The contract was awarded following a rigorous tender process and the caterer will also support the Hall with a reactive sales capability and hall management helping to drive forward the events business for the livery company.
The venue, which has recently undergone extensive refurbishment work, is set to re-open in June this year, when new event spaces and enhanced facilities will be available for a range of events. The newly refurbished venue will be equipped to host conferences, meetings and training events along with special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and weddings.
Fare of London were selected on account of their food sourcing practices which complement the Worshipful company of Farmers’ local food sourcing values.
Julian Sayers from the Worshipful company of Farmers said: “We chose to appoint Fare of London because of their dedication to British produce. Their recently launched Forgotten Fare campaign is an illustration of their dedication to support artisan producers and local farmers and food suppliers.
“For obvious reasons, we have to uphold the most ethical support of British farmers and food suppliers and we felt that Fare of London, given their track record of British food sourcing, would offer the right quality of catering which we require in order to sustain this reputation moving forward.”
John Durden, Fare of London managing director, said: “We’re delighted to be involved in the re-launch of such a fabulous venue. The team are very excited to be working with Farmers and Fletchers Hall to support business growth and offer bespoke seasonal menus which represent the ethos of their farming industry heritage. ”
Fare of London recently launched their ‘Forgotten Fare’ campaign which marks the 25th year of the company. The campaign aims to highlight heritage UK foods, raising the profile of forgotten foods and will see the company working with regional food suppliers, farmers and artisan food producers.