Locally owned and operated catering company
Based in Hastings, servicing Hawke's Bay

DIETARY & ALLERGIES

The Food Co caters for all dietary and allergy needs. We can create specific menus, or you can choose from the options below as additions to your menu choices. For those with specific dietary needs, we can provide individual plated meals for your guests or include dietary & allergy free food for the buffet.

VEGAN / VEGETARIAN EXAMPLES

Morning Tea & Afternoon Tea Examples:

  • Biscuit Selection
  • Sweet Slice Selection
  • Vegetable Batons with Hummus

Lunch Examples:

  • Falafel Sticks – tomato chutney
  • Potato Salad – vegan mayonnaise, spring onions, chilli, radish
  • Rice Salad – curry, coriander, capsicum, garlic, cumin
  • Broccoli Salad – sundried cranberries, onions, roasted nuts
  • Pita Bread – salad mix, avocado, yoghurt dressing
  • Vegetable Pizza Slice – vegan base, roasted vegetables, onion marmalade, dairy-free cheese
  • Vegan Taco Salad – lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, red onion, herbs, spinach

Dinner Examples:

  • Kumara & Pumpkin Rosti with tomato jam
  • Vegetable Samosa with sweet chilli
  • Lentil Bolognaise
  • Vegetable Biryani – chickpeas, rice, vegetables, coriander, spices
  • Burrito – curried potato mash, roasted cauliflower, spinach, almonds
  • Shepherd's Pie – mushrooms, root vegetables, potato mash topping
  • Coconut & Lentil Curry – tofu, bean sprout salad, cashews

Salad Examples:

  • Fresh Garden Salad - carrot, tomato, cucumber, capsicum & a basil vinaigrette
  • Caesar Salad - lettuce, croutons, parmesan, tofu, egg, anchovy dressing
  • Greek Salad - lettuce, red onion, tomato, cucumber, capsicum, olives & garlic
  • Long Cut Coleslaw - cabbage, carrot, apple with mayo
  • Egg & Potato Salad - egg, potato, curry, mayo & chives
  • Rice Salad - rice, peanuts, capsicum, raisins, coriander & onion
  • Baked Potato Salad - mayo, parsley, spring onion, roasted garlic & cracked pepper
  • Asian Noodle Salad - soy, broccoli, spinach, onion, ginger, garlic, chilli & coriander
  • Roasted Seasonal Vegetable Medley - seasonal veg with honey rosemary dressing
  • Bean Salad - variety of beans, onion, capsicum & black pepper dressing

Dessert Examples:

  • Apple Crumble - oats crust
  • Rice Pudding - vanilla bean, almond milk, poached pear
  • Berry Crumble - mixed berries, oat crust
  • Fruit Salad - seasonal fruit

GLUTEN FREE EXAMPLES

Morning Tea & Afternoon Tea Examples:

  • Biscuit Selection - Gingernut Cookies, Choc Chip, Coconut Lemon & White Chocolate, Scotch Fingers
  • Sweet Slice Selection - Chocolate Slab Cake, Banana Slab Cake, Lemon Cake Slab, Double Chocolate Brownie
  • Vegetable Batons with Hummus

Lunch Examples:

  • Gluten Free Wrap - chicken, relish, cheese, tomatoes, cucumber
  • Gluten Free Fresh Bun - filled with cheese, mayo, lettuce, ham, beetroot, relish & tomato
  • Gluten Free Sandwich - shredded chicken, cucumber, black pepper, mayo, coleslaw
  • Potato Salad - vegan mayonnaise, spring onions
  • Rice Salad - curry, coriander, capsicum, garlic, cumin
  • Yoghurt - individual serve
  • Fresh Fruit - apple / banana / grapes / etc
  • Falafel Sticks - Tomato Chutney
  • Gluten Free Pizza Slice - roasted vegetables, basil, chilli tomato base, mozzarella
  • Vegetable Soups - tomato, mushroom, vegetable & barley

Dinner Examples:

  • Spit Roasted Meats
  • Pork with apple sauce
  • Beef - herb & garlic crust
  • Chicken - sauce puttanesca
  • Ham - grain mustard
  • Taco - lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, red onion, herbs, spinach, chicken tender
  • Salmon - gruyere, parsley crust, buttered spinach, asparagus

Salad Examples:

  • Fresh Garden Salad - carrot, tomato, cucumber, capsicum & a basil vinaigrette
  • Caesar Salad - lettuce, croutons, parmesan, bacon, egg, anchovy dressing
  • Greek Salad - lettuce, feta, red onion, tomato, cucumber, capsicum, olives & garlic
  • Long Cut Coleslaw - cabbage, carrot, apple with mayo
  • Egg & Potato Salad - egg, potato, curry, mayo & chives
  • Rice Salad - rice, peanuts, capsicum, raisins, coriander & onion
  • Baked Potato & Bacon - potato, bacon with sour cream, parsley & cracked pepper
  • Asian Noodle Salad - soy, broccoli, spinach, onion, ginger, garlic, chilli & coriander
  • Roasted Seasonal Vegetable Medley - seasonal veg with honey rosemary dressing
  • Bean Salad - variety of beans, onion, capsicum & black pepper dressing

Dessert Examples:

  • Let's Eat Cake - a selection of gluten-free cakes including banana, lemon & chocolate
  • Fruit Salad - seasonal selection
  • Chocolate Mousse - berry compote
  • Mini Pavlova - kiwifruit, cream
  • Brownie Cookie Pie

DAIRY FREE EXAMPLES

The Food Co menus are generally dairy-free, or can be created dairy-free, except for some of our dessert options. We can use alternative products to replace dairy products in our food. Examples of other specific dairy-free options are below.
Dessert Examples:
  • Fruit Salad – seasonal selection
  • Pavlova – passionfruit syrup, almond praline
  • Cake - blueberry & coconut cake, chocolate cake, carrot cake, lemon cake
  • Apple Phyllo Enchilada – rhubarb compote

HALAL

All of the meat products we use are Halal and are produced by Halal accredited suppliers.

PEANUT ALLERGY

Generally, all of our food is peanut-free, unless specified in the dish's ingredient list. All peanuts can be removed from your choices of food. We check and do not use any food products that are created on assembly lines that “may contain traces of peanuts”.
Locally owned and operated catering company serving the Hawke's Bay
Based in Hastings, servicing the Central Hawke's Bay