Social Responsibilities
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Community
We firmly believe that in addition to being as environmentally sustainable as possible, it’s our duty to play an active and positive part in our local community.
We have partnered with our most local primary school and are working with the teachers and pupils on an ongoing basis, to help them understand where their food comes from, how to grow it and to connect an inner-city school with the food chain that is in concrete covered London an alien idea to many. We have donated a Greenhouse to them and over time hope that we will be able, with the children, grow a large portion of our homemade condiment ingredients and garnishes.​​
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​​Social Impact
For our petit fours, we have set up an initiative with a registered charity called Care Trade. The charity teaches adults with severe autism in a professional kitchen environment, enabling them to develop skills and confidence to take on roles in the hospitality trade. All revenue from the petit fours goes directly to Care trade. ​​
Green
Where possible, for our events, we buy directly from growers and farmers and in a very limited (but very fulfilling) way, attempt to grow our own. Our main vegetable supplier Smith & Brock are a family owned and run business who promote the use of UK products from local farms and growers, whilst also being considerate on their packaging and only using biodegradable and recyclable materials. Smith & Brock places high value on empowering their team to grow, develop and flourish.
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Fish
We chose Flying Fish Seafoods as our sustainable seafood supplier as they adhere to the strictest guidelines, promote responsible fishing practices and ensure that each catch is not only fresh and delicious but respectful of marine biodiversity.
Flying Fish Seafoods sources their seafood from reputable suppliers, seafood markets and fishermen with the highest welfare standards. Through transparent sourcing and traceability measures, they forge a vital link between the plate and the sea. The health of our oceans is increasingly imperilled, so sustainable fish suppliers are vital in championing a future where seafood delights coexist harmoniously with thriving marine ecosystems.
Meat
To ensure an exquisite and thought-through taste in every dish, we carefully selected our meat producer, Taste Tradition, as they are champions in regenerative agriculture.
They honour natural systems and farms in a way that increases biodiversity and regenerates the land, positively impacting the British countryside.
Led by the Ashbridge family, who have farmed in Cold Kirby for three generations, they place value on animal welfare, traditional farming methods and high-quality, beautiful-tasting produce.
To satisfy their customer's need for good provenance and quality, they have also invested in their own butchery, allowing them to control the process, from rearing their animals all the way through to delivering the perfect product to their customers.
Sparkling
When it comes to bubbles, we want to ensure we give our clients only the best at their event. Partnering with award-winning English winery, Sugrue South Downs, we proudly serve as their exclusive event catering partner and like us, they select their partners with care.
Sugrue South Downs is an independent, artisan winemaker practising sustainable viticulture and pushing the boundaries of English wine.
Pursuing with pride and determination, we love the story behind the winery:
In the early 2000s, Father McMahon came to winemaker Dermot Sugrue and asked him to plant a vineyard in West Sussex to make wine for the priests.
The first grapes were so successful all the birds ate them, ending hopes for a 2008 vintage. All their dreams, it seemed, at that point at least, were, quite literally, away with the birds. ‘That’s the trouble with dreams’, demurred Father McMahon, but undeterred, and seeing the great potential to make a single vineyard wine, Dermot pressed on…