Catering supplies and serveware to lay on a proper spread, whether you are feeding a kids' party, a buffet or a big function. Fill the table with party boxes, snack trays and party bowls, keep drinks tidy with party straws, and finish the presentation with doilies and treat boxes.
Catering for a crowd? Our bulk catering supplies and food containers and serveware cover the numbers. Set the table with matching party tableware, add a homemade centrepiece from cake decorations and baking, and top up the treats with pick and mix sweets. We have packed more than 3 million orders since 2005, so we know what a busy buffet needs.
Catering an event? Our party catering guide covers tableware, servingware and how much to buy.
Show moreGood catering is really about quantities and presentation. Here is how we would plan it, after more than 3 million orders.
Count heads, then add a little. Work out your guest number and add around ten per cent for helpers, latecomers and second helpings. That figure drives everything: how many party boxes, how many bowls of nibbles and how much you need from bulk catering supplies for a bigger do.
Boxes or a buffet? Individual party food boxes are quickest for a kids' party, since every child gets the same and there is no plating up. A grown-up gathering usually suits a buffet: lay it out on snack trays and platters at a few different heights so the table looks generous.
Dress the table. Slip paper doilies under cakes and sandwiches, stand a jar of party straws and cocktail picks by the drinks, and match it all to your party tableware. A home-baked centrepiece from cake decorations and baking finishes the spread.
Send it home. Fill treat boxes from the sweets table for guests to take away, or tuck them into a party bag.
Short on time? Order by 4pm and next-day delivery gets the catering kit there with a day to spare.
A: The disposable bits that help you serve and present food at a party: party food boxes, serving trays, snack trays, straws, doilies, cocktail picks and baking basics. It is the serving side, next to the plates and cups in Party Tableware.
A: Both. We sell small packs for a birthday buffet and bulk catering packs for large events, so you can scale up without changing the look.
A: Food and treat boxes, serving trays and platters, snack trays, cocktail and food picks, straws, doilies and kitchen basics for prepping and serving.
A: Our paper meal and chip boxes are greaseproof lined and hold warm party food. They are for serving, not for reheating in the oven.
A: Serving trays and platters to lay food out, food boxes or snack trays for portions, plus straws, picks and doilies to present it. Add plates and napkins from Party Tableware.
A: Yes. Wooden style boards, trays and doilies present grazing and sharing food well, and food picks make it easy to serve.
A: Allow one food box and two straws per guest for a party, and a few extra. For a buffet, count portions rather than guests.
A: Yes, all our catering pieces are food safe and greaseproof where needed. They are single use unless the range says otherwise.
A: Yes. Kraft food boxes, paper straws, wooden cutlery and bagasse trays are compostable, so you can serve without single use plastic.
A: Pair them with plates, cups and napkins from Party Tableware, and finish the cake table with Cake Decorations.
