Fine Food Catering

What Fine Food Catering does

Fine Food Catering Ltd is a UK-based specialist location catering company serving the television, film, commercials, and live events industries. Founded in 2005 by Susan Humphreys, the company deploys a mobile catering truck and a barista coffee pod directly to production sets and venues, operating across four UK regions from a North Lincolnshire headquarters (35 High Street, Burringham, Scunthorpe) with additional bases in Liverpool, Newcastle, and London. The service spans freshly prepared hot meals (roast meats, tagines, homemade desserts) and barista-grade coffee, with a sample menu customizable per production.

The business model is project-based: revenue is generated through per-production or per-day catering contracts billed on a quote basis, with customers acquired primarily via the company website, direct outreach, and word-of-mouth within the UK entertainment industry. The portfolio includes high-profile productions such as Doctor Who, Gavin & Stacey, Netflix's Scoop, Disney's Wormeater, Lionsgate's Wasteman, and Marks & Spencer advertising campaigns, alongside festival work at Sonisphere and South West 4 Weekender.

The company operates as a founder-owned private limited company with no external investors, no disclosed headcount, and no institutional governance. Service delivery is entirely on-site and direct, with no platform, franchise, or licensing layer. Distribution is physical logistics (mobile units), and there is no technology infrastructure beyond a WordPress website and standard contact channels.

Name

Fine Food Catering

Legal name

Fine Food Catering Ltd

Website

https://finefoodcatering.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fine Food Catering Ltd is a UK-based, founder-owned location catering company, founded in 2005, providing mobile catering and barista coffee services directly to film, television, commercial, and event productions across North Lincolnshire, Liverpool, Newcastle, and London.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film & TV Production Catering

NAICS

Caterers (72232), Food Service Contractors (722310), Mobile Food Services (72233)

akta.pro primary industry

Catering & Craft Services (MPADAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mobile / On-Site Catering (Food Trucks for Events, Pop-Ups) (THAFAIAJ), Food Truck & Mobile Catering Coordination (HSACAGAG)

Keywords

• Film production catering
• Location catering services
• TV production catering
• Mobile catering truck
• Event catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Bedford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Location Catering Services: Provides on-location catering services to TV, film, commercials, and events productions. Revenue is generated through per-production catering contracts, typically billed per event or production day.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Fine Food Catering Ltd provides on-location catering for film, television, commercial, and event productions across the UK. The company deploys a self-contained mobile catering truck and a barista coffee pod directly to filming locations and event sites, feeding cast and crew on set. Founded in 2005, it has built an established roster of high-profile production clients including the BBC, Netflix, Disney, and Lionsgate.

Product overview

Fine Food Catering Ltd operates as a location catering company serving the TV, Film, Commercials, and Events industry. The company offers a core catering truck service for on-location food preparation and has expanded with a barista coffee pod module. The product portfolio centers on providing comprehensive culinary services for productions, featuring a sample menu of dishes ranging from roasted meats and vegetable-based options to homemade desserts. Founded in 2005 by Susan Humphreys, the company operates across multiple UK locations including North Lincolnshire, Liverpool, Newcastle, and London.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• On-location Film & TV Production Catering Full-service on-location catering delivered directly to film, TV, commercial and event production sites across the UK, feeding cast and crew during shoots. The service is tailored per production and sized to any scale of project.
• Mobile Catering Truck A self-contained mobile catering truck deployed to filming locations and event sites, providing hot food and refreshments directly on set without relying on permanent kitchen facilities.
• Barista Coffee Pod A dedicated mobile barista coffee pod that brings specialty coffee service to film, TV, commercial and event production sites, complementing the main catering offering.
• Sample Menu Offering Sample menus available to prospective production clients to illustrate the range of food offerings the company can provide on location.

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bovingdons Catering: UK event and film caterer offering bespoke menus and on-location service. Direct peer in the British location-catering segment with overlapping customer profiles among production companies.
• Eat Your Dinner Ltd: UK location caterer focused on film and television productions, providing on-set meals and hospitality. Direct peer operating in the same craft-services / location-catering category.
• Portobello Catering: UK-based caterer providing food service for film, TV and corporate events. Comparable service offering targeting production companies and event organizers in similar use cases to Fine Food.
• Panache Catering: UK-based specialist caterer serving film, television and event productions with on-location food service. Direct competitor to Fine Food in the British location-catering niche, addressing the same production-company customer base.

Broad incumbents

• CH&CO: Major UK contract caterer serving corporate, cultural, and event clients. Broad incumbent whose scale and procurement relationships make it a credible competitor for production-catering work.
• Baxter Storey: One of the UK's largest independent contract caterers, operating across corporate, hospitality, and event catering. Larger, diversified incumbent that can compete for the same production-catering contracts at scale.
• Sodexo: Global facilities services and contract catering group with a substantial UK presence. Represents scale-driven competitive pressure on independent specialist caterers for larger production contracts.
• Lexington Catering: UK contract caterer with a strong corporate, media, and events book of business. Broad incumbent that overlaps with Fine Food in the media/entertainment segment of location catering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fine-food-catering-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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