NZ Catering: Continental

Continental is an NZ catering company offering professional catering services and delicious, quality food South Island wide.

If you're looking for event and wedding catering professionals, Continental is the South Island's premier event catering and marquee and event hire equipment specialist.

Their core passion is for creating and presenting superb food. Combined with supplying quality equipment for special occasions, either at one of their exclusive venues, in an elegant marquee or in the location of your choice, Continental is a one-stop-shop for your event needs.

In addition to their own talented team of professionals, Continental works with some of the best creative brains in the industry to deliver gala dinners, weddings, corporate events and private celebrations that are seamless, stylish and enjoyable.

Fourty-four years of successful business, catering for

There are no other operators in the South Island catering to these markets with as much experience or on the same scale.

Continental is the South Island's premier NZ catering and marquee and event hire equipment specialists. They understand that impressions matter. Be it your wedding, a State Dinner for a President, lunch on Mother's Day, a birthday celebration, charity fundraiser or breakfast for conference delegates, Continental appreciates the importance of every occasion you invite them to be part of.

Started in 1965 as a small family-owned and operated catering business operating out of Rangiora in North Canterbury, the company has grown considerably into three main areas of expertise:

• Event catering

• Event equipment and marquee hire

• Venue management

Yet the company is the same family-owned NZ catering business with values that remain true – a passion for excellence in hospitality, integrity and professionalism.

Continental is in the business of hospitality and offers clients a foundation of five points to enable them to be the Ultimate Hosts:

People
The staff has extensive experience and skill in all aspects of hospitality, as well as genuine passion for delivering consistently good products and service.

Resources
A comprehensive range of quality, contemporary resources and products (venues, equipment, transport, etc).

Experience
Forty-four years in business means the managers have collectively experienced virtually every situation. This experience gives the team a well-placed confidence which flows over to the client and enhances the guests' enjoyment of events.

Ideas
A love of creativity goes hand-in-hand with hospitality and Continental’s team enjoys exploring fresh ideas, particularly with menus.

Partners
Continental works alongside some of the best suppliers and creative brains in the industry - event organisers, theming professionals, entertainers, sound and lighting technicians - involving as required.

Continental consistently delivers superb products and NZ catering with stylish presentation by professional, friendly staff at the location of choice in the South Island, now handling many of the high-profile and/or larger events each year for both corporate and private clients. The longevity of many of these relationships (eg the Marlborough Food and Wine Festival for the last 19 years) speaks to the company’s consistent ability and success.

Each Continental division operates independently but the organisation is also totally integrated if you want them to take care of everything so you might relax and enjoy your event.

For more information about their NZ catering options and services available, visit the Continental website.