Yes — confidential locations, unpublished scripts and unannounced productions are routine for us. We are happy to sign production-level NDAs at booking. Crew at our service do not discuss what is shooting or what we have catered for.

What's your production catering experience?

Past credits across broadcast, streaming, brand and commercial work — see our productions hub for a representative list. We work to industry expectations on call times, turn-around, and unit moves.

How quickly can you mobilise for short-notice shoots?

For Cornwall-based units, 24–48 hours notice is workable for most spec. Stand-by and re-confirmed shoot dates need 5–7 days. Pre-production planning works best 2–4 weeks ahead so dietary, location and call-sheet specifics are agreed before shoot day.

What areas do you cover for unit base catering?

All of Cornwall and parts of Devon for productions over £1,500 per shoot day (free travel above; £1/mile R/T from Redruth below). Plymouth, Tavistock, Exeter and Dartmoor are regular shoot regions for us.

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Full crew feeding from breakfast call to wrap. Hot lunches at the truck, craft service across the day, dietary lists handled across cast and crew. NDA-aware, self-contained, used to the locations Cornwall is chosen for.

Broadcast · streaming · commercial · brand · NDA-aware · 24–48hr mobilisation for Cornwall units

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Aerial of a film unit base and crew parking overlooking the sea in Cornwall — catered by Salt Wind Catering

What is unit base catering?

Unit base catering feeds a film or TV crew from a self-contained mobile kitchen at the unit base — hot breakfast at call time, multi-course lunches and dinners, and craft service kept stocked through the shoot day. Salt Wind Catering runs unit bases across Cornwall and Devon, reaching remote locations with no mains power or water. A full crew day starts from £30 +VAT per head (based on a unit of around 50), tailored per production by quote.

Crew fed properly, from call to wrap

Salt Wind Catering runs unit base catering for productions shooting in Cornwall — full crew feeding from breakfast call through to wrap. Hot lunches served from the truck, craft service kept rolling across the day, dietary lists handled across cast and crew. Self-contained mobile kitchen, NDA-aware, broadcast and commercial production experience.

We are the supplier you work with when you want one number for breakfast, lunch and craft — not three. The line producer sees an itemised quote (breakfast / lunch / craft), the locations manager hands us a pitch reference and a call sheet, the production coordinator gets the dietary list signed off in writing before shoot day. No surprises on the final invoice. No improvising at the truck on a wet morning.

We have catered 602+ events across Cornwall & Devon since 2024, hold a 5.0★ rating from 50 reviews, and scale crew feeding anywhere from 20 to 500 covers — from a tight commercial unit to a full feature crew. Where a split unit or staggered call means people cannot reach the truck, we hot-box meals to set so the second unit eats hot too. A local team on the ground in the South-West, not a truck driven down for the week.

For productions that need facilities as well as food, we work alongside JW Film Facilities — a Cornwall-based facilities and transport company providing honey wagons, green rooms, makeup and costume trailers, generators and unit transport. Together that means catering and full unit-base facilities from local teams who know Cornwall.

See our film & TV catering hub for the broader production-catering offer, and our productions hub for past credits.

Salt Wind Catering's self-contained unit-base mobile kitchen — van and enclosed trailer in Cornwall — Our self-contained unit — the mobile kitchen that runs crew feeding from breakfast call to wrap.

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Hygiene Rating

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Production sustainability

A BAFTA albert–aligned crew caterer

Salt Wind Catering is built to the sustainability standards BAFTA albert sets for film & TV — an all-electric, heat-pump kitchen, named Cornish suppliers, made-to-order service and compostable packaging. albert certifies productions, not caterers, so what we give you is the per-event sustainability statement your coordinator drops straight into the albert carbon calculator.

How we align

Crew Feeding

Breakfast · lunch · craft

Spec agreed in pre-production. Day-by-day flex on quantity and craft-service stock if shoot conditions shift.

Crew breakfast

from breakfast call

Bacon, sausage, hash brown, egg, beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, hot baps, fruit, yoghurt, hot bevs. Served from the truck or staged at the production office. Veggie and vegan covered as standard.

Hot lunch service

main + 2 sides + dessert

Two hot main options (one veg / vegan) plus salad bar, sides and dessert. Rotated daily across a multi-day shoot so the crew is not eating the same plate. Labelled for dietary and allergen requirements.

Craft service

rolling stock

Fruit, snacks, sweet & savoury, energy drinks, hot bevs kept topped up across the shoot day. Spec agreed in pre-production and adjusted by day if shoot conditions change.

Itemised quote structure — breakfast / lunch / craft costed separately so production can flex spec by day. Multi-day, stand-by and weekly contracts available.

Why use a local unit-base caterer over trucking it in?

Cornwall is a major UK filming region, and the food for a remote unit base is easier when the kitchen is already in the South-West. Here is how a caterer on the ground compares with one travelling in from up-country.

Comparison of a local South-West unit-base caterer versus a nationwide caterer travelling in
Consideration	Salt Wind Catering on the ground in the South-West	A nationwide caterer travelling in
Response & lead time	24–48hr mobilisation for Cornwall units; recce attended in person without a long haul.	Days of lead time to position vehicles and crew before a shoot day.
Cornish location knowledge	Local read on access, tides and remote sites — clifftops, beaches, moorland, working farms, harbour walls.	Reliant on the production to brief access and ground conditions cold.
Travel cost & carbon	Short runs from a Redruth base; free travel on shoot days over £1,500, low food miles.	Long-distance vehicle movements added to the day rate and the production's footprint.
Self-contained setup	Mobile kitchen brings its own gas, water and fridges — no mains power or water needed on location.	May still need to be fully self-contained, but troubleshooting is far from home base.

How do you keep a unit base low-impact?

Our kitchen is all-electric, food is made to order against the confirmed call-sheet headcount to cut waste, and we serve on compostable packaging. We buy from named Cornish suppliers — Prima Bakeries, RJ Trevarthen, Westcountry Food and Continental Fruit & Veg — which keeps food miles short and the supply chain local.

For productions tracking their environmental impact, we are an albert-aligned supplier — set up to support the sustainability standards productions are increasingly asked to meet. See our sustainability commitments for the full picture.

Who books unit base catering?

Locations managers & UPMs

Single point of contact, one supplier for breakfast / lunch / craft, dietary list handled in writing, NDA signed at booking. Lower coordination overhead than three separate suppliers.

Production coordinators

Call-sheet integration, day-by-day spec adjustment, multi-day and stand-by rates clear from the quote. We work the way productions work.

Line producers

Transparent quote structure (breakfast / lunch / craft itemised), no hidden service charges, no per-head surprises on the final invoice.

Production companies

Past credits across broadcast, streaming, brand and commercial. References available under NDA on request.

Past production credits available on the productions hub. References under NDA on request.

How does a production book us?

Brief. Production gets in touch — shoot dates, call-sheet size, locations, dietary spec, expected lunch service window.
Recce (if needed). For tricky locations we attend the recce with locations / UPM and confirm pitch, access, and unit-base setup.
Quote. Itemised by breakfast / lunch / craft, day-by-day where spec varies. NDA signed at this stage if required.
Pre-production sign-off. Dietary list locked in writing. Final call-sheet headcount confirmed 48 hours before shoot day.
Shoot days. Breakfast from call. Hot lunch in service window. Craft topped up across the day. Quiet, on-time, on-spec.
Wrap & invoice. Pack-down on order. Single invoice with full daily breakdown attached. Net-30 on agreed production accounts.

What areas do you cover?

Based in Redruth, central to the whole of Cornwall. Productions regularly shoot on the north coast (Bedruthan, Padstow, Tintagel), the south (Falmouth, Penzance, Roseland), Bodmin Moor, and into Plymouth, Tavistock and Dartmoor.

Unit Base Catering Across Cornwall & Devon

Salt Wind Catering provides unit base catering across Cornwall and Devon — broadcast, streaming, commercial and brand productions.

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Unit base catering FAQs

What does unit base catering cover?

Full crew feeding from breakfast call through to wrap. Hot lunches served from the truck to cast, crew, and production. Craft service kept stocked across the day — drinks, snacks, fruit, hot bevs. Dietary requirements handled across the call sheet, labelled clearly at the line.

How is unit base catering priced?

A full crew day starts from £30 +VAT per head, based on a unit of around 50, covering breakfast, mid-morning snacks, hot lunch, an afternoon break, and an all-day tea and filtered-coffee station. Final pricing depends on call-sheet headcount, shoot length, location complexity, and craft-service spec — we quote breakfast / lunch / craft separately so the line producer can flex spec by day. Day-rate, multi-day, and weekly contracts available.

Are you self-contained at the unit base?

Yes — our mobile kitchen brings its own gas, water, fridges and serving setup, with hot and cold holding so food stays at safe temperature through staggered call times. Place settings are covered too — disposable plates and cutlery, or crockery, on request. No mains power, no water supply, no kitchen required on location. We park where the locations manager tells us and run from there.

Can you provide a water bowser and hand-wash stations on a unit base?

Yes — for larger crews or longer shoots we can source a water bowser for on-site supply, and set up hand-wash stations at the catering point. Both are arranged on request and confirmed at recce alongside vehicle access and pitch space.

Do you cater on remote Cornish locations?

Yes — clifftops, beaches, moorland, working farms, private estates, harbour walls. We have catered at the kind of locations that productions choose Cornwall for. Vehicle access and pitch space are the two things we confirm at recce.

How do you handle dietary requirements across cast and crew?

Full dietary list collected at pre-production. Vegetarian and vegan are standard on every meal; gluten-free, dairy-free, halal, and specific named allergies handled per call sheet. Everything labelled at the line. Our kitchen handles gluten and nuts — for severe allergies we discuss exactly what we can guarantee.

Film & TV Catering Guides

Unit Base Catering in Cornwall — Hot Food for Film & TV Crews

Unit base is where the production lives. It is the staging point — the parked trucks, the costume tents, the production office on wheels — and it is where the crew comes to eat. Get unit base catering right and the day runs to schedule. Get it wrong and you have 80 hungry people standing in a layby in Bodmin Moor wondering where lunch is.

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How Much Does Film & TV Catering Cost in Cornwall? | Production Guide | Salt Wind Catering

Film and TV catering in Cornwall and Devon costs from £30 +VAT per head per day for a full crew day — breakfast, lunch and all-day craft included. What's in the rate, what moves it, and how a production quote is built.

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Off-Grid Film Catering: Feeding Crews on Remote Cornwall & Devon Locations | Salt Wind Catering

Our self-contained mobile kitchen carries its own LPG appliances, generators, water, refrigeration and waste — feeding film crews on remote clifftops, beaches and moors with no mains power or venue kitchen needed.

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