Healthy breakfast options for your office catering

English Breakfast Tea

Breakfast is often described as the most important meal of the day, and we couldn’t agree more. Starting your day off right with a healthy breakfast can not only provide you with the energy you need to be productive but can also help you avoid bad habits such as unhealthy snacking or reliance on caffeine.  […]

The Ultimate Guide to Creating Festive Office Lunches

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The Christmas period is one of the most anticipated times of the year; a time for celebrating, reminiscing, and eating great food. This rings true, particularly for those working in offices, who look forward to nothing more than letting their hair down and celebrating with their colleagues. What better way to foster the festive spirit […]

Our second site is opening in Piccadilly Place, Manchester

sandwich-platter

The wait is almost up as we get ready to open our second site over in Piccadilly Place in the heart of Manchester! From the 19th of November, we will be serving from our brand new sandwich shop and cafe, situated at Unit 3C, 3 Piccadilly Place, providing a range of fantastic food and drink, […]

Summer Catering Tips

Regardless of the miserable English weather, summer is indeed upon us and as fun and tasty as a summer BBQ might be, typically they aren’t too practical when it comes to organising a corporate lunch or dinner, so instead follow our tried and tested steps to creating the perfect summer spread!   Colourful dishes – […]

Christmas Catering

It’s that magical time of the year again! We love Christmas here at R&V and have put together some useful tips for planning your perfect festive soiree.   Timing – If you are planning your office party, opt to go for a Friday night after work rather than mid-week or risk staff not turning into […]

Why hiring professional service staff is an event must

When organising an event, the staff that you hire to help can have a huge impact on its overall success. Throughout this blog we will discuss why choosing a caterer with professional event staffing options or an experienced event staffing company is always a good idea.   Benefit from their training and knowledge – Similar […]

Healthy catering options for any event

Banquet dish of fried shrimps with herbs

With the world becoming increasingly health conscious; nutritious and sustainable foods are now an ever-growing trend within the catering industry and with the right caterer you can provide freshness, variety and wholesome foods for your meeting or event. This doesn’t mean that you must make huge changes to your catering menu to accommodate healthy choices, […]

Tips for zero-waste event planning

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With the ever-growing concern for environment pollution and global warming, planning a zero-waste event is a great way to contribute towards sustainability and help raise awareness for efficient waste disposal. Typically, the term zero-waste refers to applying the 3 R’s where possible – reduce, reuse, recycle. Reduce what you are using, reuse what you can […]

Chef Q&A

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We did a quick Q&A with two of our amazing chefs, Jordan and Gabi, about food, work and hospitality life. They are both incredibly important parts of the R&V team and bring flair and finesse to every menu item.   What is your favourite item on the R&V menu? Jordan: The chicken and chorizo paella […]