eatlunch

Taking the environment seriously

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:42:03 PST

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 06:32:07 PST

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, 09 Nov 2011 10:00:17 PST

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 09:55:12 PDT

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.) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:10:56 PDT

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 09:14:03 PDT

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.) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:37:28 PDT

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 06:59:25 PDT

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, 03 Aug 2011 06:10:21 PDT

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 09:40:44 PDT

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!

> Daily Business Delivery Service

> Fixed Price Lunch Menus
> Sandwich & Finger Food Platters
> Business Basics Lunch Menus
> Late Order Lunch

> Bespoke Business & Event Catering

> On-site Business Cafe Services
> Corporate Vending
> Desk-to-desk Food Trolley
> Catering Supplies

Making Social Responsibility a Business Advantage

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:47:38 PDT

We all know it’s been a tough year for most small business owners… keeping and winning new customers, reducing overhead costs, maintaining profit margins without dropping quality or service… the list is both endless and often daunting, especially when considered against a backdrop of increasing statutory and regulatory requirements.

As an SME, it's often difficult to understand how we can balance these critical operational tasks whilst facing head-on the very real challenges of a market driven “green agenda”. Whilst it may be true that marketing opportunities do exist to leverage brand through a commitment to the environment, most small organisations are at the very beginning of their quest in starting to consider the impact of their commercial activities in the community in which they live and work.

“Sustainability, Carbon Footprint, Travel Plans, Waste Reduction, Energy Consumption, Green House Gasses,” For most of us this list can also be overwhelming part of today’s “business mix” and whilst much expertise is on hand via regional groups such as Environmental Population and national resources such as the Carbon Trust and The Environment Agency knowing where to start with practical, informed solutions that can deliver meaningful and measurable benefits to your business and community, needs perhaps to go beyond our individual perceptions and to consider the bigger picture of changing work places as well as environments… how do we go beyond switching off unwanted lights?, cycling to work or recycling office waste, albeit great ways in themselves to make a small contribution to a global problem?

At “eatpure” we have been wrestling with these issues for some time now… how to change our culture… how to effect change and make a difference across our business, that in turn will make a difference to our customers and in the end combined with everyone else’s contribution may make a
whole lot of difference to the welfare of our environment?

We have talked to other small business owners, listened to our clients about their needs and gleaned valuable information from our local partners such as Environmental Population. From this we have set some simple, yet we hope realistic policies and targets to help drive our environmental management systems and as with any good business model, it ends up being in the detail “planning the work and working the plan” understand what you want from your policies and what it needs to deliver back to the business, so as it becomes another process and another management tool.

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.

Tastier lunches for healthier business meetings

Food waste... not just a load of rubbish

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:23:31 PDT

With an aging population, vast amounts of edible retail food products going to landfill and a sharp increase in obesity rates-through higher individual food consumption of processed foods, (with all of their resulting health issues), it is no wonder that food security in the UK represents a very real long term threat to the stability of our economy.

When going out to client meetings, business presentations or even networking events, where catering may be provided, it is worth giving a thought to the quality, freshness and seasonality of the produce and in particular where it is sourced.

You may at some stage have organised business catering for yourself...how many times have you thrown away a turned up sandwich, juggled with limp quiche or even worse not bothered to try anything from the uninviting selections thrown together in front of you?

Is price the only consideration or do you weigh up other critical factors in making sure that your clients, guests or colleagues feel replete and satisfied at the end of what is normally a busy working lunch period so how do you know what you are going to receive is going to be any good?

Given the demands for greater transparency and environmental responsibilities to reducing waste and the carbon foot print, how do you know that the company supplying you will have the right approach to social, corporate and community responsibilities?

If you or one of your colleagues is responsible for the purchasing of catering services delivered to your workplace or you want to influence the decision making process with the client catering that you are experiencing, then here are a few things to consider that will not only help the event go smoothly, but ensure that you have total peace of mind.

Policies & Procedures:

> Does the supplier publish and make available their working practices, do they actively promote healthier eating and work with local partners to reduce food miles.

> Do they have robust recycling schemes and a commitment to reducing waste to landfill?

Health & Safety:

> Is your supplier HACCP accredited or registered with the local EHO, do they follow stringent health & safety procedures e.g. does your food arrive in sign-written refrigerated vehicles?

> Are the drivers knowledgeable about the company and it’s products, are they proud to wear a company logo?

> Have you inspected their premises to ensure that foods are produced within a safe hygienic environment and prepared by qualified chefs who care about what they do?

Ease of Ordering:

> How easy is it to place your order, is the phone or fax always busy, can you order directly on line for example?

> Is the service provided, friendly, polite and efficient, do you receive confirmation that your requirements can be met and are you always offered flexibility and choice?

Quality, Presentation & Value for Money:

> Are the foods delivered freshly made and prepared from real ingredients and not the normal selection frozen and fried products purchased from large national wholesalers?

> Does the food arrive properly presented and wrapped, with clear labelling and information about contents?

> If ordering on a regular basis are you offered variety and can you mix and match from the available menus.

When choosing a new catering supplier-make sure you:

> Inspect premises.

> Meet staff and management teams... do they understand you and your business needs?

> Ask to look at health and safety manuals and certificates.

> Make sure they have an environmental policy and are acting upon it.

> Try samples and ask for evidence of credentials.

> Ask for references and recommendations.

> Ensure that the caterer is flexible.

> Set up a trading account.

> Enjoy the food!

> Give Feedback.

It appears that changes on the world stage and specifically those that are making us look at the social and more traditional values around the food that we eat are returning us to a simpler view on fresh ingredients, healthier eating, and more consideration for where our produce comes from and where it ends up.

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.

eatlunch kitchens achieve top hygiene rating

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:56:42 PDT

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) regularly inspects our business.

The food hygiene rating or inspection result given to a business reflects the standards of food hygiene found on the date of inspection or visit by the local authority.

The information provided on businesses is held on behalf of local authorities participating in the national Food Hygiene Rating Scheme in England, Northern Ireland and Wales or the Food Hygiene Information Scheme in Scotland.

At the end of each inspection, we are given one of the six ratings.

The top rating of ‘5’ means that the business was found to have ‘very good’ hygiene standards.

eatpure has a top FSA hygiene rating of 5.

eatlunch launches 'office catering supplies' range

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:24:00 PDT

eatlunch is now proud to to bring you a diverse range of office sundries and kitchen supplies, which we can deliver free of charge with your food order and which further build on our delivery of quality service, reliability and value for money.

Over the coming months we will be expanding on our product lists to include more fair trade items as well as recyclables and environmentally friendly consumables.

more information >

RECRUITING: Cafe Surpervisor wanted

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:33:03 PDT

eatlunch is currently looking for a Supervisor to work within its Cafe at the BTC Centre in Stevenage.

Previous experience in a Cafe is essential as well as a good skill base in food preparation and production.

Reporting directly to our Cafe Manager, this is a very hands on role and covers all aspects of hospitality duties from cleaning to client liaison.

20 to 25 hours per week, Mon to Fri at £7.00 per hour.

Please email your CV with a covering letter to chris@eatlunch.co.uk

New eatlunch menus to launch in March

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:12:17 PST

It has been announced today that the new 2011 lunchtime buffet menus will launch from the kitchens of eatlunch on Monday 21st March 2011.

With some tasty new options, including 2 new BUSINESS BASICS menus and the launch of a new VALUE range of FINGER FOOD PLATTERS, eatlunch is better placed than ever to deliver amazing value, tasty lunchtime buffets to businesses throughout Hertfordshire.

Accompanying an updated website with its popular online ordering facility (live on Monday 21 March), eatlunch has produced a neat and convenient 'DESK-TALKER' menu to help busy professionals to select and order their business buffet lunches.

For an advanced preview of the new menu and to ensure that you receive your FREE DESK-TALKER MENUS, call Ian White on 01707 331751.

EATLUNCH JOINS THE FISHFIGHT

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:35:10 PST

DOING OUR LITTLE BIT TO HELP END DISCARDS AT SEA

As Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, Jamie Oliver & Gordon Ramsey have highlighted in their recent TV programmes, around half of the fish caught by fishermen in the North Sea are unnecessarily thrown back into the ocean dead.

The problem is that in a mixed fishery where many different fish live together, fishermen cannot control the species that they catch.

Fishing for one species often means catching another, and if people don’t want them or fishermen are not allowed to land them, the only option is to throw them overboard. The vast majority of these discarded fish will die.
Because discards are not monitored, it is difficult to know exactly how many fish are being thrown away. The EU estimates that in the North Sea, discards are between 40% and 60% of the total catch. Many of these fish are species that have fallen out of fashion: we can help to prevent their discard just by rediscovering our taste for them.
Others are prime cod, haddock, plaice and other popular food species that are “over-quota”. The quota system is intended to protect fish stocks by setting limits on how many fish of a certain species should be caught.

Fishermen are not allowed to land any over-quota fish; if they accidentally catch them – which they can’t help but do - there is no choice but to throw them overboard before they reach the docks.

Please Sign up to the campaign on the FISHFIGHT.net sign up page. You will be writing directly to policy makers in Europe to let them know that the unnecessary and unethical discarding of perfectly good fish must stop. We can make a difference. If enough people sign up to the campaign, they have to listen to us. They aim to get 250,000 signatures by summer 2011.

Christmas & New Year Office Party Catering

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:33:22 PST

Office party...celebration drinks...end of year gathering with friends and colleagues?

Need Catering, but looking for inspiration without blowing the budget?

Why not give us a call on 01707 331751 and discuss your requirements for Christmas fair foods that can be created around your specific tastes!

CHRISTMAS BUFFETS

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:45:36 PST

Everyone at eatlunch would like to wish all of our amazing Customers and suppliers a very Merry Christmas and a successful 2011.

We can deliver your office Christmas buffets right up to the Christmas Eve.

Please order as soon as you can, but ensure that we have received your order before 5pm on Wednesday 22nd December to ensure that our kitchen's have all the necessary fresh ingredients to prepare your favorite buffet items.

We will then be closed until TUESDAY 4th January 2011 - when we will be delivering as normal.

PLEASE NOTE: All orders for Tuesday 4th January MUST be made using our ONLINE ORDERING SYSTEM before 5pm on Monday 3rd January.

CHEF'S SPECIAL

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 04:29:13 PST

Enjoy an introductory buffet at a special price consisting of:-

An assortment of bite size cakes.

Two ‘chefs choice’ finger food items

Packet of crisps

Uncut Fruit

Round of sandwiches per person

Enjoyed at your workplace - delivered fresh!

Free delivery paper plates and napkins with this buffet

Minimum 4 people per order please.

ONLY £5.95 Per Head

(introductory offer only - 1 per Customer)

Focused on growth of core business

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:15:17 PST

IMPORTANT 2010 UPDATES
2009 was a good year for eatlunch and Kingfisher Caterers with yet another 12 months of steady growth in both of the catering sectors that we trade in (corporate lunchtime catering & private events catering such as weddings). So much so, that as a management team, we have had to ask ourselves some big questions about the future development of our business and how we protect and build on our successes. Standing still is never an option for a business that continually strives to deliver better products and improved services and with this theme at the centre of our planning, we have made a number of exciting changes to underpin our ability to continue to grow and continue to deliver catering innovation and value!

These IMPORTANT CHANGES are summarised below:  
CHANGE 1 - Sale of Kingfisher Caterers Weddings & Events brand to Chef: Dan Kempson: 
We’re thrilled to announce that Dan and his wife Rebecca have purchased our PRIVATE CATERING  order book and all the marketing vehicles such as the website and venue locator service.  Dan is an extremely talented chef and has been instrumental in our growth over the past 5 years. It is so pleasing to have reached an agreement with Dan and Rebecca that not only enables Dan  to continue to develop his skills within the sector that he loves, but which also means that we are able to let go of this part of the business with complete confidence that it is in safe hands.

CHANGE 2 - Business name change to support the sale of our private catering brand and to underpin growth:
Although Dan and Rebecca have not purchased the Limited Company ‘Kingfisher Caterers Ltd.’, we felt that to minimise customer confusion with two Kingfisher brands in the region, we would re-name our business. This has now been completed with Companies House and you will notice that all future invoices will come from ‘Eatpure Ltd.’
eatlunch.co.uk is still alive and well and is even more at the centre of our business than ever before, but with a growing number of our services being ventures which ADD to our lunchtime catering service (café and vending services etc), we felt that is was important that our Company name refl ected the ability to do what we do best - at whatever time of day you want to eat!

For more information on on-site café or vending solutions - give Ian a call.

CHANGE 3 - We’re recruiting to underpin our growth plans within our core sector:
With Dan now focussing on his new business, we have begun a rigorous recruitment drive to fill his shoes. Also, our recent growth has demanded that we also look to add to our kitchen team. The appointment of a new Chef is always a vital appointment within any professional kitchen and is always worthy of an extra level of detail and scrutiny. Until we find the right person Pam has gone back into the kitchens to do what she did brilliantly for many years and with the fantastic support of Serena and Sigita and our new kitchen team member Nicky Mowll, quality buffets are still fl ying out of the kitchens.

It is also great to welcome back to the business, Peter Farquhar as our General Manager. Peter has rejoined eatlunch after several years away, growing his catering industry knowledge within businesses on his amazing trek around the globe. Peter is responsible for all the day-to-day operations on-site and is also ensuring that our Health & Safety and HACCP procedures are correct and proactive.

Ordering lunch on eatlunch.co.uk is NOW EVEN EASIER

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:20:06 PST

Providing lots of choice is what our Customers demand, but choice has always meant that our order forms could look a little daunting at fi rst glance. WELL NOT ANY MORE...

As part of our new computerised Kitchen Information System (KiS), we have designed a bespoke and very easy to use website interface which, as it says on screen, is as simple to use as: 1, 2, 3.

1. Pick what you want to eat from one of our 6 core menu categories.
2. Tell us ‘who’, ‘where’ and ‘when’ you want your food.
3. Press ‘SEND’ to place your order.
IT’S REALLY THAT SIMPLE!
Our menus have changed a little, mainly to make them even simpler to choose from and to
highlight some of the healthier eatpure options, which lots of you told us that you found difficult to find in last years presentation. You also said that you loved the simple to use, desktop menu - so we’ve updated that too. Call us on 01707 323208 for your FREE DESKTALKER MENU.

eatlunch.co.uk launches message in a bottle campaign

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:25:19 PST

Say no to plastic bottles

The health of our Customers, staff and also our environment has always been at the centre of everything that we do, and we have become increasingly concerned by the amount of plastic packaging that our society disposes of.
One way we feel that we can have a positive impact on this global problem, is to offer our regular Customers the option of ordering stylish, reusable glass bottles instead of plastic bottles of water.
We also hope to add some lovely cordials to our range soon - so if you want your buffet to look even better on your boardroom table AND also do a bit more for our environment, then join our
Message in a Bottle Campaign. Call Ian or Peter on 01707 323208 for more information.

eatlunch raises funds for enhance herts

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:29:13 PST

With the support of Customers of the Eatlunch Cafe and our Christmas top-up, we were pleased to present a cheque for £150 to Becca Cheesman from Enhance herts for the cardiology unit at Lister Hospital (picture shows Eatlunch Cafe Manager Karen Downs presenting the cheque).
Enhance herts, raises money to help hospitals in East and North Hertfordshire to provide the added extras that makes a visit to hospital more comfortable and less stressful, such as: State-of-the-art equipment, better surroundings and new research at Hertford County hospital, Lister hospital, Mount Vernon cancer centre including the Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre and the QEII hospital.

If you would like to add to our donation or offer any kind of help, please contact their fundraising team:
By telephone 01438 781 682
By email info@enhanceherts.org
By visiting the Enhance herts website

Eatlunch opens cafe in Stevenage

noreply@blogger.com (eatpure Ltd.) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:32:10 PST

Eatlunch has opened the doors on its first cafe project at the impressive new Stevenage Business & Technology Centre (btc).

The btc is run by Wenta and has just benefited from a £7 million extension that was funded by Stevenage Borough Council, the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) and the Local Government Communities Fund. The centre is located on Gunnels Wood Road and provides a great space as well as support services to help start-up companies, as well as a superb meeting and conference facility for any other local business.

At the centre of the new extension is the eatlunch cafe, which provides a convenient space (in-door and out-door courtyard) to meet with colleagues, customers and suppliers, whilst enjoying a cappuccino and a panini, or a convenient way to grab a quick snack from our chillers or vending machine.

For more information on booking a meeting room of conference suite or to enquire about becoming a tenant, contact btc on 0845 0780700 or e-mail info@btcstevenage.co.uk

We hope to see you for a coffee soon.