Feeding the crew. Feeding the Maes.

Bwydo'r criw. Bwydo'r maes.

Crew, artist and production catering for festivals, shows, film and TV across Wales, with Welsh produce and chefs cooking fresh every day.

Our ethos ↓

Our ethos

Local is best

Wherever we cook, we buy from the farms, bakers, coffee roasters and smokehouses around the site. The food is better for it, and the money stays in the community hosting the event.

Welsh first
PGI Welsh lamb, Welsh beef, and Welsh butter, yoghurt and cheese, before anything from further away.
Fresh, every day
Chefs cooking from scratch on site, with a menu that changes every day.
Fairtrade
100% Fairtrade tea, coffee and sugar, and coffee roasted in Wales.
A local crew
30 of our 2026 crew were recruited in Wales, and every customer-facing role is bilingual.

Sustainability

Real crockery
Real plates and crockery in Platiad, and compostable packaging only where there's no alternative.
Bring your own
A bring-your-own cup and plate scheme that cuts thousands of single-use cups at every event.
Waste sorted at source
Recycling, food waste, glass and cooking oil separated on site, and the oil recycled.
Cooking to numbers
We count every meal every day and plan to demand, so less ends up in the bin.

“Welsh provenance will always be promoted. It is a mainstay of our business model, wherever we are.”From our Royal Welsh Show tender, 2026

The Platiad team, National Eisteddfod 2026. Every customer-facing role is bilingual.

Best food in 40 years.

Y bwyd gorau ers 40 mlynedd.

National Eisteddfod crew, 2025

What we do

Crew, artist, film and TV catering across Wales

Crew catering
Breakfast, lunch and supper from the first build day to the last de-rig.
Artist and production catering
Backstage, dressing rooms and artist riders, prepared to the exact spec.
Film and TV
Location catering for film and TV crews across Wales, from short shoots to productions that run for weeks.
Public restaurants
A full restaurant on site, like Platiad at the Eisteddfod, with its own kitchen, staff and bilingual menu.
Judges, stewards and guests
Served meals every day of the show, on meal tickets or on account.
Bars
Bars for crew and public, run by personal licence holders, with Welsh beer and spirits.

Across Wales

Cardiff
Swansea
Newport
Wrexham
Bangor
Aberystwyth
Pembrokeshire
Powys
Eryri (Snowdonia)
Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons)
Anglesey
Llandudno

Three meals a day. Every day.

Tri phryd y dydd. Bob dydd.

Eisteddfod crew at lunch, 2026

Food theatre

Things others don't do

We cook in an open, food-theatre style, with much of the cooking happening in front of the crew. It keeps quality high, creates energy around service, and turns mealtimes into shared, social moments rather than a queue and a tray.

Hog roasts
Whole hogs slow-roasted on site, with crackling, stuffing and apple sauce.
Rotisserie
Racks of chickens turning over the heat, carved in front of the crew.
Big pans
Giant paella pans of potatoes, paella and curry, cooked out in the open.

Suppliers and produce

Proud to use local

These are some of the Welsh producers on our menus and in our kitchens at the Eisteddfod and the Royal Welsh Show.

Castell HowellWelsh food wholesalerCross Hands, Carmarthenshire
Henllan BakeryBread, rolls and cakesHenllan, Denbighshire
CrwstDoughnuts and bakesCardigan, Ceredigion
Bay Coffee RoastersCoffee roasted in WalesTanygroes, Ceredigion
Wrexham Bean Co.Speciality coffeeWrexham
Salt and SmokeBeech-smoked salmonNear Tenby, Pembrokeshire
LangfordsWelsh sausagesWelshpool, Powys
DragonSlate-cavern-aged cheddarChwilog, Gwynedd
Shir GârWelsh butterCross Hands, Carmarthenshire
Llaeth y LlanFarmhouse yoghurtLlannefydd, Conwy
Radnor HillsSpring waterKnighton, Powys
PenderynWelsh whisky and Brecon GinPenderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf

On the menu

PGI Welsh lamb
Celtic Pride Welsh beef
Welsh cawl
Glamorgan sausages
Welsh rarebit
Local nettle cheese
Welsh cakes
Local honey

From the farm to the Maes.

O'r fferm i'r maes.

Events

Where we cook

National Eisteddfod

Eisteddfod Genedlaethol

Crew catering and the Platiad public restaurant · Wrexham 2025 · Pembrokeshire 2026

crew meals: 11,324
items sold in Platiad: 7,475
more crew meals than 2025: +31%
more crew meals than the previous caterer: +28%

Three meals a day for the crew, from build week to the end of the festival.
Platiad, the Eisteddfod's public restaurant, serving more than 1,000 people a day in 2025.
Dressing-room riders for media and presenters.
Every customer-facing member of staff speaks Welsh and English.

Royal Welsh Show

Sioe Frenhinol Cymru

Judges' and stewards' dining hall · Llanelwedd 2026

The hot counter in the judges' dining hall, 2026

judges' and stewards' meals: 4,174
desserts: 2,364
more covers than 2025: +5%
days open: 7

Breakfast, lunch and supper every day for the judges, stewards and Society staff.
Open seven days, two days longer than the show itself.
A full Welsh breakfast with Langfords sausages, and theme nights through the week.
A bar and tuck shop for judges and stewards.

We also cook for

National EisteddfodCrew and the Platiad restaurant, 2025 and 202611,324 crew meals
Royal Welsh ShowJudges' and stewards' dining, 20264,174 meals
MOBO AwardsArtist, crew and dressing-room catering, three years running400+ a day
Roundhay FestivalCrew catering for AEG Presents and LS Events, 22 June–12 July 20269,410 crew meals
Burghley Horse TrialsAthletes' and owners' restaurantMulti-year deal
Bramham Horse TrialsMembers' enclosure, 20264 days
European Figure Skating ChampionshipsSheffield 2026: athletes, volunteers and crew3 service points