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.
