There’s exciting news from The Hub on the Park Café! The new management team from Campus Services Catering is now starting a week earlier than planned, eager to refresh the space and enhance your experience.
To make this happen, the café’s kitchen will close from Monday 28th to Wednesday 30th October. During this time you’ll be able to buy street food and speciality coffee from a mobile catering team in front of the STC.
In the last edition of Park Life we said the team was looking forward to bringing their fresh, sustainable, and innovative experience to the Park from Friday 1st November.
Now, however, they’re eager to use the slightly longer handover period as a golden opportunity to enhance the interior and re-brand the space – offering a better visual experience for customers.
What does this mean for me?
To enable this to happen, the main kitchen will now need to close for three days from Monday 28h October to Wednesday 30th October, reopening on Thursday 31st October.
Will I still be able to get coffee, breakfast and lunch?
During this transition period, Campus Services Catering will partner with a top mobile catering company to ensure none of our Park community misses out on hot breakfast, lunch or, more importantly, their coffee fix!
So, for the few days of the transition, they’ll be doing something a bit different – serving street food-style food and (of course) speciality coffee from a mobile catering van in front of the STC. Indoor seating will still be available inside the café.
Extended Introductory Offer
As a token of appreciation throughout the transition, the team are extending their introductory offer of half-price coffee to cover two days - Thursday (31st) and Friday (1st Nov).
As well as being a great opportunity to experience the Chimney Fire brand coffee – the new team will serve a selection of food and drinks from a special one-off pre-launch menu.
The kitchen will begin ramping up fully from the following Monday (4th November).
Corporate Hospitality
Campus Services Catering will manage and deliver all corporate hospitality requests booked from Monday 28th October onwards. If you have any questions about your catering, please email srpcafe@surrey.ac.uk
Will you be offering catering services across business on the Research Park?
Thanks to Jemma Draper for positing this excellent question. Yes, Campus Services Catering is excited to share news that they are planning to extend their hospitality service to businesses on the Park from the New Year.
Please look out for more details on this in a future edition of Park Life.
A New Sustainable Offering
Sustainability will be a core priority for the new team.
With Campus Services Catering sourcing local ingredients from local suppliers, using more compostable and biodegradable packaging, and offering a greater vegan choice, while meticulously planning menus and food orders to minimise leftovers and waste.
And if you love coffee, then you’re in for a special treat!
For coffee connoisseurs we’re thrilled to see the Surrey-based, award-winning Chimney Fire Coffee become the supplier of choice for The Hub on the Park Café.
Not only will this mean you’ll be able to grab a premium quality, sustainably sourced coffee from Brazil and Peru, but when you purchase a coffee, you’ll also be supporting the company’s philanthropic projects in these countries, helping growers and their communities!
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Posted: September 2024
We’re thrilled to share with you exciting news about a new era of refreshments and catering for the Surrey Research Park community and Park visitors.
On Friday 1st November, The Hub on the Park café will welcome a new dedicated team from Campus Services Catering, part of the University of Surrey. The arrival of this new team will bring a fresh, sustainable, and innovative experience for both you and visitors to the Park to enjoy.
This new team – which will include a new chef, manager and serving team (with one or two familiar faces) – will bring with them many years of experience successfully running the University of Surrey’s extremely popular restaurants, cafes and bistros across the main Stag Hill campus.
So, what does this news mean for The Hub’s regulars?
Campus Services Catering has exciting plans to evolve and enhance all aspects of the The Hub's customer experience – ranging from what’s on the menu through to how the food is presented and the overall vibe of the venue.
Along with these enhancements, their new offering will continue to feature many of the café’s firm favourites.
A New Sustainable Offering
Sustainability will be a core priority. With Campus Services Catering sourcing local ingredients from local suppliers, using more compostable and biodegradable packaging, and offering a greater vegan choice, while meticulously planning menus and food orders to minimise leftovers and waste.
And if you love coffee, then you’re in for a special treat!
For coffee connoisseurs we’re thrilled to see the Surrey-based, award-winning Chimney Fire Coffee become the supplier of choice for The Hub at the Park.
Not only will this mean you’ll be able to grab a premium quality, sustainably sourced coffee from Brazil and Peru, but when you purchase a coffee, you’ll also be supporting the company’s philanthropic projects in these countries, helping growers and their communities!
What’s Happening on Day One (Nov 1st)
With day one falling a Friday at the end of a normal working week, rather than close the café the new team is focused on continuity of service. To support this they’re planning a soft launch with a special one-off menu to support a smooth transition from Baxter Storey, the outgoing contractor currently managing The Hub.
Corporate Hospitality Catering for Meetings and Events
The team from Campus Services Catering are highly experienced and well-equipped to cater to all our community members’ requirements for corporate hospitality.
Whether you’re after beverages and light refreshments after a board meeting or you're looking to impress clients with a delicious spread, the new team at The Hub, will be on hand to help.
Plus, with years of experience catering for large University events, being part of Campus Services Catering means no order is too big because the team can call on additional support from their colleagues based on the campus.
If you have already booked catering for an event after November 1 your order will automatically be passed to the new team. Campus Catering Services are also reaching out to people who have previously ordered from the Hub during the last six months with more information about their exciting offer.
Keeping informed about The Hub - Please Bookmark this page (CNTL+D)
So we can keep you informed with the latest developments and information from the new café team, please bookmark this page and check back in towards the end of this month, as we countdown to the start of the new era for the Hub on the Park café!