Business in the Community engaged Cafe Sunlight to cater for their first ever Sustainable Business Week. The event was held at the Guildhall in the City of London on 16^th & 17^th April. Over 350 delegates were served lunch and the conference was followed by three canapé and drinks receptions for 450. Dave’s homemade mini chilli cheese burgers went down particularly well and guests enjoyed a very decent glass or two of our Vermentino and Merlot/Grenache from the Languedoc. Chegworth Valley organic pressed juices were served at lunch and at the receptions and all hot drinks were fair-trade as standard. After a day of impeccably smooth service we had change of venue for day two to the historical Gibson hall in Bishopsgate (formerly the National Provincial Bank of England) and an early start where guests enjoyed Audrey’s homemade breakfast muffins, pastries and coffees followed by a sandwich lunch.

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Cafe Sunlight was asked to cater for the one year celebration of the KPMG sustainable procurement event. We served up some of our favorite canapés and some new ones! Guests particularly enjoyed the Scottish venison & port hot pot with root vegetable mash, and mini Kentish jacket potatoes with Somerset sour cream & chive. To drink we served the London lager and London pale ale from the Meantime brewery in Greenwich and the fantastic Alpha-Zeta wines, as well as the ever popular Chegworth Valley Kentish juices.

Their canapés were amazing – and such great people. They’re going places!
Marianne Fallon – Head of Corporate Affairs

I found Sunlight very passionate about the food & service that they wanted to deliver to KPMG clients.  Their whole ethos behind Sunlight is a fantastic story, one that deserves much success.
Michael Lipscombe – Head Chef, Fine Dining

Cafe Sunlight serving canapes

Cafe Sunlight serving drinks

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Breakfasts and packed lunches for 160 hungry delegates. Dave’s chocolate brownies and breakfast bars were a great hit, as was his delicious home baked honey roast ham! Twelve different varieties of apples from the Brogdale National Fruit archive were available for delegates to munch on throughout the day.

Cafe Sunlight served canapés and drinks at Bishops Court in Rochester to help promote Medway Emmaus. The event was hosted by the Bishop of Rochester and guests were addressed by Terry Waite CBE, President of Emmaus UK.

“I would like to express our sincere thanks to the Cafe Sunlight team for the exceptionally good food and very good service. The canapés were excellent and the service was friendly and efficient. Many thanks for brilliant service. We look forward to working with you again in the future.” Madeline Chainey, PR Manager at mhs homes.

The Cafe Sunlight team had a great day at the LSO St Luke’s at Old Street catering for all the delegates at this year’s Social Business Conference. Dave’s fish pie was amazing; the chicken with tarragon and bacon went down a storm, and the butternut squash and bean ragout was delicious! Two hundred hungry delegates all served within half an hour and ready for their home made profiteroles.

“We would heartily recommend Café Sunlight as a corporate caterer – the quality and freshness of their food is excellent, their staff are friendly and professional and their management are responsive and flexible.  The fact that they are also a social enterprise makes their achievement more impressive and they proved to us that they can cater for any occasion at our Social Business Conference 2012.”  Philippa Jackson, Operations Director, ClearlySo

Cafe Sunlight was delighted to be selected to cater at the reception at the Guildhall London, hosted by the City of London Corporation to Launch Big Society Capital, the world’s first social investment bank. The team served up a selection of hot and cold canapés as guests arrived and after the seminar, including warm marinated duck breast and shredded vegetables, creamed hot smoked salmon and dill, mini sticky red onion tarts, and nectarine meringue pies to finish. To drink guests enjoyed Bobal Cabinet Sauvignon from the Spanish organic producer Bodega Sierra Norte and Gavi “La Battistina” from a co-operative in the South east of Piedmont as well as the ever popular Chegworth’s Kentish Apple and Pear Juices.

We were absolutely delighted with the service and the food – all Café Sunlight’s staff are polite, well briefed and a credit to the company. The event was a resounding success, in no small part down to the hospitality and service offered by the catering team.

Claire Holdgate, Events Manager, City of London

22^nd August 2012

Cafe Sunlight supported the launch of the Medway Poetry Group Calendar which is being sold to in aid of Breast Cancer Care. The calendar features photographs and verses by Pamela Penfold. The launch was hosted by the Mayor of the Medway towns, Mr Vaughan Hewett. Cafe Sunlight provided some simple canapés, washed down with Chegworth’s Kentish Apple and Pear Juice and Alpha Zeta Corvina and Alpha Zeta Soave. The Poetry Group broadcast on Radio Sunlight on 106.6FM on the fourth Wednesday of the month between 6pm and 8pm.

Cafe Sunlight was delighted to be asked to serve afternoon tea at the awards ceremony for MHS Homes 2012 Garden Competition. Guests enjoyed freshly baked scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam, homemade cakes and special sandwiches, all washed down with fair-trade teas and fresh coffee and Chegworth Fruit Juices.

“Thanks very much for your help yesterday, the service and standard of the food were both excellent. The event went very well and even though we had 10 people more than were expected there was still plenty of food to go around.” Madeline Chainey, Public Relations Manager