Training days and conferences
Conference lunch
from £17 per guest
- Choice of two mains, such as green curry and pad thai
- Jasmine rice
- Two hand-rolled spring rolls each
- Served hot from food stations
- £5m public liability insurance
- 5-star food hygiene
- Cooked fresh on site
Thai corporate catering
Corporate event catering in Essex, London and across England
Thai street food for conferences, product launches, summer parties and client events, served on time, labelled clearly and invoiced to your company.
- From £14 per guest
- Pay on invoice or PO
- Up to 450 guests
- Rated 5.0 on Google
Corporate catering has a reputation for beige sandwiches and lukewarm pasta. Thai food is an easy way to make an event feel looked after: bright, fresh, cooked in front of people and suitable for almost every diet in the room.
We provide corporate event catering for companies, councils, schools and charities across Essex, London and the rest of England, from 20-person team lunches to open days and conferences of several hundred. Clients have included Essex County Council, the NHS, Warner Bros Studios, Procter & Gamble, Bristol Myers Squibb and the Hylands Estate.
- Served to your agenda, up to around 300 guests an hour
- Insurance, hygiene and risk paperwork sent in advance
- Every dish labelled for the 14 allergens
- One invoice, purchase orders welcome
Quick answer
How much does corporate catering cost per head?
Our corporate catering starts at £14 per guest for hot mains delivered in eco-friendly boxes, £17 for a main and two spring rolls served from hot food stations, and £24 for spring rolls, chicken satay and one main with two staff. Canapé receptions start at £2 per canapé. A served lunch for 80 people starts at about £1,360.
See prices and examplesCorporate events we cater
If your people need feeding, we can probably help. Regular bookings include:
- Conferences, training days and away days, with lunch served on a fixed timetable
- Product launches, client receptions and networking evenings with canapés
- Summer parties, family days and staff appreciation events
- Christmas parties and end-of-year celebrations
- Diversity, culture and wellbeing days
- Open days and community events at schools, councils and charities
Corporate catering built around your timetable
On a corporate day the food has to be ready when the agenda says, and the queue has to move. We serve from hot food stations designed for speed, with enough serving points for the number of guests, so a large group can be fed within a lunch break. At full speed we serve up to five guests a minute.
If you would rather not have staff on site, our Easy-Peasy option delivers hot mains in eco-friendly boxes ready to hand out. For receptions and launches, our team hands canapés round so guests can keep talking.
Paperwork for facilities and procurement teams
Procurement teams like dealing with us because the paperwork is in order. We hold a 5-star food hygiene rating, £5 million public liability insurance, Level 2 food safety certificates for staff, a gas safety certificate and PAT testing, and we provide risk assessments and an allergen matrix on request. We invoice the company and can work to purchase orders.
Corporate catering in London offices and venues
We travel into London most weeks from our base in Chelmsford. Before the day we confirm loading bays, delivery windows, lifts, parking and security sign-in with your facilities or events team, so arrival is smooth even in a busy City or Canary Wharf building. Any London charges are included in the quote, never added afterwards.
One menu for a diverse workforce
In a big office somebody is vegan, somebody is gluten-free, somebody does not eat pork and somebody has a nut allergy. Thai food handles this better than most cuisines. We plan the menu so there is a satisfying option for everyone rather than a single token dish, and label every tray with its allergens.
Sample menus
Corporate catering menus
Every menu is built around your event. These are the combinations clients ask for most, with the starting price for each.
Launches and networking evenings
Client reception
from £2 per canapé
- Chicken satay skewers
- Mini spring rolls with sweet chilli
- Golden fish cakes
- Papaya salad boats
- Handed round by our team
Summer parties and family days
Staff party food stations
from £24 per guest
- Spring rolls and chicken satay
- One main of your choice
- Bamboo plates and cutlery
- Two members of staff
Dishes our clients choose most
All cooked fresh on site by chef Nok. Tap a dish for ingredients, allergens and photos.
Prices
How much does corporate catering cost?
Corporate quotes depend on numbers, service style and timings. Our starting points:
| Easy-Peasy: hot mains in eco boxes, drop-off | from £14 per guest |
|---|---|
| Thai Me Up: main plus two spring rolls from hot stations | from £17 per guest |
| Nirvana: spring rolls, satay and one main, with staff | from £24 per guest |
| Canapé receptions | from £2 per canapé |
| Minimum spend | £750 |
Discounts for large and repeat orders. We invoice companies and accept purchase orders.
Examples
What it costs in practice
Guide prices for the food, worked out from our published per-guest prices.
- 60guestsBoxed hot lunch for a team60 × £14 per guestfrom£840
- 80guestsServed conference lunch80 × £17 per guestfrom£1,360
- 200guestsStaff party with food stations200 × £24 per guestfrom£4,800
How it works
From first message to empty plates
- 1
Tell us about your event
Date, venue, rough guest numbers and the kind of food you like. A quick form or a phone call is enough.
- 2
Get a tailored quote and menu
Mihai sends a quote with menu suggestions and answers your questions. Tasting sessions are available for weddings.
- 3
Lock in your date
A deposit secures the date. We confirm final numbers, dietary needs and timings with you and your venue nearer the time.
- 4
Enjoy the day
We arrive early, cook everything fresh on site, serve your guests and clear away. You just enjoy the food.
Google reviews
What our clients say
We're rated 5.0 on Google. A few of our reviews, in our clients' own words:
“We ran an event at Patch Chelmsford in which Mihai & Nok catered for. The event felt even better for the quality of the food. You could not fault the communication of the team.”
“Mihai and Nok did a fantastic job of catering our Christmas party. The food and service were brilliant and all our guests loved it.”
“I used Mihai's company for a company lunch. I found the price very reasonable… They arrived way on time and set up everything. The food was delicious and everyone gave a very positive feedback.”
Why choose us
Why book us for corporate events
A small, family-run Thai kitchen with the paperwork, kit and experience of a big caterer.
Cooked by a Thai chef
Chef Nok cooks the dishes she grew up with: massaman, green curry, som tam and mango sticky rice, made the proper way.
Cooked on site, served hot
Nothing is reheated from yesterday. The woks and food stations go up at your venue and food comes off them hot.
Every diet at one table
Vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free versions at no extra cost, and every dish labelled for the 14 allergens.
No venue kitchen needed
We bring the kitchen, and outdoors we cook under our own gazebo. Marquees, barns, gardens and fields are all fine.
Paperwork in order
5-star food hygiene, £5m public liability insurance, gas safety and PAT certificates, risk assessments on request.
One team, start to finish
Mihai plans your menu with you and is there on the day. Our Google reviews mention him again and again.
Areas we cover
Corporate catering near you
Type your town or postcode to see corporate catering in your area. We cover every Essex town and village, all 33 London boroughs and every county in England, with travel worked into the quote.
- Essex
- 310
- towns & villages
- London
- 33
- boroughs
- England
- 47
- counties
Our main areas
- Essex
- London
- Kent
- Surrey
- West Sussex
- East Sussex
- Suffolk
- Norfolk
- Buckinghamshire
- Derbyshire
- Birmingham
- Coventry
- Leicester
- Winchester
Essex, close to our kitchen
Every county and town we coverEvery county in England
Our main areas The rest of England, for larger events
Questions
Corporate events: your questions answered
Something else on your mind? Call Mihai or send us your event details.
How quickly can you serve a large group?
We plan the number of serving points around your guest count and timetable. For big lunches we serve from several hot food stations at once so the queue keeps moving, and at full speed we serve up to five guests a minute, around 300 an hour.
Can you send insurance and hygiene documents to our facilities team?
Yes. We can send our public liability insurance certificate (£5 million), food hygiene rating, gas safety certificate, PAT test records, risk assessment and allergen matrix before the event.
Do you cater in central London offices?
Yes. We regularly travel into London from our base in Chelmsford and plan around loading bays, delivery windows and building security. Any London charges are included in the quote.
Can we pay on invoice?
Yes. We invoice the company after booking and can work with purchase order numbers.
Can you cater a conference over more than one day?
Yes. We can cater each day of a multi-day event and change the menu from day to day so delegates are not eating the same lunch twice.
What is the minimum order for corporate catering?
Corporate bookings have a minimum spend of £750, which is about 55 boxed lunches or 45 served lunches. Tell us your numbers and we will suggest the best-value option.
Can you cater for vegan, gluten-free, halal and allergy needs?
Yes. Every menu has vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes at no extra cost, halal chicken is available on request, and every dish is labelled for the 14 major allergens. Tell us about allergies when you book; because we cook in shared facilities, we cannot promise a dish is completely free of any allergen.
Which areas do you cover?
From our kitchen in Chelmsford we cover every town and village in Essex and all 33 London boroughs, and regularly cater in Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire and Derbyshire, and in Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester and Winchester. For larger events we travel anywhere in England. Travel is always worked into your quote.
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