Strong Flavours Catering

25/08/2024

Serving over 500 crew and volunteers breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a week has been a big task. As dietary requirements become more diverse, crafting dishes that cater to everyone has become increasingly challenging. But with a dedicated team and a lot of creativity, we've managed to keep everyone well-fed and happy. 🍽️💪 "

06/05/2024

Summer season kickoff with a last-minute BBQ booking . It was a pleasure to cater a retirement evening for a Brighton FC backroom member, who was clearly a popular guy with most of the first team in attendance!

Looking for a caterer in the South East, even last minute? Reach out to us at [email protected]."

07/02/2024

Such a blast working at Dolby in Soho Square these past few days alongside our talented friends at &

07/02/2024

We can't wait for our Strong Flavours Raceday on the 12th February! 🏇 Strong Flavours Catering bring culinary excellence as our official catering partner, elevating the dining experience for racegoers 🍽️
Like us, they are dedicated to supporting local businesses and practising sustainability - from the paddock to your plate 🥦🐄
Why not explore our hospitality options for the 12th, and experience it for yourself!
https://bit.ly/strongflavoursraceday

11/01/2024

Elevate your client meetings—think outside the box! 🏇 Treat them to a day at the races with a perfect view from our restaurant overlooking the parade ring and finishing line. A unique alternative to standard meetings. Join us for the upcoming races on Tuesday, 16th, and 29th Jan. 🍽️

09/11/2023

Looking for bar staff @ Plumpton Racecourse - we race every other Monday https://www.plumptonracecourse.co.uk/racing/fixtures/
Rates 12p/h hours 9.30 - 17.30. DM for details.

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View all Plumpton Racecourse fixtures for the 2023 / 2024 season. We race 17 times a year between September and May each year.

02/11/2023

It's never too early to think about summer as we look ahead to our 2024 diary. Event production companies, your backstage crew's fuel is our top priority! 🎶 Get in touch now for the most favorable rates!

11/10/2023

Searching for a caterer for your upcoming corporate Christmas events? We have availability throughout November with limited December dates.
📆 Get in touch with us for a tailored quote. We'd love to be a part of your holiday celebrations.

29/09/2023

A peek into what's on this years menus .........We recently held an afternoon tasting and photoshoot where Food Director Graham Strong shared his ideas and vision for this year's menus at the course. Thanks to for the shots 📸

15/09/2023

Enhance your corporate events with bowl food. Discover starter-sized portions that complement canapés or stand alone. Perfect for networking, conferences, and parties!

05/09/2023

Savoring the sun-kissed days with summer platters & salads! 🍽️ Fresh seafood, bubbly champagne, and delicious cured meats – the perfect recipe for a blissful summer afternoon! 

05/07/2023

And the beat goes on
still moving strong on and on....
Another week of crew catering this time at for

27/06/2023

This weekend, we had the honour of catering for over 300 esteemed guests at the serving delectable delights in the hospitality boxes as well as managing the ringside terrace bar.  

Sussex welcomed us with glorious sunshine throughout the 4-day event, creating the perfect backdrop for an extraordinary affair. As the sound of horse resonated and champagne was sipped, we ensured that every taste bud was tantalized from the moment the guest step food into their box, with a welcome platter on arrival a vibrant and filling 2 course buffet lunch followed by scrumptious afternoon tea meticulously crafted to please even the most discerning food enthusiast. 

With a passion for exceptional food and impeccable service, we are excited to embark on this journey and we are already looking forward to the next meeting in July. Check out our story highlights for a glimpse of the Al Shira'aa Derby Meeting extravaganza.  

 

14/02/2023

Thanks to all that came to our race day and a special thank you to those that supported and sponsored. see you all next year.

12/09/2022

Day 2 of an extraordinary 5 days of catering. Street stalls and bowls. 5 individual designed stalls and menus serving fish & chips , sushi, steamed bao buns, curry and burgers.
Looking for a catering option for this years ? Food stalls are an interactive way for guest to mingle around the room & taste a range of food at the own pace.

07/09/2022

Day 1 / 5 of multiple back to back events. The next 5 days financially will be as strong as the whole of August, as we see events well and truly roar back from a summer break. We start this evening off with birthday celebration of canapes & drinks!

03/09/2022

Any decent chefs out there?!!? Looking for freelance and casual staff for September and beyond - Crawley based kitchen 8am-4pm shifts with some evenings as required. Good rates of pay depending on expirence and attitude. Please DM for details or email [email protected]

01/09/2022

Any bar or restaurant supervisors in or surrounding areas looking to pick up some extra shifts? Plumpton Racecourse race 17 times a year https://lnkd.in/gyJysxBB with shift times generally 10am - 18pm.

Rates of pay starting from 12.50 p/h please get in touch [email protected] or drop us a message on 07900783672

10/03/2022

From working with venues that have different facilities, we know that exceptional preparation is fundamental, as contract caterers. This is why we keep the strengths and limitations of venues and kitchens in mind, so that we can continue to impress clients.

07/03/2022

Not only are we able to, but we thrive in designing bespoke menus, for whatever location. Whether it's for fine dining or crew catering, we will remain champions of bridging the gap between style and substance.

03/03/2022

Local and seasonal food is at the heart of everything we do, paired with taste and presentation. We also know that adaptability and flexibility is key, to the successful delivery of our delectable meals.

Dish: Dukesmoore beef loin, braised beef shin ragu, smoky sweet potato and Maris piper dauphinoise, green beans, baby carrots

23/02/2022

Through the means of mutually beneficial supply and marketing relationships, we are always looking to integrate local suppliers with our clients and venues that we work with. One example includes our partnership with a local artisan distiller, and all round spirit extraordinaire, Slake Spirits.

Enlisting their expertise, we collaboratively launched Paddock Gin, exclusive to our client Plumpton Races and expertly distilled by our partners over at Slake. Our Paddock Gin is a winning spirit infused with sweet vernal grass, foraged in Sussex, to carry through the aroma of a Sussex paddock, ticking all of the personal boxes for our clients and playing to the strengths of our supplier alike.

We continually strive to enrich the racecourse with a better suited drink offering, not only through the combination of global brands and local artisan suppliers, but also through bespoke products made exclusively for our clients to share with their customers. This in turn, has amplified the relationships between client, supplier and ourselves, as well as raising customer awareness and promoting all parties involved.

At Strong Flavours we champion advantageous collaborations with suppliers and clients alike, and bridge the gap between creator and customer, always thinking outside of the box to add value beyond that of traditional catering and beverage offerings at every opportunity possible.

17/02/2022

In collaboration with Plumpton Racecourse, we have helped transform the bars to be more aesthetically pleasing and enhance the customer experience, as well as improving conditions for our bar staff to work in. In collaboration with the course, we have improved the points of sales, visual displays and general bar design, allowing for a better flow of service and a great range of drinks.

With the customer's journey in mind, we acknowledged that there is a trend, for cashless transactions incorporating more card machines and tills for the bars, which has amplified our speed of service, assisting a boost in sales. With speed of service at the forefront, we have created additional food and coffee points which in turn have provided additional revenue streams and improved our food and beverage offerings.

Modern drinking culture suggests that there is a growing interest in the benefits of consuming local produce, we took this school of thought onboard and expanded the range of local drinks offered at the bars. This helps us to maintain our sustainability pledge of sourcing suppliers who are like minded - people who care about their environmental impact. We are incredibly proud of the local drinks we present to customers, as well as using suppliers who are close in proximity, meaning that we are able to significantly reduce our carbon footprint.

16/02/2022

After a tumultuous 2021, we wanted to begin the year by well and truly blowing the cobwebs of Dry January. We hosted our Strong Flavours sponsorship day for friends of the business at Plumpton Races, before kickstarting the busy year ahead.

We are incredibly proud of our Plumpton partnership and relished the opportunity to invite our local suppliers and business connections to incorporate their products and showcase the corporate sponsorship options available at the racecourse. As our Race day gave the opportunity for sponsorship of the races, a number of our suppliers took us up on the offer: having their businesses advertised in the Plumpton Race card, featuring in the Live TV coverage on At The Races with over 2 million individual viewers per month, picking the best turned out horse, and present the trophy to the winning owners of a race on the day!

The day was also an opportunity to introduce our suppliers to each other. We know that there are so few opportunities to network and socialise in a non-sales environment so this felt like the perfect atmosphere for relaxed interaction, the business equivalent of a house party, if you will.

What is a day like that without the showcasing of a brilliant worthy cause. Our wedding brand Tie The Knot Wedding Catering teamed up with The Clock Tower Sanctuary as their charity partner for 2022.

The Clock Tower Sanctuary (CTS) is the only drop-in day centre for 16-25 year olds, who find themselves to be homeless. Based in central Brighton, it's a place where young people who have nowhere to call home, can feel safe and 'just be'. They offer a range of services including immediate care like showers and hot food along with longer-term support, such as helping to build skills and confidence in joining the workforce.

A representative from the CTS team took the time out to talk to our suppliers and partners about how they can best help the charity with their invaluable work, as well as collecting donations throughout the day. Which in turn, gained interest among our suppliers and kick started conversations about the charity:

‘Karen and I were made to feel very welcome and we thoroughly enjoyed the racing experience with you and Tie The Knot and were grateful for the chance to sample your local produce and wines! I was able to talk to many of your partners and some expressed interest in finding out more about CTS.’

In our comfort zone: a room full of people to feed, Strong Flavours provided a whole day of feasting, with canapes, bowl food, desserts and cheese boards. All paired with drinks for the day provided by our brilliant suppliers Bluebell Vineyard Estates Limited, Long Man Brewery, Slake Spirits, Ellis Wines, South Downs Cellars, LWC Drinks and Diageo . Also a special thank you to Place Settings who provided the catering equipment and furniture.

As Strong Flavours Race day was in support of The Clock Tower Sanctuary if you are able to, please feel free to donate: https://bit.ly/3rSMDWt

After having successfully ignited 2022 with an afternoon of networking and strengthening our business connections, we are enthusiastic to work with many more suppliers and partners.

01/02/2022

By curating the drinks we offer at the bars, we use a mixture of local produce and bigger recognisable brands to entice certain audiences. Through using small local businesses, we have amplified the brand appeal of our drinks. In today's society, consumers are increasingly aware of the advantages that local produce brings. On the other hand, supplying customers with bigger brands ensures they are confident in buying a drink they're used to enjoying. Targeting both sides of the market, we encourage customers to have a browse at the bar, without alienating them with an overwhelming presence of entirely local produce, or only offering mass produced beverages.

27/01/2022

Racecourse Bar Staff needed.
Starting Monday 14th Feb then each fixture as per the fixture list.
Start Time 10.30 - 18.00

https://www.plumptonracecourse.co.uk/racing/fixture-list/

11/01/2022

It's 2022 and we're enthusiastic to help you create unforgettable memories and cater for more remarkable events. As it’s time to work towards new beginnings, we’re keen on building exciting and fruitful partnerships. So, if you're looking to outsource your catering services, get in touch with us to find out what we can do to support new and existing businesses and venues.

We are specialist contract caterers with experience in corporate dinners, weddings, conferences and all manners of celebrations and events. Allow us to guide you through the process and help you to make a well-informed decision. Perhaps it is time for a change in the food service at your event or venue?

22/12/2021

We’re incredibly proud of our team that continue to serve with smiles and cook up a storm in the kitchen. A huge thank you to our brilliant team who stayed tenacious and worked for us. It’s taken a lot of hard work and perseverance to remain steadfast and keep going, as safely as possible. We hope there is more to look forward to in 2022 and that the next few months are just a spanner in the works. In the last few months we have seen the team expand, experiences gained and more events catered for than before.

The hospitality industry has taken a hit over the last 18 months, although it has been difficult to retrain and recruit our staff amidst numerous events and weddings, we have successfully bounced back to catering, with thanks to new starters gaining experience and the return of chefs cooking up hearty dishes. We are enthusiastic to welcome more proficient staff members in the new year, whether it’s operating the bar or supporting the kitchen!

We don’t want our staff to face another lockdown, we want to keep enjoying working with them and we take pride in employing our staff. After all, they’re the strength in Strong Flavours.

Merry Christmas and happy new year to all of our staff and clients alike.

16/12/2021

We'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you to those that have held Christmas parties, attended events and supported hospitality businesses over the last few weeks. Many pubs and restaurants fear a 40% or more cut in Christmas takings under Covid 'plan B' this year and after the lose of last year many will hospitality venues and firms will struggle to remain open come 2022. Please continue to support your local restaurant by ordering online, continuing with reservations or buy vouchers.