Vegan & Plant-Based Event Catering Across Cornwall

Every event has vegan guests now. Whether it's two people at a birthday, half the team at a corporate lunch, or an entire wedding party — plant-based catering isn't niche anymore. It's expected.

The problem is how most caterers handle it. A sad side salad. A plate of hummus and carrot sticks while everyone else eats properly. A token veggie option that's clearly been thrown together as an afterthought. That's not catering — that's an insult.

Salt Wind Catering builds vegan and plant-based options into every menu we offer. Not as a bolt-on, not as a separate box ticked reluctantly, but as proper food that sits alongside everything else and holds its own. When your vegan guests eat at one of our events, they eat as well as everyone else.

We're based in Redruth and we cater events across Cornwall — weddings, corporate functions, birthdays, sports clubs, construction sites, and everything in between. Browse our full buffet and platter menu to see what's available.

Why Your Vegan Guests Deserve Better

Around 2.5 million people in the UK now identify as vegan, and millions more are reducing their meat intake. At any event with 50 guests, you're likely to have 5–10 who are vegan, vegetarian, or actively choosing plant-based options when they're available.

These people notice when the food is good. They also notice — and remember — when it isn't. A corporate client who gets handed a dry wrap while their colleagues tuck into a proper spread won't forget it. A wedding guest who gets a bowl of plain rice won't be impressed.

Getting the vegan options right isn't just about being inclusive. It's about the quality of your event. When every guest eats well, the whole thing feels better.

What We Offer for Vegan & Plant-Based Guests

Vegan Buffet Platters

Our buffet platters include dedicated vegan options that are clearly labelled and substantial. We're talking proper food — falafel, spiced rice, roasted vegetable mezze, bean and grain salads, stuffed peppers, Thai-style noodle bowls, Mediterranean platters with grilled vegetables and houmous. Not a token gesture.

These sit alongside the rest of the buffet so vegan guests aren't eating separately or awkwardly. Everything is clearly labelled so people can help themselves with confidence.

Vegan Grazing Platters

Our grazing platters work brilliantly for plant-based guests. We build vegan boards with marinated olives, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted nuts, fresh fruit, hummus, baba ganoush, flatbreads, chutneys, crudités, and pickled vegetables. They look every bit as impressive as a charcuterie board and they get demolished just as fast.

For fully vegan events, we can build entire grazing spreads with no animal products — and nobody will feel like they're missing out.

Vegan Party Food & Finger Food

For birthday parties, hen dos, engagement celebrations and casual events, our vegan finger food options include vegetable spring rolls, falafel bites, stuffed vine leaves, spiced potato bites, bruschetta, and more. Proper party food that happens to be plant-based.

Fully Vegan Menus

If your entire event is vegan, we build the full menu around plant-based food from the start. Not a meat menu with substitutions — a menu designed to be vegan from the ground up. This works for weddings, corporate events, birthday parties, and any occasion where the host wants a fully plant-based spread.

Events We Cover with Vegan Options

Weddings

More couples are choosing partially or fully plant-based wedding menus. Whether you want a completely vegan spread or just need to make sure your vegan guests are properly catered for within a mixed menu, we handle it. Our buffet and platter format works particularly well for weddings where you want inclusive, help-yourself food.

Corporate Events & Office Catering

Corporate catering increasingly needs to cover vegan, vegetarian and allergen-free options as standard. When we deliver office lunches and corporate buffets, vegan options are always included and clearly labelled. Your team eats together, everyone's covered, and nobody has to send a separate order.

Birthday Parties & Celebrations

A birthday party with 30 guests will almost certainly include vegans. Our party buffet platters always include vegan options, and for fully vegan parties we build the whole spread around plant-based food.

Sports Clubs & Community Events

When we cater for sports clubs, village halls, and community events, vegan options are included as standard. Labelled clearly, served alongside everything else, and substantial enough that nobody goes hungry.

Construction Sites & Crew Catering

Construction site catering needs to cover diverse dietary requirements. We always include vegan pasty and meal options in our site deliveries, clearly labelled so crew members can grab what suits them.

How We Handle It

We don't treat vegan catering as a problem to solve. It's built into how we work.

When you enquire, we ask about dietary requirements upfront. We build the vegan options into the menu from the start, not as a last-minute add-on. Everything is prepared in our Redruth kitchen with clear allergen management and labelling.

For mixed events, vegan food sits on the same table as everything else — no separate "vegan corner" that makes people feel awkward. For fully vegan events, we build the entire spread around plant-based ingredients and it looks and tastes as good as any menu we produce.

We label everything clearly: vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free. Your guests know exactly what they're eating without having to ask.

Not a Vegan Caterer — A Caterer Who Does Vegan Properly

We're not a specialist vegan caterer. We're a full-service event caterer who takes vegan and plant-based food seriously. That means you get one caterer for your whole event, not a separate supplier for the vegan options. One point of contact, one delivery, one consistent standard across every plate.

The difference matters. A specialist vegan caterer can only do vegan. We do the full spread — mixed menus, fully vegan menus, everything in between — from the same kitchen, to the same standard, on the same day.

Why Salt Wind

Based in Redruth — covering all of Cornwall for events, parties and working catering.

5-star food hygiene rating — independently inspected and consistently maintained.

NCASS registered — members of the National Caterers Association, meeting all mobile catering compliance standards.

Trusted by major clients — NHS, National Grid, Cornwall Council, WWF, Savills, Omaze UK. We handle dietary requirements as standard at every level.

Clear allergen labelling — every item labelled for vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free and common allergens.

Flexible and practical — we adapt menus to your guest requirements, not the other way round.

Other Cornwall Events We Cover

We provide catering across Cornwall for all kinds of events, including Wadebridge, Falmouth, Truro, Newquay, Bodmin, Cornwall agricultural shows, and construction sites.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you cater a fully vegan event?

Yes — we build complete vegan menus for weddings, parties and corporate events. Not a meat menu with substitutions, but a menu designed to be plant-based from the start.

Do you include vegan options in mixed buffets?

Always. Every buffet we deliver includes vegan options as standard, clearly labelled. Your vegan guests eat from the same spread as everyone else.

How do you handle cross-contamination?

We take allergen management seriously. Vegan items are prepared with dedicated utensils and clearly separated. We can provide full allergen information for every item on your menu.

What vegan options do you offer?

Falafel, spiced rice dishes, roasted vegetable mezze, bean and grain salads, Thai-style noodle bowls, stuffed peppers, Mediterranean platters, vegan grazing boards, vegan party finger food, vegan pasties, and more. The menu adapts to your event.

Is vegan catering more expensive?

No. Our vegan options are priced the same as the rest of the menu. Plant-based ingredients are often more cost-effective than meat, so a fully vegan event can actually come in under a mixed menu.

Do you cater for other dietary requirements too?

Yes — vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, halal and other requirements are all handled as standard. Everything is clearly labelled.

How do I get a quote?

Call us on 01209 206255, email [email protected], or fill in our online quote form. Tell us your event, guest numbers, and dietary requirements, and we'll come back with options and pricing.