• Our Food Philosophy

  All of our food is sourced from reputable suppliers, who are carefully vetted and monitored by an internal or external group.

  This ensures consistenly high standards, compliance with food safety regulations and competitive prices, which enable us to keep our costs low. We also try to use our locally produced products wherever practicable.

• Bespoke Catering

  Various upgrades are available to the basic packages, including the opportunity to hold a banquet, canapé reception or conference dinner in our stunning Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. Designed by Norman Foster, the Sainsbury Centre is the most beautiful and unique banqueting venue in East Anglia.

  Pre-dinner drinks receptions, a tour of the gallery and dinner overlooking a Henry Moore sculpture can all be easily arranged with your event co-ordinator. A selection of buffet menus is also available to suit a variety of tastes and budgets.

• Vegetarian/Special Diets
  

  We provide a full range of vegetarian meals throughout the day. All of the cheese used on sandwiches, pizzas and for other cooking is free of rennet. Vegetarian options are readily available in all outlets.

  We are able to cater for most dietary requirements. Please arrange to speak to us in advance if you have particular concerns and we will do our utmost to assist you.

• Healthy Eating

  Throughout our outlets we provide a full range of healthy eating options. Salads, low fat yogurts, cereal bars and fresh fruit are always available

• Fairtrade

  The Fairtrade mark is an independent consumer label, which appears on products as an independent guarantee that disadvantaged producers in the developing world are getting a better deal.

  For a product to display the Fairtrade mark it must meet international Fairtrade standards. These standards are set by the international certification body Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO). Producer organisations that supply Fairtrade products are inspected and certified by FLO.

  They receive a minimum price that covers the cost of sustainable production and an extra premium that is to be invested in social or economic development projects.

  UEA Catering is committed to ethical and responsible purchasing and therefore wholeheartedly supporting the ethos of Fairtrade. Where reasonably possible we purchase products bearing the Fairtrade mark to offer our customer a choice.

• Internal Hospitality

  Our hospitality service can cater for the needs of internal departments of the University who need to organise catering for their meetings during the day or evening.

  We can deliver, to a room of your choice, hot or cold drinks, a sandwich lunch or even a delicious hot or cold buffet. If you would like a more formal lunch away from your desks, we can cater for your group in one of our restaurants.

• Striving to Improve

  We continually strive to improve our service. We are constantly looking at new products, services and other ways to give our customers what they want, when they want it, at a fair price.

• Ingredients

  We endeavour to use only high quality GM free ingredients wherever possible. We also ensure that we address environmental issues, for example, all our fresh eggs are free range and our tuna is dolphin friendly. We are keen to buy local ingredients to avoid food miles.

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