Mobile Kitchens; the Stars of the show!

Once again we are the best choice for live music shows, popular events and festival services.

Another new year, a refreshing new summer is here and the music scene is thriving with live performances. This can only mean one thing for mobile kitchens- Festival appearances! Mobile Kitchens are renowned for their frequent usage and quality of service at huge live events, providing facilities for the profit-hungry catering companies and the simply just hungry festival goers. 

With reliable expertise in efficient set-up, Mobile Kitchens exercise versatility and flexibility for any type of event. We provide all the kitchen facilities any company would possibly need for the chaotic catering required by the masses of live music fans. From spacious commercial sinks, six-burner gas oven ranges to storage space and extra catering accessories, all equipment is ergonomically fitted into a comfortable and hygienic unit. 

If that doesn’t encourage you enough, then being one of the preferred kitchen hire company for Glastonbury several years running, Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park and the 2011 Elton John tour crew catering will! Our repertoire includes providing for clients such as Lushfest, The Big Festival at Clapham Common, Wimbledon tennis stars and providing units for The Flying Aces at Farnborough Air Show in previous years.

We can even cater for your needs by installing specialized equipment if you require. Providing portable and useful kitchens is what we do, and what we do best, so don’t hesitate to enquire about any of our services. If you can put your trust in anything, it can surely be references from popular businesses. With regular feedback stating “we would be more than happy to hire them again and again” and “total satisfaction with the services,” it seems we have little competition in ensuring the best possible temporary kitchen hire. Managing Director of Mobile Kitchens, Mark Kingston ensures units can be “fully installed and operational from twenty four hours of receiving an order” so it is guaranteed you have made the right choice. An employee of MK, who knows the operation of the company inside out told us of his experiences working at a specific cultural event;

“I remember working with caterers for a Chinese New Year event in the streets of Trafalgar Square. Mobile Kitchens fitted the necessary equipment as soon as they were aware of the specific requirements. The burger grills were easily transferred to several Turbo Wok burners in preparation for the alternative style of cooking. Stuff like that is a norm here; we aim to satisfy our clients.” B.Kingston.

     
Aesthetic moderations or decorations for such events is no problem for MK either. At such an event, a module was erected with a coloured canopy at one end of the kitchen.

It certainly doesn’t end there. MK can be hired for a 50 to 50,000 person event. No matter what the scale, we can handle it. With a 6.2m long unit body and 2.85m width, there is space for two chefs to work away comfortably with the portable kitchens capable of producing up to 200 meals per session!  Mr. Kingston, MD, states that supplying to “remote locations doesn’t hinder us either. We will even provide our own power and water if necessary.”

Typical kitchen units will be supplied to anyone and everyone, complete with all your needs and what is more- every order is fitted with the very latest in kitchen technology. So even for those used to the finest cuisine and highest quality menus, I bet you wouldn’t suspect it was down to our space-efficient portable kitchen units, providing the amenities behind all the culinary mastery!

Big Discounts on Big Brand Catering Equipment Buyers should check out CKS online specials

CKS (Container Kitchen Systems) is expanding its online catering equipment sales, www.cksltd.co.uk, and is using a series of special offers to promote the new service. The first offers include big discounts on prime cooking equipment from leading manufacturers, some offering more than 50% off the list price.

“We’re building up the site’s portfolio all the time,” confirms Will Kingston of CKS. “We expect to have over 1000 lines very soon.” The company’s products include cooking, holding, refrigeration and prep equipment, as well as accessories.

Buyers who aren’t sure which product to select can call or email CKS for expert advice. The company also offers a full installation service and a variety of preventative maintenance schemes.

Most of the equipment on offer is brand new, though occasionally good quality second hand equipment is available, with limited warranties.

The latest special offers include the Eloma B623 Joker combi at £2,457 (RRP £4,095); the Falcon Dominator G2151OT Open Top Fusion Range at £1,428 (RRP £2,975); and the Falcon Dominator G2101 Six Burner Oven Range for only £1,050, which is well under half price compared to the RRP £2,705 – representing a massive discount of over 60%.

Can We Fit It? Yes, We Can! “We will get your temporary kitchen module in place,” says CKS

Container Kitchen Systems, the specialist in temporary catering modules, has a new live online assistance facility available on every page of its website. This makes it easy to click for instant help and open up a live chat window, wherever you are browsing without having to return to the homepage.

People need temporary kitchens for a variety of reasons such as refurbishment, emergency cover, extra facilities or for catering services on location and want advice on how to choose. Through the 'need help' button CKS has found that what worries most people when they are considering temporary facilities is whether the units will get on site, whether they will fit once there, and how they connect up to the utilities.

“Of course space and access are critical,” says William Kingston of CKS. “But there's no need to fret about apparently insurmountable walls or tight corners: as temporary kitchen specialists we are used to these problems and have a range of solutions for just about any eventuality.

“Here at CKS we have manoeuvred temporary kitchen modules into really tight and unusual places; we’ve even supplied them to the middle of the Cambodian jungle (for a film shoot)! Closer to home we can also usually get them up and running within 24 hours of ordering.”

For example for the 2008 Chinese New Year celebrations in London's Trafalgar Square, CKS delivered a street-side kitchen module at 8am on a Sunday morning, and it was ready to start cooking less than two hours later. This CKS medium kitchen measured 6.2m x 2.85m, with space for four chefs to work alongside each other. Fitted with the latest equipment including a specially requested turbo wok burner and conforming to all current hygiene and fire regulations, a decorated canopy serving area was erected at one end of the module.

Another tight installation was underneath the arches on Brighton's seafront, where a temporary kitchen was needed to cater for the VIPs at the 2007 RAC London to Brighton Veteran Car Run. The arches hadn't been designed with a temporary kitchen in mind, but after some nifty manoeuvering the kitchen was safely in situ. (The installation can be viewed on YouTube – just type Container Kitchen Systems into the search box.)

A temporary kitchen can either be connected up to the mains services - power, gas, water, waste - or it can be a stand-alone unit, with its own generators and so on. On a site visit CKS will advise on the best way to connect up to the utilities and on the day of installation their qualified engineers will undertake all the necessary work. For larger installations CKS can supply coldstores, dishwash rooms, washrooms, dining areas and prep rooms, which can be linked together to form a large complex when required.