Production Catering
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Crew catering by the shoot day — call time to wrap
What a shoot day costs the unit
One rate, £30 +VAT per head, whatever the crew size. Here is what that comes to as a daily line and across a block.
| Crew on the day | One day | 5-day week | 21-day block |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 crew | £900 | £4,500 | £18,900 |
| 50 crew | £1,500 | £7,500 | £31,500 |
| 60 crew | £1,800 | £9,000 | £37,800 |
All +VAT, which productions reclaim. These are straight multiples for sizing a budget line, not minimums or a quote — we bill each day on the call sheet's actual headcount, so a 38-crew day is charged as 38 and a light day costs less.
- Prices are per head and quoted +VAT. Production catering is B2B and productions reclaim it, unlike the per-head prices elsewhere on this site, which include VAT.
- Billed per day on the call sheet's actual headcount, never a flat average — a 38-crew day is charged as 38.
- Multi-day shoots are invoiced weekly, against each day's real count.
- Every dietary requirement is covered and clearly labelled, at no extra charge.
- Menus are seasonal and built per production. Send your call sheet and we price against it.
Four weeks of lunch, published
The question a block-booking UPM actually asks is whether the crew eats the same lunch for three weeks. They do not. Twenty hot lunch services across four shoot weeks, and every single one carries a meat main, a fish main and a vegan or vegetarian main as equals — not a meat menu with a salad bolted on. Breakfast, mid-morning craft, the afternoon break and the all-day standby table run as listed above and do not change.
Day 1
Roast
- MEAT — Slow-Roasted Cornish Pork with Crackling & Apple Sauce
- FISH — Cornish Fish Chowder — hake, haddock & pollock
- VEGAN/VEG — Roast root vegetable and chestnut wellington (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 2
Thai
Served on location in Wales
- MEAT — Marinated Chicken
- FISH — Cornish Monkfish & Prawn Thai Green Curry
- VEGAN/VEG — Thai Green Curry (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 3
Spanish
- MEAT — Meat Paella — chicken, chorizo & pancetta with saffron rice
- FISH — Seafood Paella — prawns, squid, clams & mussels
- VEGAN/VEG — Vegetable Paella — saffron rice with seasonal vegetables (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 4
Slow-roast
- MEAT — Slow-Roasted Beef Brisket
- FISH — Whole poached salmon with lemon and dill
- VEGAN/VEG — Spiced Vegetable & Chickpea Tagine (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 5
Noodles
- MEAT — Chicken & Prawn Stir-Fry Noodles — egg noodles, king prawns, vegetables & soy-ginger sauce
- FISH — Pan-fried mackerel with rhubarb and horseradish
- VEGAN/VEG — Vegetable Pad Thai — rice noodles, peanuts, lime & sweet chilli (VG, contains peanuts)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 6
Cornish roast
- MEAT — Slow-roasted Cornish pork with crackling
- FISH — Whole charcoal-grilled Cornish sea bass with fennel and lemon
- VEGAN/VEG — Pea, broad bean and Cornish Yarg tart (V)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 7
Indian
- MEAT — Chicken Balti
- FISH — Cornish Fish Chowder — hake, haddock & pollock
- VEGAN/VEG — Indian Vegetable Curry (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 8
Cajun
- MEAT — Chicken, Chorizo & Prawn Jambalaya
- FISH — Whole poached salmon with lemon and dill
- VEGAN/VEG — Mixed Bean Chilli (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 9
Braise
- MEAT — Slow-braised Cornish beef shin with horseradish mash
- FISH — Cornish smoked mackerel pâté with sourdough toasts
- VEGAN/VEG — Mushroom Stroganoff (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 10
Smokehouse
- MEAT — Slow-cooked beef brisket with smoked paprika rub
- FISH — Seafood Paella — prawns, squid, clams & mussels
- VEGAN/VEG — Spicy bean burgers (V)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 11
Moroccan
- MEAT — Lamb Tagine — Moroccan spices & preserved lemon
- FISH — Pan-fried mackerel with rhubarb and horseradish
- VEGAN/VEG — Spiced Vegetable & Chickpea Tagine (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 12
Hungarian
- MEAT — Hungarian Beef Goulash
- FISH — Cornish Fish Chowder — hake, haddock & pollock
- VEGAN/VEG — Roast butternut squash, sage and chestnut risotto (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 13
Seafood
- MEAT — Mixed Paella — chicken, chorizo, king prawns & squid
- FISH — Cornish lobster, crab and king prawn platter
- VEGAN/VEG — Vegetable Paella — saffron rice with seasonal vegetables (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 14
Pie day
- MEAT — Beef and ale shortcrust pie
- FISH — Whole charcoal-grilled Cornish sea bass with fennel and lemon
- VEGAN/VEG — Wild mushroom and truffle tart (V)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 15
Cassoulet
- MEAT — Chicken & Chorizo Cassoulet
- FISH — Whole poached salmon with lemon and dill
- VEGAN/VEG — Cornish Sausage & Bean Stew, meat-free (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 16
Mexican
- MEAT — Chilli Con Carne
- FISH — Cornish crab on toasted sourdough with lemon and chive crème fraîche
- VEGAN/VEG — Mixed Bean Chilli (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 17
Spit roast
- MEAT — Slow-roast lamb shoulder with wild garlic salsa verde
- FISH — Cornish smoked mackerel pâté with sourdough toasts
- VEGAN/VEG — Veggie burgers (V)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 18
Alpine
- MEAT — Alpine Potato Bake — bacon, potatoes, cheddar & brie
- FISH — Seafood Paella — prawns, squid, clams & mussels
- VEGAN/VEG — Roast pumpkin, kale and toasted seed salad (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 19
Asian
- MEAT — Asian Chicken Curry — Red, Green, Massaman or Laksa
- FISH — Cornish Monkfish & Prawn Thai Green Curry
- VEGAN/VEG — Vegetable Pad Thai — rice noodles, peanuts, lime & sweet chilli (VG, contains peanuts)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
Day 20
Sunday-ish
- MEAT — Slow-roast turkey crown with sage and onion stuffing
- FISH — Cornish Seafood Platter
- VEGAN/VEG — Roast root vegetable and chestnut wellington (VG)
With Two potato dishes · Fresh seasonal vegetables · Large salad bar · Crusty artisan bread & butter
A published sample of four real weeks, not a fixed cycle we are locked to. Menus are seasonal and built per production around the crew and their dietary requirements once numbers are final — send your call sheet and we will build the block against it. Every dish here is one we already cook.
Send your call sheet and we will price against it — crew size, shoot dates and location are all we need. Same-day reply during office hours.
Dietary requirements
Send us the dietary list with your call sheet and we handle it end to end — vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and specific allergies, tracked across the full unit and clearly labelled on the serving line. There is no surcharge for any of it. Full ingredient information is available on request for any individual crew member who needs it.
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