Hello I’m back after a day off, we’ve had a busy couple of weeks and it accumulated in our bi annual general meeting on Monday. It was great to all the staff together from all over the UK and we really got to tackle some issues and come up with some fantastic ideas that are hopefully going to make our award winning service even better. We were treated to a beautiful meal on Sunday night courtesy of the Mecure Hotel Blackburn, we then spent the morning on Monday discussing issues such as menu options, customer service and compiling all our health and safety documents to ensure everything is up to date. After a light lunch we took all the staff to the site of our brand new offices, here we sat down some more and discussed how everything works in the office. Finally we went to the factory and showed everyone all the exciting new products we are developing which are hopefully going to revolutionised the hog roasting industry. We are really exciting about 2012 and it great to know that all our staff are behind us.
Archive for February, 2012
Start of the Season Meeting
Sunday, February 26th, 2012
Mercure Hotel the Site of our Pre-Season Meeting
Just got back to base after a fantastic week of catering, I myself worked at an event in Liverpool. We put on a fantastic Menu 3 for 80 guests and it went down an absolute treat. It was a great event and it was a pleasure to cater for such wonderful people. The birthday celebrations carried on until the early hours of the morning but we were back to base unloading the van and making sure everything is clean and ready. You may be aware that this Monday is our annual AMG, this is where all the managers from Spitting Pig get together and discuss the upcoming season. 2012 is looking to be one of our best seasons yet and it’s important that we all get together and go over the important aspects of being a hog roast caterer. So I’ve just arrived at the Mecure Hotel in Blackburn who are kindly putting on our conference for us. There is a lot to tackle on the agenda such as menu options, suppliers, training and events for the coming year. It’s great for us all to get together from all over the country and it’s a great opportunity to discuss everything hog roasting. I’ll be away tomorrow busy at the meeting but rest assured i’ll let all you Spitting Pig fans the results of the meeting first thing on Tuesday.
New Idea
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Menu 1 - The orginal hog roast menu
Hello Spitting Pig fans and welcome to another blog entry from the office of hog roasts, this morning we had a meeting regarding the different menu options we have available. Every couple of months we like to get together and discuss some ideas and use feedback from certain events to make sure we are giving our customers as much choice and quality as possible. We use these sessions to throw out new ideas and it’s the perfect time to get creative and really cook up a feast. Once we have put our new ideas on paper they then go through a vigorous testing process in our state of the art kitchens, we have taste testing and try to get as much feedback from the general public as possible. Once we are completely satisfied they are then made available for events. One recent success of this was our Winter Warmer Menu, it has proven so successful that we are keeping it available right up until the summer months. Of course we are always on the lookout for new and exciting ideas so if you have any ideas for menus then please feel free to send them into admin4@spittingpig.co.uk. I’ll be back later in the week, and I’ll be sure to let you know the results of our meeting.
Winter Servicing Special Offer
Monday, February 20th, 2012
Gas Service
As part of the complete package that we offer here at Spitting we offer each and every one of our customers the chance to have their machines serviced year round both at our factory and at their premises. In the winter months we run a special offer which is as follows
Between the 21st of February 2012 and the end of March 2012, our Gas Safe (Corgi) qualified technicians will travel to your premises and conduct a thorough service, leaving your machines ready for the onslaught of commercial use during the Spring and Summer of the up-and-coming year. The service leaves your machine complete with a 12 month Gas Certification; something which is legally required for caterers to operate in the public domain.
The prices are as follows but are excluding the cost of parts and VAT.
1st machine serviced on your premises £125.00
2nd machine serviced on your premises £200.00
3rd machine and thereafter £75.00 per machine
So this really is a reminder that this week is the last week to book onto the servicing before we starting travelling around the country. All we required is at £25 + VAT deposit to book us in, this is deducted from final service cost. So give us a call today on 0800 587 5899.
Friday’s Here
Friday, February 17th, 2012Friday is always and exciting day here at Spitting Pig. The majority of the jobs we do are predominately on either a Saturday or Sunday. We still do jobs midweek and they are often at a fantastic price but mainly our work in on the weekends. We spend most of the week ensuring that we are fully prepared for the weekend but it all tends to come together on a Friday. We usually start the day with a group meeting of the events that are on this weekend and who is working where, we then go and load our respective van and print off the necessary paperwork. We like to arrive on site as early as possible, sometimes that means setting off super early but we’d rather be safe in the knowledge that we have more than enough time to prepare your fantastic meal. This weekend I myself am going to be catering just north of the Scottish boarder that’s the great thing about this job every day is completely different. Really looking forward to this weekend, I’ll be back in touch to let you know how everything went on Monday.
Happy Valentine’s day
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
Valentines Day
Hello and happy Valentine’s Day to all our hog fans out there. Today is a day for caring and caring with the ones you love. It is a day that is deeply entwined with feelings and love for those around us and it always makes me think of wedding days. Wedding catering as I have explained on so many occasions is such an important part of our business, its really gets to the core of what Spitting Pig is all about, creating a special occasion that people can share. Over this last week we have actually booked in quite a few wedding packages and it fills me with pride to know that people trust Spitting Pig to provide a first class service. We understand how important a wedding is here at Spitting Pig and that why do don’t take any chances. Yes you can rest assured that you are in safe hands. So if you’re thinking of tying the knot this year and want the UK number 1 hog roast company to be a part of it then get in touch today, on the best day of them all, the day of love
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Weddings Made Easy
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Hog Roast Wedding
Recently we have had a significant amount of enquiries all asking the same question. Can you come and cater for the evening buffet at my wedding. Yes of course we can. Here at Spitting Pig we have some beautiful wedding menus that are extremely popular, but we understand that sometimes weddings have a more relaxed feel and that catering is only required for the evening buffet. That where one of our menu 1, 2 or 3 options comes in handy. These are fantastic hog roast buffets that won’t break the bank perfect for the evening catering at a wedding or indeed any function. And of course as with every Spitting Pig booking you get the complete service of a hog roast expert chef and their waiting team being on site preparing your food from the finest and freshest ingredients. So take a look at our private party menu options for your special day
Booking in with Spitting Pig
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Get in touch by email
Hello Spitting Pig fans thought I’d just spend a couple of minutes today going over the process of how to book Spitting Pig in for your next event, it really easy. The first stage is to take a quick look around the site, have a look at the menu section. We have created some menus specifically designed for certain events, such as private parties, corporate events and weddings. Try to find a couple you would be interesting in getting a price for then head on over the contact us page. Here we need just a few details of you. At Spitting Pig we price or each event individually this is so we can offer you the best price for that day and location. We always aim to have a personalised quote back to you in less than 24 hours. Once you’ve received your quote, please feel free to get in touch with any questions you may have, we can even put you in touch with the chef than would be coming to cater at your event if you choose to book with us. Once you’re ready to book all you do is give us a call and we take the final details of the event and send out all the necessary paperwork. Told you it was easy.
What a Weekend
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Catering at the Weekend
Wow, that certainly was an exciting weekend, I was working on two events this weekend one for a small private party on the Saturday for a hog roast in Cardiff and the other a corporate event on the Sunday for a hog roast in Oxford. Both events went fantastically well and luckily because of the crazy weather that swept the country this weekend they were both indoors. We arrived on site Saturday morning very early; we didn’t need to travel far but after checking the weather we decided better to be safe than sorry. The team and I set up at the venue and erected a gazebo just outside the hall we were serving to cook the free range lamb. That’s what a lot of people don’t realise about Spitting Pig, sure we cook amazing hog roasts but we also offer a vast array of other meat options and we always prepared something fresh for our vegetarian guests. We got the lamb underway and added some fresh rosemary and garlic to give it a bit more flavour. We then set about setting up the serving tables and preparing for the service. We were super ahead and we didn’t want to prepare the salads or bread too early as we always like everything to be as fresh as possible.
We service was great everyone commented on how great the lamb was with the mint sauce and we made sure that there was enough for seconds and even thirds in some cases. We tided everything away and left the guests to enjoy their evening entertainment. We were travelling down to oxford to liaise with another Spitting Pig team and complete a bigger event together. We have catering teams all over the country and we got some rest down at the Spitting Pig Central base. The Sunday went without a hitch and it wasn’t before long that we were on our way home safe in the knowledge that we had done a great job.
