Catering is one of the most important components for throwing a successful event.
Why? Because everyone remembers the food for better or for worse. This post will tell you how catering can enhance your conference.
You’ve secured the venue and sorted all the tech aspects for your conference, now it’s time to feed your guests. Enhance the day with our Essential and Premium Packages, which have been carefully thought out for maximum productivity. All the packages contain brewed coffee & tea, juice & whole pieces of fruit, refreshments are covered. They also feature a healthy selection of fresh salads, sandwiches, wraps & sushi. Our house-made finger food appears in the Premium Package but who’s to say you cannot add some sausage rolls & arancini to your Essential Package?
There is something for all the breaks in between, including sweet treats for battling the 3pm-itis. Do you know what’s great to indulge in at this time? Our Chocolate, almond & raspberry brownies, oh, and our caramel slice too. We have cut these into perfect bite-size pieces. Yum!!
Remember, the right catering is one of the most important components for throwing a successful event.
Service Matters
Each package is designed to be delivered for all break times. However, if your guest list is reaching the 100’s we would recommend staff to facilitate. Our amazing food and beverage attendants can clean up after your guests, answer any dietary questions, and keep the coffee stations consistently topped up. We cannot have that running out at the seminar !! Our packages are built for a half-day or full-day conference and start at a minimum of 20 guests. They currently contain freshly brewed Fair-Trade Coffee & Assorted Teas. If you don’t require this, not a problem we can amend the package for you. We understand some venues already have the service provided in their package price.
We know budgets come into play when organising a conference, and things do certainly add up. So amending the Essential & Premium Conference packages can easily be done with the guidance of our Events Team. Alternatively, we can add more to the package like a post-conference networking session. It’s always great to group and brainstorm after the conference. Who doesn’t mind a refreshing beverage after a day of sharing ideas?
With any large group there is bound to be dietaries. We can assist with these requests too, as we know they can get a little tricky. Let us look after the special diets & allergies with individually labeled boxes for these guests. We also promise this food will be as equally healthy and fresh like what the other guests receive.
Make the Right Impression
When an event is catered, it leaves a lasting impression on your guests, making them feel well taken care of. Let us take care of you, so you can enjoy the time with your guests. Our Events Team is available to discuss your event further over the phone, so reach out to us at 03 9372 5865, then press 2 to discuss. Otherwise, request a quote to get the ball rolling. We look forward to hearing from you.
We have some exciting news to share with you.
The Catering Company is a finalist in the Restaurant and Catering Awards.
Award for Excellence 2022
We are very proud to be amongst so much great talent in Victoria.
Over the past two years, the whole restaurant and catering industry has been dramatically affected by the pandemic. Though, there are still challenges we are facing, it is wonderful to see a community come together to celebrate the excellence that is Melbourne!!
Congratulations to our team who tirelessly to be the best.
#cateringwithcharacter
What are the 3 main benefits of choosing TCC individual meal boxes?
The 3 main benefits of choosing TCC individual meal boxes for your next meeting are:
+ Meals can be personally customised to any dietary needs,
+ Individual boxes are hygienically safe and comply with COVID requirements your office may need, and
+ Our individual boxes range is packed with healthy and delicious delights that will have your staff actually looking forward to their meetings!
Enjoy individual meals, together!
Our individual boxes help to keep your team meeting socially distanced while allowing everyone to safely enjoy a meal together.
And whether it’s breakfast, morning tea, lunch or afternoon tea we can cater exactly to your needs.
Breakfast box 2:
Baked egg tart – Belly bacon, tomato & bocconcini or King brown mushroom, cherry tomato & bocconcini
Housemade granola w mixed berries, honey & Greek yoghurt in 100ml cup
Fresh fruit skewer
Lunch box 4:
Select a mini seasonal salad
Grilled chicken tenderloins w parsley & lemon gf
1/2 a gourmet tortilla wrap
Fresh fruit skewer
We also offer delicious pasta and tart lunch catering packs, that come with salads, dinner roll and cutlery.
Workers are slowly but surely coming back into the office. So make your next catered office meeting easy, safe and delicious with our individual boxes.
Let’s get Melbourne CBD back to being the greatest city in Australia! (sorry Sydney).
Giving is good and can make us feel great! In this post we’ll tell you why businesses who give, not only contribute to the community but also contribute to their own bottom line.
Australians are great at giving!
Recent research has shown that Australians are particularly generous donors. One such study showed that up to two thirds of Aussies (majority were Millennials or Gen Y) had donated within the previous 12-month period. Whether it’s Gen X, Y, Zoomers or Boomers doing the majority of the giving, consumers do take notice of companies who donate to charitable organisations. Importantly, customers are spending more money and time with those companies showing their corporate philanthropy.
Business benefits
Whether it’s by percentage of profits or as an ongoing charitable enterprise, businesses both big and small benefit from donating in several ways.
Happier employees
Employee morale is improved when a company’s culture is seen in a good light in respect to community contribution. This can help with staff retention and, particularly during these trying times, inject some sorely needed positivity into an already struggling workforce.
Boosting marketing
Invaluable marketing connections can be made when a business aligns with a charitable partner’s own marketing team. The goodwill attached to donations not only shows the business contribution in the eyes of the community but also within business circles. This can create a positive flow-on effect and favourable brand association.
Tax deductions
This is the bonus for doing good and Paying It Forward. It’s also the simplest reason for philanthropy and should naturally be a part of any business’s accounting practices. In the challenging year ahead taxes and deductions may also play an important part in improving your balance sheet.
Benefiting the community
Corporate and business donations improve social outcomes for local communities. These may be especially relevant in 2020 considering Australia’s misfortunes so far this year. Giving back by way of charity creates real change. That in itself is a great bottom line to add to any website’s About Us page.
Give a little, say a lot!
Slack, one of the world’s largest instant messaging services, are currently donating weekly lunches via The Catering Company to local charities as a part of their corporate pledge initiative. This has provided greatly needed support for struggling communities in and around Melbourne and Victoria. Now that’s a great message!
The Bottom Line
Charitable donations have, arguably, never been more relevant for our community than right now.
If your business would like to contribute to a local charity via The Catering Company or if you normally volunteer with a charity but can’t because physical engagement is not allowed, engage with us instead. We can partner with you and create a food program for a community organisation or group and help you give back for good today. Read more.
Sources:
https://www.philanthropy.org.au/tools-resources/philanthropy-and-covid-19/
https://www.fpmagazine.com.au/gen-y-the-most-generous-donors-in-australia-365790/
TCC are reinventing how we cater to fit the new normal that is COVID-19.
New world order
Caterers need to adapt how we offer food and beverages to suit the new restrictions we are all living under. Rules are changing rapidly and TCC are commited to keep up with what’s needed to keep feeding our hungry customers!
July 15th would have marked the lifting of restrictions where gatherings of 100 could take place. Everyone was so excited to have larger gatherings in public spaces. That is, until Victoria’s second wave hit, dumping on everyone’s plans like a frothy breaker at Bell’s Beach!
The lockdown 2.0 is due to end August 20th. However, with the possibility of Dan Andrews implementing Stage 4 restrictions, it’s anyone’s guess if this date will hold.
COVID-19 has hit the food and beverage industries hard. As a result we’ve needed to adapt. Events will look and work differently in the future and that means thinking outside the box. Luckily, that’s something The Catering Company loves to do!
Adapted offerings
For our corporate clients, we’re offering Individual Packs covering breakfast, morning tea and lunch! These are great for social distancing and keeping everyone’s meal separate and COVID-19 “compliant”.
We’re here for you!
To our clients who’d planned weddings, engagements, birthdays and larger corporate functions, we understand your frustration. But please know, The Catering Company events team is still here if you’d like to discuss catering an upcoming party!
So, if you’re planning a function post-second wave, have any out-of-the-box ideas or simply want to discuss how we can adapt to your catering needs, get in touch!
We’re all ears, keen on big ideas and ready to reinvent your event!
2020 !!! What will you bring in the coming months?
What a year it has been, and it’s only June. We are open, we have been open this whole time but are looking forward to this next half of the year. What will it bring? What will catering, events and functions look like in this near future? We have been quite proactive in these last few months creating individual packs for office and function catering. All ready to practice those social distancing skills we all have now. We have also developed a COVID-19 safety management plan, following the Victorian Government guidelines.
Here at The Catering Company we work under the Melbourne City Council food safety plan. This includes all food safety compliances, 20 seconds hand washing and sanitising. Along with these compliances we have implemented additional precautions to assist you in managing your COVID-19 risks. All these precautions make it safe in our workplace, for us to be able to deliver you food to your workplace, safely.
If you a require a copy of this document, please contact us and we will send it through for your referral.
In other exciting news…
The Victorian Government is lifting restrictions on the 15th of July, which means gatherings of 100 people are allowed. We are all itching to get back into your celebrations. If you have a birthday, engagement, wedding and or any post COVID-19 party you wish to plan, contact us! Either head to the request a quote button on our website or call our office to speak with Jenna, Nat and or Ren our events planners to discuss your party. Us ladies love talking about food and we are quite fond of a big party, or small and intimate. We love both.
Lastly …
Thank you for all the support you have given in the last few months. We are eager and curious as we enter this phase and the new kind of normal. Safety first, of course.
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We really miss you all and deeply understand the changes everyone is going through in these unprecedented times. As much as we wish for things to go back to normal, we wish for a new kind of normal. A normal where life is a bit more balanced and the vulnerable are our first priority.
Whilst business has not been as usual for us, we have been busy creativly, adapting our menus ready for the new kind of “normal.”
We have been developed our breakfast, lunch, morning and afternoon tea menus. Adapting them for social distancing in the office.
We hope that in due time there will be a full team back to work, and we understand all the protocols needed to take during this time to keep the workplace and workers safe.
Click here to see how we have adapted our corporate menu. The Catering Company can still cater for any dietaries your guests may have, just let us know.
Until then, we look forwrad to hearing from you.
The Catering company has still been operating through the madness that is COVID19 but only just with very minimal orders. It is a strange time and we are continually adapting to government protocols. Most of all we miss our clients and team who keep us busy and entertained throughout the days.
Just recently we’ve heard from one of our regular clients Slack. We miss catering their custom breakys and lunch! Slack is all about bringing communication and people together, that’s why we love them so much. The Slack team is all working from home, so instead of their usual catering, Michelle has suggested we donate their lunch to a charity. This week they have chosen SecondBite who were more than happy to receive Beef Bourguignon and Malaysian chickpea curry with rice. We are more than confident SecondBite will get this delicious food to a local charity who is in desperate need.
This opportunity has lifted our spirit and it is so wonderful to be able to connect with the community through food, as this is what we do best. We are looking forward to seeing which charity Slack choose next week. Check out our Instagram feed for updates.
If your corporate office usually volunteers with a charity but can’t because physical community engagement is not allowed, engage with us. We can partner with you and create a food program for the disadvantaged.
The new year brings fresh challenges and lofty goals for The Catering Company. We’re firing up our laser focus and looking to expand on the great success we had in 2019.
Here’s three reasons to make The Catering Company your new caterer for 2020!
In 2020, TCC will be working hard:
Expanding and refining our amazing Event packages!
Improving our sustainability and green footprint
Enhancing our delicious menus! (as always)
TCC Events team
Last year we hired some new events staff to expand and develop our corporate and social events packages. In 2020, we’re going even bigger as we expand on 2019’s great results and aim to deliver catering to thousands more clients at corporate seminars, product launches, business conferences and more.
Weddings, Parties, Anything!
TCC are well known for saying yes to lots of “extra mile” requests! That’s because our aim is to make your event the best it can be. In 2019 we ventured into weddings which saw wonderful results for some happy newlyweds. This year we’ll be looking to further refine our unique and modern take on the happiest day ever!
TCC Sustainability
Last year we further minimised our environmental impact by introducing the use of Bioboxes for our catering. As a result, we’ve reduced our reliance on plastic platters by up to 80%!
We’ve also switched to using Biogone (a cling film, which is 100% biodegradable in a landfill). In 2019 we also installed 180 solar panels at our commercial kitchen warehouse in Kensington, making TCC over 40% solar-powered (only 60% to go!).
Exciting new menus
Lastly, we’ll be ramping up our menu offerings with a brand new Boardroom Providore package for executive catering. We’ll be continuing our popular Casalingas (Italian buffets) and BBQs though the summer as well as our fabulous Grazing Tables. Learn more about our BBQ catering options here.
We’ll also be launching a new menu for Autumn/Winter with the freshest seasonal produce and offerings in town… putting a proverbial cherry on top of many an amazing celebration!
So make the switch and check out our website. Or contact our Bookings team for a sample pack and make 2020 a year of tasty delights!
This year at The Catering Company we have put together all your festive season favourites into one easy to read brochure – ready to get that tick of approval from the boss!
If you’re looking for something traditional with a modern twist – our Chritsmas buffet is the perfect choice. Simply choose from our selection of festive season mains, sides and salads especially curated for hearty silly season joy!
Here’s a taste…
Merry Mains!
Delicious turkey roulade stuffed with apricots and hazelnuts. Renzo’s famous Porchetta with pickled fig and apple sauce! (this TCC classic is a must for any X-mas party!). Char-grilled beef rump with mushroom jus and a balsamic glazed Salmon served with braised leeks and heirloom tomato.
Sensational sides!
Scrumptious roasted pumpkin with garlic, honey and feta. Creamy roasted chat potatoes with garlic and charcoal salt. Summer spiced vegetables with grapefruit and nigella and lastly, steamed green beans with citrus and seeds.
Summertime salads!
Choose from a selection of fresh and vibrant salads Charred broccoli and orange, Corn quinoa and lime, Caprese salad of tomato, buffalo mozzarella, basil, and balsamic reduction and many more!
Silly season sweets.
Christmas comes but once a year- so you gotta have some dessert! (we can deal with it in the new year- 😉
Pudding, Pav and Panettone!
How about a traditional christmas pudding with custard? Or a fresh Aussie Pav (let the debates begin!) with raspberry gel, berries and white chocolate. A classic black forest trifle? Or a delicious salted caramel cheesecakes on a gingerbread crust!
Jingle Sweets platter – Perfect for sharing around the office.
Our pastry chef Tracey loves Christmas even more than we do. She has created one of the best Christmas sweets platters ever!
She’ll be baking adorable little florentines, spicy-sweet ginger breads, classic fruit mince pies, buttery christmas tree shortbread and more (p.s. the chocolate torrone is to die for…).
Aussie Christmas means Summer BBQ!
We have put together some BBQ catering favourites for those outdoor festivities to take place.
The Aussie BBQ
Beef burgers, sizzling sausages, sweet potato falafel, salads, breads and all the trimmings. Vegan sausages are available too!
Hotter than Texas BBQ
Same as the Aussie BBQ but also comes with Lamb and rosemary sausages, Texan smoked buffalo wings, BBQ pork ribs and grilled corn with chipotle mayo! Plus our fresh salads, breads and all the condiments. You also get our signature pavlova with summer berries and cream!
Need more? Just check out our BBQ extras.
Picnic boxes
Too busy in the silly season? Our handy Jingle Rolls Picnic Box makes life easier for you and your team and still brings the christmas joy for everyone!
