival 2011

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:06:00 -0700

Business Technology Centre Stevenage
Thursday 20th & Friday 21st October 2011

Organised and run by eatlunch.co.uk & Design-a-Party.com, this is a unique event to promote food, drink and lifestyle entrepreneurs and genuine business talent in a fun and relaxed environment... with something interesting and interactive for everyone with FREE ENTRY & FREE PARKING.

You will be able to taste and buy produce from around the region, as well as meet many of Hertfordshire’s top business professionals through a special interactive audience networking event held on Friday 21st October, with international speaker Kimberly Hare of Kaizen Training.
www.kaizen-training.com

The organisers, who usually cater for business events, corporate catering and celebration parties, want to encourage families and Hertfordshire business people to come along and try some exciting and innovative products and produce from many new, young businesses and niche market retailers You are simply not going to find these under one roof anywhere else.

This unique event will showcase the very best food drink and indulgence products that the region has to offer:
> Regional & Seasonal Produce
> Cooking Demonstrations with Tasting Sessions and FREE Samples
> Pamper & Lifestyle Products with Competitions and Giveaways
> Party & Family Entertainment
> Local Artists & Quality Crafts
> On-site Cafe Bistro

We will be serving light refreshments as well as a wide range of local produce as part of our “Lifestyle and Indulgence Festival” offering many free samples, giveaways and lots of FUN things to do and get involved with!

Brain Friendly Food

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:47:00 -0700

Chances are you just about caught breakfast on the hoof this morning... or maybe you had time for a full fat cappuccino and a pastry from your favourite coffee shop - after the hassle of course in finding somewhere to park the car?

As for lunch, that will almost certainly consist of a sandwich and if the latest eating trends are to be believed, you are likely to be relying on a good deal of snacking throughout the day to keep your energy levels up. Many of us do not get to eat a proper meal until we finally sit down in a more relaxed environment at some stage at the end of the day and with modern technologies such as Blackberries and I Phones, it’s all too easy to never switch off from work and business commitments?!

When we do get to relax and unwind from the stresses of our work, home and family life, the food we all seek can often be used as a “comfort” factor and indeed many of us have a reliance on that “large glass of wine” to help the process along as we crave to ease our tensions and fall all too often towards sleepless nights, with thoughts and anxiety turning over the never ending list of things to do in our non-stop lives.

If this sounds like you, then don’t worry you are definitely not alone.

Current consumer trends would indicate that many of us don’t get to eat breakfast at all, rather we rely on snacks and convenience foods that have poor calorific value and are unable to support our energy needs, often leaving us unable to perform work tasks at our best and adding to other stress triggers in our lives.

To help combat food stress, consider doing the following, balanced with weekly treats:

> Keep some mixed nuts and dried fruits in your work bag, office draw or car when travelling so as you can have one or two handfuls when hungry rather than fill up on confectionary or sugary snacks.

> Keep fresh seasonal fruits on your desk and encourage work colleagues to do the same, perhaps this is something that your work place would help sponsor?

> Plan and prepare your lunch at home in advance, using quality produce with variation, avoiding fatty or high salt content ingredients. (do ensure that this is kept refrigerated prior to eating).

> Avoid drinking Alcohol through the week and give yourself periods away from consumption of fast foods & takeaways.

Buy local... Think global

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 3 Aug 2011 06:06:00 -0700

With memories of Wimbledon not far behind us (images of English teas and freshly picked strawberries), the eyes of the world have been on sporting events with every pub and supermarket tempting you with meal deals, big screen TV, and full to the rafters cases of cheap beer!

Now might be a good time to give a thought to exactly where our food comes from and how to ensure those “food miles” are as much a part of our sustainable way of living as turning down the thermostat or taking the opportunity to cycle or walk to the office on gloriously sun filled mornings.

The country and indeed the world face some massive challenges ahead when considering our future food security and inevitably as consumers we will be forced to change our lifestyles and adapt to the rising costs of our weekly shopping baskets and increasing shortages of basic food ingredients as countries and economies adapt to changes in the environment.

As a catering supplier of business buffet lunches for to a wide range of meetings and clients throughout the region, it is therefore critical to our success that we consider where our products are sourced from, how they are distributed and other issues such as packaging and our partners approach to the management of waste and their own environmental strategies.

"We have some great local partners from whom we can rely on some fantastic fresh seasonal produce at this time of year - and nearly all of it from in, or around our Hertfordshire borders” says Ian White of business caterers 'eatlunch'.

Regional and Seasonal Products to look out for:

> Strawberries
> Raspberries
> Baby Carrots
> Leeks
> Fennel
> Turnips
> Potatoes

"We have fresh produce delivered to our kitchens every morning from many of our carefully selected supplier partners, such as: www.fisherandwoods.co.uk "

For more information on please visit the environment section of our website at www.eatlunch.co.uk, alternatively you can call us on 01707 331751.

25 years of catering excellence

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:09:00 -0700

eatpure founders Pam & Ian White first fell in love with food hospitality over 25 years ago by setting up their first retail food business - which included a novel home delivery service (long before the birth of online shopping!)

The 90’s saw our development into ala carte dining, by opening a restaurant within the world-famous Cowes Sailing Club on the Isle of Wight. This is also where General Manager, Peter Farquhar first joined us.

A food import and distribution business followed to launch a premium cake and biscuit brand into department stores and world leading brands such as Harvey Nichols, Fortnum & Mason and Selfridges.

This experience opened up many vital and long-standing relationships with suppliers and food professionals across the globe and allowed us to explore catering experiences and influences as wide ranging as food service in Australia and New Zealand, to supplying specialist catering to a “life skills” cafe and craft shop, which helps adults with learning difficulties to work in the community and develop more social interaction and communication.

The journey was crucial

The business has achieved many milestones over the past quarter of a century and has benefitted from many wonderful associations with customers, suppliers, staff and key individuals who have helped us on our journey as we have developed and grown. Thank you to you all.

The lessons learned and the experiences gained on our journey to where we are now, have moulded what it is that eatpure is and the things that we continually challenge ourselves to deliver. The ethos at eatpure is to feed our customers well with fresh, tasty food and to care for the people we work with by providing opportunities for those who step up and enhance the journey!

Community responsibility has always been at the heart of the company’s philosophy and is reflected in our constant drive towards more sustainable business practices and our focus to reduce our environmental impact. eatpure continues to support local initiatives such as the Stevenage Community Trust and a number of charitable and fund-raising events throughout the calendar.

A little love for your tummy

Today eatpure ltd. delivers tasty food and beverages for events and businesses across Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. We work with quality suppliers, to source the finest ingredients (many of them from local growers and producers) to use in our custom-fitted kitchens, where our wonderful team work to produce their yum, yum magic!

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