Festive Fayre

Glaze and Roll

Chef and Owner Wayne says his company’s ethos is to support local ingredients and products where we can and to showcase as much local produce throughout our dishes as possible, with a major focus on creating restaurant standard dishes, street food style. Glaze & Roll is proud to be crowned Artisan Street food Caterers of the year 2022 and working hard to be a zero-plastic business by 2025 with all there packaging across their range fully compostable.

Pizza Umami

A family run pizza company; specialising is artisan sourdough. Their dough is slow proved for 48hrs minimum using the finest 00 flour. They have a takeaway pizzeria in Newcastle and seasonal unit at Cranfield caravan park, they also have Rosie, a Vintage van for hire. We all know that the most recently discovered taste is umami. The best way to describe it is “savoury deliciousness”. That’s absolutely what you get when you try this stonebaked artisan sourdough pizza. They do the usual favourites as well as their own concoctions such as Spicy Squash with Nduja sausage and house hot honey. Local suppliers include Northway mushrooms, McCormack’s and Hamilton’s Farm. They make gluten-free, vegan house pepperoni and dairy-free options too.

The Holestone

You might know Head Chef Jonny Clarke from his restaurant The Holestone in Ballymoney. His food is so popular he has to take it out on the food for events and parties. As with the restaurant he is a stickler for local produce, so whatever you get from the newly refurbished trailer will be made with ingredients like Keenan’s Seafood, North Down vegetables and his own bread. He is a big fan of healthy eating so you won’t be blowing the diet if you don’t want to. Popular items include Duck and Ballyriff Buffalo Burgers They strive to accommodate everyone they can – gluten free, lactose free, nut allergens, vegetarian, vegan and any other requirements.

Country Grill

Owner Graeme O’Neill trained as a chef at Belfast Metropolitan College. He worked for years in the family business Country Bite Outside Catering before setting up this gourmet food truck. Locally-sourced ingredients are the building blocks for this business. Local suppliers include Apperleys Purveyors of Fine Foods and Scotts of Coleraine. You can satisfy your hunger at events all over the province. The focus is on Chips, Gourmet Burgers and Chicken but they also offer something different like Flame-grilled Chicken Burgers, Salt and Chilli Fries and Katsu Curry.

Linen Hill

Linen Hill Street Kitchen is a Banbridge-based catering company with a wealth of experience in outside and event catering. Run by John and Fiona Robinson, Linen Hill prides itself on delivering an extensive range using the finest produce sourced from local suppliers. These include Wilson’s Country Potatoes, Irwin’s Butchers and Keenan Seafood. Expect burgers, sausages, goujons, the best ‘chippy’ chips, festive fries and veggie offerings too.

Blaeberry Farm

At Blaeberry Farm, their pork products are from their own rare-breed oxford sandy & black pig herd that we rear outdoors in our woodland & our eggs are from our own free-range Rhode Island Red Hens. They use Mckee’s Farm shop in Craiganlet for our beef products and some veg that we don’t grow ourselves & Patton’s Bakery in Newtownards for all our bread products. Our chips/cubed potatoes are sourced in Lisburn using only northern Irish potatoes.

The Chef’s Mill

Owner Jamie has been a professional chef for 18 years, working his way through the ranks, achieving many accolades along the way. There’s no surprise that when the pandemic hit and hospitality, along with many other sectors grinded to a halt, many in the industry started to question why they were working in this constantly unstable environment, but for Jamie, it was all down to the passion leading to the creation of The Chef’s Mill.

Cousins Catering

Cousins Catering are a family run business based in Comber, Newtownards. They pride themselves in sourcing produce along the length and breadth of the stunning Ards peninsula and our shoreline. Their Chefs have travelled the world and worked in countries such as Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, England,Wales and of course here in Northern Ireland. They harness all these experiences to bring the you the best culinary experience no matter what your event.

Simply Irresistible

At Simply Irresistible, they have been breeding award-winning Bannville Limousin beef and Charollais sheep flock over numerous generations. They decided in 1998, to share their knowledge and passion for the very best of locally produced food and ‘Simply Irresistible’ was created. They diversified ‘from our fields to your fork’. Their creativity, innovation, and traceability have led them along the way, providing locally sourced sustainable wholesome food, rich with taste and flavours, freshly made just for you.

The Stonebakers

With over two decades in the pizzeria industry, The Stonebakers are a mobile pizza company which offer seriously good pizzas at all types of events throughout Northern Ireland and Ireland.

The Stonebakers do exactly that… their sour dough pizzas are cooked in a stone baked oven and topped with an array of locally sourced products to produce pizza perfection! 

The Stonebakers offer menu suggestions of all their favourites pizzas but are also very flexible to suit the customers requirements. They are happy doing high volume events with a simplified menu but also love getting creative for smaller parties and events! Gluten free bases, vegan cheese and vegetarian options are available on request at no extra charge.

The Stonebakers are available to hire for all types of events, from weddings to festivals to corporate and private parties.

Local Producers
Papas Minerals

Papas minerals offer a range of Mulled wine (non alcoholic) lemonades and mixers, all locally made and award winning! They have a wide range of nostalgic cordials which make fantastic Christmas gifts.

Granny Shaw’s Fudge

Granny Shaw’s Fudge Factory was first established in 2012 and for the last 10 years, have brought divine, sweet treats to our customers throughout Northern Ireland. Each of their decadent treats is lovingly handcrafted, and they only use locally sourced Irish butter in our fudge recipes.

Flossy Treats

Flossy Treats offer a wide range of locally made chocolate bars, Christmas gift ideas as well as candy floss and popcorn.

Tea/Coffee and sweet treats
Kelugos (Cubo) Mini Donuts

Kelugos make freshly made donuts with locally sourced ice cream, milkshakes and Papas Minerals lemonade, they pride themselves on using local ingredients and making fresh and delicious offerings.

Crepes2go

Crepes2go are a local family business from Newtownabbey. We have been providing our customers with sweet and savoury Crepes for over 15 years, therefore we are well accustomed to all major events throughout Northern Ireland. We cater for all dietary requirements including vegan, vegetarian and gluten free. You can find us all over the province have a Flipping good time.

Raspberry Lane Coffee

Raspberry Lane Coffee are passionate about coffee and passionate about using local produce. Their traybakes and pastries are sourced from a local bakery called the Rosehip.

Crumb and beyond

Crumb and Beyond is a mobile barista and dessert bar based in the North Coast of Antrim. It is housed in a rustic, converted horse box. The award-winning Greenbean coffee is locally-roasted and the bakes are all scrummy. Now she has the horse box and a static coffee kiosk. Local suppliers include LacPatrick, French Village, Hendersons, Yellow Door, New Found Joy, Robert Roberts tea and Greenbean Roasters Coffee. They also offer fruit coolers and hot chocolates and cold drinks.

Snocream Ices

Snocream ices is a local business based in Ballyclare, part of country diner catering. We established in 2001 and specialise in all types of mobile catering to suit your needs. With modern day Mr whippy vans, we serve delicious soft serve ice creams, hot chocolate muffins and waffles with ice cream, various flavours or slush puppies, candy floss, popcorn, confectionery and much more. With our bespoke livery our vans stand out and are always very popular at any event.

Express Coffee

We all know how lovely it is to have a cuppa when you are out and about. Ian at Express Coffee knows this, too. That’s why he converted a horse box into a deluxe mobile coffee cart which you can find at Moira Train Station Monday-Friday 7-10am. Ian says he always wanted to be a barista and this is his dream job. He makes his own shortbread, Empire biscuits, Top Hats and of course, fifteens. He also gets Caramel squares and Caramel Krispies from the award-winning Windsor Bakery. The coffee is from Johnsons and the milk is from Brookvale Farm.

Barista Express

Barista Express have embraced the shipping container trend. They have converted some into coffee shops alongside their fleet of state-of-the-art barista kiosks which lower to the ground on hydraulics giving that more permanent look. They attend events all over Northern Ireland and further afield. You can find Barista Express open daily at 4 main locations including Gosford Forest Park, Mullaghbrack Road, the main Armagh/Newry road and at Go Station, Richhill.

Just Brew It

Serving deliciously brewed coffees, tea and traybakes from their little pink van.

Americano Express

We all know how lovely it is to have a cuppa when you are out and about. Ian at Express Coffee knows this, too. That’s why he converted a horse box into a deluxe mobile coffee cart which you can find at Moira Train Station Monday-Friday 7-10am. Ian says he always wanted to be a barista and this is his dream job. He makes his own shortbread, Empire biscuits, Top Hats and of course, fifteens. He also gets Caramel squares and Caramel Krispies from the award-winning Windsor Bakery. The coffee is from Johnsons and the milk is from Brookvale Farm.

Toys
Chocoloons

At Chocoloons, they have a passion to create a child friendly space in our local town centre where they hope all children can find toys to enjoy and have fun by exploring and learning through play. They specialise in key brands, developmental toys and sensory toys. Their ethos is to provide safe, quality products that encourage child development and playtime where parents and children can both enjoy spending time together.

Sweet Events

For over 25 years, Sweet Events NI have been serving Northern Ireland’s smallest and largest events with quirky and delightful novelty toys. Our seasoned events business has been a consistent source of joy, turning events into memorable experiences. With a legacy of more than two and a half decades, we bring expertise, reliability, and an extensive collection of whimsical novelties to birthdays, corporate functions, funfairs, festivals, fundays and various gatherings that bring families together. Celebrate the magic of your special moments with Sweet Events NI – where the tradition of spreading laughter and fun continues, helping to make every event extraordinary for a quarter of a century and beyond.

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