Here's to 2014!

2013 was a fantastic year for Creativevents and Creative Taste.  We had some wonderful successes to announce including winning the mobile catering contract at RHS Hampton Court Flower Show for another 5 years and adding The Royal Parks, Greenwich Park to our list of venues. 

We opened Dulwich Picture Gallery Café in May and have seen the newly refurbished café go from strength to strength, aided by new menus, local marketing and boosted sales from Bernadette our Citroen Van which provided a café operation in the garden throughout the summer.

Brooklands Museum also had an extremely busy year, and after the refurbishment of its event spaces saw a 51% increase in hospitality sales from October through to December compared with the previous year.  A fantastic result for the team and a credit to all their hard work!

As we roll into 2014 we look forward to opening our sites at Greenwich Park after their extensive refurbishment, continued growth in our exhibition centres, Earls Court, Olympia and ExCeL London and particularly to welcoming some fantastic new people to our senior team.

Happy New Year!

A fantastic night at Dulwich to launch Creative Taste at the Gallery

A beautiful day at Greenwich Park - Creative's latest contract win

The art deco style Blue Bird room at Brooklands Museum after its refurbishment

Happy days in the exhibition centres as business continues to grow

Continuing our relationship with the RHS at Hampton Court Palace

Brooklands Museum - Voted #11 in Event's Top 20 Venues!

A huge congratulations to the team at Brooklands Museum which has just been voted #11 in the Event Top 20 Venues announced in the magazine yesterday!

Event says "A new entry, Brooklands Museum in Surrey is the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation, the home of Concorde, and counts Samsung and BP among its clients.  The venue had a £250,000 refurbishment in early 2012, transforming three main function rooms.  The past 12 months have seen a 37 per cent increase in revenue to £710,000, and a 21 per cent rise in the number of events."

Two new areas of the Museum are shortly to be renovated after a fantastic £4.85 million lottery grant pass was received from the Heritage Lottery Fund.  

We are extremely proud of our continued relationship with Brooklands Museum and look forward to all the exciting times ahead!

Take a look at the new look website...http://www.brooklandsmuseumhospitality.com/

'In the Picture' at Dulwich Picture Gallery

A beautiful, dry evening set the tone for a fantastic night at Dulwich Picture Gallery last week where Creative Taste celebrated the success of our new partnership with the Gallery.  The Café, which was relaunched in June after its makeover (see previous blog!) has already seen a 60% increase in sales against the two previous years.  

Guests at 'In the Picture' enjoyed plenty of our Chapel Down English Sparking wine and seasonal cocktails, wonderful canapés served on picture frames, music from the Wandering Hands Trio and speeches from both Ian Dejardin, Gallery Director and our own John Uphill, Operations Director.

After an exclusive tour of the current exhibition 'A Crisis of Brilliance', guests even had a chance to create some of their own art whilst enjoying a delicious selection of savoury bowls from our autumn menu.  A raffle which raised money for Dulwich Helpline provided the opportunity to win some fantastic raffles prizes including a much-coveted Mulberry handbag.  

The event was wrapped up with a stunning artists palette dessert - with edible paintbrush to dip into colourful tasty paints and goody bags to take home with samples from some of our local suppliers.

Thanks to all who came and made it such a success - enjoy the photos and some of the great press below!!


http://foodandeverythingdaily.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/dulwich-picture-gallery-and.html?spref=tw

http://www.catererandhotelkeeper.co.uk/articles/13/9/2013/349890/creative-taste-sees-public-catering-revenue-up-60-after-picture-gallery-caf-re-launch.htm