BEST CATERING TEAM
Silver : Venues by CH & CO
Venues by CH & CO and eve work in partnership to deliver food , service , and sales and marketing expertise to its portfolio of London venues . Venues by CH & CO is its client-facing operation , delivering food service into its venues , supported by eve , its full-service event sales platform , and central team .
“ Our top priority continues to be reassuring our bookers and venue clients of their safety , whilst maintaining the highest service standards and quality of fresh British produce from our range of local suppliers and our London Larder ,” says the team .
Gold : Bovingdons Catering
“ Bovingdons Catering was founded in 1987 from a love of good food with a small team of passionate people at a kitchen table in Victoria . A vision of not just creating delicious , simple food , but of giving London something that was a real experience ,” says the team .
Bovingdons Catering delivers over 300 events a year and runs seven cafes , ranging from small grab-and-go kiosks to full-service restaurants .
During the first lockdown , Bovingdons partnered with Mealforce charity and Marshall Wace to cook and distribute over 200,000 meals to staff at St Barts Hospital Trust . Bovingdons also transformed one of its venues , Nonsuch Mansion , into a vaccination hub during the pandemic .
Nominees in this category
• Satkeer Catering ( pictured )
• Smart Group
Searcys at the Gherkin
The ability to handle challenging situations and adapt its practices to the pandemic in 2020 / 21 was a key hurdle which Searcys at the Gherkin have overcome this year , according to the team .
“ A high level of systematic organisation , agility and proactivity was key when it came to operating across the top three floors ,” says the team . Since the introduction of this roadmap , it has led to a boost in bookings , with Searcys event enquiries up 70 % from March 2021 .
“ It ’ s been very challenging due to all the lockdowns and Covid-19 restrictions , but I ’ ve been overwhelmed by the willingness of the team to chip in and get the venue afloat again . We are constantly evolving the business , and the support from the Searcys team has been simply fantastic ,” says John Short , general manager , Searcys at the Gherkin .