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Creating world class food and beverage solutions for external and internal clients CGC is a long-established caterer with a distinctive British identity.

With decades of experience we have built a reputation for great food, attentive service and craftsmanship. You can expect nothing less with us having been in the business over 100 years. We operate at venues of all sizes and have exclusivity at prominent sporting, entertainment and cultural locations across the UK. We cater exclusively at eight racecourses, including the world famous York Racecour

se, provide matchday and non-matchday catering for five northern sporting stadiums, as well as cafe and event catering at ten heritage locations, including Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate and The Hepworth, Wakefield. At the core of our business is our dedicated team. Highly skilled, experienced and with a passion to learn and experiment, we source like-minded people and nurture talent across the group, eager to learn and always hungry to do more.

14/11/2024

We're currently hiring for some exciting roles at CGC!
🍻Bar Manager - Nottingham Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall
Do you have the ability to lead a team? Develop and implement bar service? Deliver bar, wine and cocktail services for Yarn and events? Order drink and food from suppliers for the venue?

🤝Hospitality Sales Executive - University of Wolverhampton at the Halls -Conference & Events
Are you a self-starter motivated by delivering exceptional customer service? Can you prospect by networking, calling, emailing and responding to incoming enquiries together with converting event bookings?

Do either of these roles sound like a good fit for you?
Apply now or check out the other vacancies we're currently hiring for:
https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/careers/permanent-vacancies/

12/11/2024

Christmas Party season is fast approaching and our parties are starting to fill up.🎄
You don't want FOMO this festive season!

With limited availability at our party nights at Beverley Racecourse, Pontefract Racecourse and festive afternoon tea at The Sun Pavilion, Harrogate, don't miss out.

Contact the team on 0113 287 6387 to book your place now📞

06/11/2024

What a 2024 season at York Races!🏇

We're honored to have played such a huge part in making this season a success.

A key highlight for our team was when Her Majesty The Queen Camilla opened the new Bustardthorphe Development which now hosts improved Theakston and Guinness bars as well a 'fast-serve bar', fish and chip shop and cocktail and Pimm's bar!

We can't wait to see what 2025 has in store for us🏇

Find out more about our hospitality at the races here: https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/services/hospitality-dining/

04/11/2024

We were fully in an October state of mind with some incredible events!

🏇We said farewell to racing at York Races for the 2024 season, we've had some incredible racing days at York this year and we can't wait for the next season!

🥂We said hello to our winter racecourse; Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre with our Head of Business Development and Sales Executive hosting a networking day with some fabulous clients.

🩷 We spent the night in the 'Ton' at the Yorkshire Event Centre with Asda's Tickled Pink Ball! We love catering for this large event and ensuring exceptional service for our clients.

🍭The Yorkshire Event Centre transformed into a magical place of fun with an indoor fun fair during half term. A great place for children to run around and burn off some energy, with our fantastic team catering for all of the fun.

⚽We ended the month on a high with celebrating the 50 and 40 years of Glory at York City FC and York Stadium Management Company! With some delicious food, we love catering for these events and delivering amazing service.

Find out more about our team here:
https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/

31/10/2024

We're feeling spooky today👻

There's no tricks at CGC, just treats... including our Christmas parties across multiple venues.

Speak to the team today to find out more:
https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/contact-us/

30/10/2024

This Christmas, Pontefract Racecourse is hosting a Christmas Party!

With multiple dates available throughout December, why not book on for a three-course meal including a gourmet dessert table, dj and dancing💃

For just £45.95 per person, speak to the team today to enquire!🎄

Find out more by visiting Pontefract's website now https://www.pontefract-races.co.uk/dinners-meetings-events/ or call the team on 0113 287 6387📞

28/10/2024

York Races has built up a first class reputation in the hospitality field as a venue for business events, conferences and weddings.💍

Whatever the occasion, whether it be a naming ceremony, wedding gathering, funeral remembrance, family dinner or celebration of life, York Racecourse are committed to providing first class hospitality and service for any event.

We're proud to work with the team at York and create lasting memories for their guests!

Find out more about York Racecourse today:
https://www.conferenceandeventsyork.co.uk/conference-events.html

23/10/2024

The Sun Pavilion, Harrogate is a quintessential Harrogate venue for all occasions!💍

The Sun Pavilion promises a beautiful and unique backdrop for a range of events.
As the sole supplier for The Sun Pavilion, our team are on hand to help you plan your event and support you every step of the way.

Don't forget this Christmas, The Sun Pavilion are hosting two festive afternoon teas and private Christmas parties!🎄

Find out more about The Sun Pavilion on their website: https://www.sunpavilion.co.uk/

21/10/2024

Are you ready to Sparkle?
We are!🌟

This Christmas Beverley Racecourse are presenting a series of Sparkle Nights.
A perfect Christmas party night out, whether it's your works do, a club Christmas outing, or you just want an excuse to party with friends and family, there is a Sparkle Night for you.

Speak to the team today to book your place💃

https://beverley-racecourse.co.uk/christmas-parties-2024/

20/10/2024

Happy International Chefs Day to our wonderful team of Chefs!👨‍🍳

From feeding race goers at multiple racecourses, to delicious menus at weddings to culinary experiences at large events, our chefs create lasting experiences for all.

We wouldn't be us without our chefs, thank you for everything you do!💗

16/10/2024

Are you feeling the festive spirit?🎄
Do you like afternoon tea?🍰

Our incredible team over at The Sun Pavilion, Harrogate are hosting two festive afternoon teas in December with delicious festive afternoon tea with a selection of sandwiches, hot items and miniature cakes.

Perfect for all couples to revisit your wedding venue, or grab your bridal party to show off your venue ahead of your wedding!

Find out more on The Sun Pavilion website:
https://www.sunpavilion.co.uk/christmas

14/10/2024

Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre offers the perfect venue for formal banqueting events, wedding receptions and many other celebratory special occasions.

As the dedicated caterers for Wetherby, we use our innovative and delicious menus to offer a fantastic selection of dishes and wines.

Find out more about our services:
https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/services/hospitality-dining/

09/10/2024

It's only 11 weeks until Christmas and we are officially in our Christmas era🎄

Some of our incredible venues are hosting christmas parties, so why not read on to find out more.

💃 York Races:
Choose from three options at York Racecourse
Band Party
Disco Party
Private Parties
With prices starting from £51.50, speak to the team today to find out more.

❄The Sun Pavilion, Harrogate:
Enjoy a delicious festive afternoon with your bridal party, for just £28 per person, start the festive activities early.
Round up the work lot for a private Christmas party, full of laughter and good food, for just £49.95 party the night away.

🌟Beverley Racecourse:
Beverley are bringing the sparkle nights back this Christmas, dance right through to 1am with all of the favourites from Wham to Mariah Carey!

🎄Pontefract Racecourse:
A festive three-course meal including a gourmet dessert table. Dance the night away with Christmas tunes all night long, for just £45.95, why not book now?

All of our Christmas events are fantastic, which one takes your fancy?🎉

Find out more about our hospitality and dining here:
https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/services/hospitality-dining/

07/10/2024

Located in the heart of Nottingham's vibrant city centre, the Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall auditorium is an accesible central location to hold your event to accommodate up to 2,2200 people.

As the in-house partners for the Royal Concert Hall, we are pleased to deliver catering packages that can be tailored to suit your specific needs and budget.🍴

Find out more about how we can help with your conference needs:
https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/services/conference-events/

04/10/2024

Thirsk Racecourse Ltd (Official) is renowned for its beautifully maintained paddock and idyllic country charm, yet it is a thoroughly modern venue.

A warm welcome awaits you at Thirsk Racecourse.
The historic and beautifully furnished rooms give you a stunning backdrop and atmosphere for your private party.

As the catering partner for Thirsk, we will create an outstanding menu to compliment your occasion.
Our devoted and efficient staff can help you wih any event, from an intimate private dinner or meeting, to a roaring party for three hundred guests.

Find out more about CGC on our website; https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/

02/10/2024

Congratulations to our York Racecourse Hospitality team on completing the 10k York Shine Night Walk for Cancer Research UK ✨💫🌙

Raising the most amount both for an individual and as a team.

02/10/2024

Wake me up when September ends, we're glad we were awake for September because wow!

Our team have been extremely busy in the first 'ber month of the year, and we couldn't be prouder of how incredible it was.

🚎Starting off with the Great Caravan, Motorhome and Holiday Home Show at the Yorkshire Event Centre.
We saw many guests enjoy our cafe and food vans, whilst the teams enjoyed our stall deliveries!

🏇We travelled down the A1 to Doncaster Racecourse for the Betfred St Leger Festival. We love assisting the team at Doncaster for this festival and get to showcase our incredible team.

💐Newby Hall and gardens were the incredible hosts as we created some delicious buffet food for the Autumn Flower Show.

🏇We also had some incredible race days at Thirsk Racecourse Ltd (Official) , York Races, Catterick Racecourse , Redcar Racing, Beverley Racecourse and Pontefract Racecourse.

⚽LNER also played host to 4 league football games and 1 rugby league game.

What will October bring us?👻

Find out more about we get up to on our website: https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/

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York Races 2024 Season

What a 2024 season at York Races!🏇 We're honored to have played such a huge part in making this season a success. A key highlight for our team was when Her Majesty The Queen Camilla opened the new Bustardthorphe Development which now hosts improved Theakston and Guinness bars as well a 'fast-serve bar', fish and chip shop and cocktail and Pimm's bar! We can't wait to see what 2025 has in store for us🏇 Find out more about our hospitality at the races here: https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/services/hospitality-dining/

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Pontefract Christmas Party

This Christmas, Pontefract Racecourse is hosting a Christmas Party! With multiple dates available throughout December, why not book on for a three-course meal including a gourmet dessert table, dj and dancing💃 For just £45.95 per person, speak to the team today to enquire!🎄 Find out more by visiting Pontefract's website now https://www.pontefract-races.co.uk/dinners-meetings-events/ or call the team on 0113 287 6387📞

Beverley Racecourse Sparkle Nights 2024

Are you ready to Sparkle? We are!🌟 This Christmas Beverley Racecourse are presenting a series of Sparkle Nights. A perfect Christmas party night out, whether it's your works do, a club Christmas outing, or you just want an excuse to party with friends and family, there is a Sparkle Night for you. Speak to the team today to book your place💃 https://beverley-racecourse.co.uk/christmas-parties-2024/

York Racecourse Christmas Party

With three different party nights, why not speak to the team at York Races to book your Christmas party?🎄 Band Party🎤 Enjoy a welcome drink, four-course meal with a night of dancing to live music from the Monotones followed by a disco. From just £65 per person, speak to our team to hear more about this great party. Disco Party🪩 A delicious drink on arrival, three-course meal followed by dancing the night away to a disco. With prices from £52.50 per person, why not book now? Private Parties👯 Looking for something different for your work Christmas party but want it to just be your company? York Racecourse's private parties are a great option, with a drink on arrival and a three-course meal, from £51.50 per person, speak to the team today to find out more. https://www.yorkracecourse.co.uk/christmas-parties.html

Beverley Racecourse - Christmas Sparkle Nights

Beverley Racecourse are bringing the Sparkle this Christmas🌟 Their Christmas party nights are fabulous fun with a deliciously festive three-course meal, quiz and a DJ until 1am! Why not book your party today? Works do? Club Christmas outing? Partying with friends and family? This is perfect for everyone! For just £52 per person, contact the team today!🎄 https://beverley-racecourse.co.uk/christmas-parties-2024/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFc191leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHaAvmb20YB04LG5Ts2IenHpeOiQMyY4MQMETNxgpuYhmeaJE2y9kizczvw_aem_112Y2GhwVKtJl3oYQDLh2w

$Christmas at Pontefract🎄$

Christmas at Pontefract🎄

Have you started thinking about Christmas?🎄 Before you know it, it will be time to get the decorations up and planning what delicious food to enjoy on the big day! But what about your Christmas party?🤔 Pontefract Racecourse has a great offering with multiple nights available in December and a select few in November. Enjoy an incredible three-course meal including a gourmet dessert table, DJ and dancing for just £45.95 per person. Interested? 📞Call us on 0113 287 6387 📧 or drop us an email on [email protected]

Yesterday our fabulous team were crafting some beautiful dishes for Beverley Racecourse Ladies Day!🍽️ We love the hustle and bustle of a race day, exploring all of the different kitchens and what the finished dish is, from three course dining to buffets to bowl food to afternoon tea. Everything is crafted with our values in mind🧑🏼‍🍳

Behind the scenes at Farnborough International Airshow 2024

This weekend our marketing team went down to Farnborough to see our crew in action.✈️ We got to see behind the scenes of the team completing a dry run ahead of this show being open this week, our incredible chefs whipped up some delicious food whilst our hosts ensured our clients had the best experience.🍴 All of our teams are showcasing they live for our values being creative with how they plate the food and produce lasting memories, genuine with their conversations and the food being fresh and enjoyable and curious about their surroundings and how to deliver the best service! Team CGC will be at Farnborough this week and we can't wait to hear back from the rest of the team how it goes!🧑🏻‍🍳 Interested to know more? Visit our website for our case study on last year's airshow in Paris; https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/events/

CGC Core Values: Curious

Last but certainly not least, our final value; Curious.👀 We encourage a culture of continuous improvement, which means that we are naturally curious about new trends, insights and ideas. We are naturally curious because it leads to continual improvement. We recognise that a great idea can come from every part of our business, which is why we encourage, listen to, review and activate new ideas all the time.💡 Our team are encouraged to ask questions, big or small, there are no stupid questions. Our newest idea could come from a chef, our sales team or even our HR team. We want our team to feel inspired to share these ideas and build their curiosity. Find out more about our values on our website; https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/

CGC Core Values; Genuine

We're continuing our deep-dive into our values, our second value is; Genuine✨ We look for people who are genuine in many different ways. We encourage them to be innovators, thinkers, doers, movers, shakers, challengers and boundary pushers. We are honest, down-to-earth and straight talking. We are happy to have difficult conversations if it benefits the contract, the client, our team and the guest. We believe in getting things done in a way that maintains integrity and focus. We are not just genuine about our people, we are genuine in the food we produce and the products we source. We believe our dedication is the only way to guarantee the quality and freshness our customers deserve.🍴 Find out more about our values on our website; https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/

CGC Core Values; Creative

CGC is undergoing an exciting period of change and our new rebranding kickstarted these changes.💻 We believe that individuals can inspire a business, but it's our values which create a positive and supporting working culture, that ultimately leads to successful operations and client engagement. Throughout this week we will share our values but we wanted to start off with our first value; Creative.🎨 We are creative about how we source, prepare and serve our food and beverage. We are always looking for the next innovation and we're not afraid to try new things. Our creativity isn't just limited to how we craft our food, we are also creative in how we market our offerings, in how we engage with our clients and how we onboard new starters. We know that food and beverage is a creative discipline, which is why we we will always inspire creativity in our team, our offer and our culture. We are ground-breaking in our solutions and we never accept the norm. Find out more about our values on our website; https://cgceventcaterers.co.uk/

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CGC is a long-established caterer with a distinctive British identity. With decades of experience we have built a reputation for great food, attentive service and craftsmanship. You can expect nothing less with us having been in the business over 100 years.

We operate at venues of all sizes and have exclusivity at prominent sporting, entertainment and cultural locations across the UK. We cater exclusively at eight racecourses, including the world famous York Racecourse, provide matchday and non-matchday catering for five northern sporting stadiums, as well as cafe and event catering at ten heritage locations, including Yorkshire Event Centre in Harrogate and the Lincolnshire Showground.

At the core of our business is our dedicated team. Highly skilled, experienced and with a passion to learn and experiment, we source like-minded people and nurture talent across the group, eager to learn and always hungry to do more.