Meet the new Sausage Box: Taking Workplace Catering in Leeds to a Whole New Level
Looking for a way to treat your team, reward your customers or bring more people through the doors of your business? Meet our newest addition to The Flavour Fleet, the new drivable Sausage Box. Big, bold and serving seriously good food.
We've had a fantastic summer with our newest member of The Flavour Fleet, and we're rather excited about where it's heading next!
Meet the Big Drivable Sausage Box. A colourful, custom-built catering van that's already turning heads and filling bellies across Yorkshire. With its incredible hand-painted exterior, created by a talented local artist, it's certainly difficult to miss. And wait until you see what's coming out of the kitchen!
If you're familiar with our smaller horse box-style catering units, such as the Sausage Box, Burger Box and Bar Box, you'll know we love creating something a little different. But our newest Sausage Box is a different beast altogether. It's bigger, has considerably more cooking capacity and can serve serious numbers of hungry people in a remarkably short space of time.
We've been having a brilliant time taking it to events throughout the summer, but one recent visit to a local business has got us particularly excited about what we can offer companies across Leeds, Yorkshire and beyond.
The Sausage Box outside Howdens, Leeds
Bringing a little Oktoberfest to Howdens in Hunslet, Leeds
Recently, we took the Sausage Box to Howdens in Hunslet, Leeds, for their Oktoberfest meets Trade Fest event, and what a great day it was!
We parked up right outside the store and spent the day treating visiting tradespeople to delicious breakfasts and lunches, including our speciality bratwurst and currywurst.
It was a fantastic example of how a business can turn an ordinary trading day into something that feels a little more special. Customers had an extra reason to visit, the food created a talking point, and the whole occasion brought an added buzz to the branch.
For a business such as Howdens, where building strong relationships with local tradespeople is so important, it's a lovely way of showing customers that they're appreciated. And, of course, it creates another reason for them to choose your branch when they need something.
We'd love to bring the Sausage Box to more Howdens stores and other trade counters, builders' merchants and businesses throughout the region.
More than a bacon butty. A proper treat!
There's something wonderful about a business treating its customers or employees to a bite to eat. It's a simple gesture that says, "We appreciate you."
And while a complimentary bacon sandwich will always go down well, we think there's an opportunity to take workplace catering to a completely different level.
Imagine arriving at work to find our giant, colourfully painted Sausage Box parked outside, with the smell of sizzling bratwurst drifting through the car park. Instead of the usual sandwich platter or takeaway breakfast, you're being treated to proper, freshly prepared, high-quality food served straight from a professional kitchen.
That's quite a way to start the day!
At The Flavour Fleet, we've always believed that the quality of the food matters just as much as the experience. We care about our ingredients, how everything is prepared and, most importantly, how much people enjoy eating it. We want people to feel as though they've been given a real treat.
And here's the good news. Creating that premium experience doesn't have to mean paying premium prices. With the Sausage Box's capacity to prepare and serve large quantities of food efficiently, we can offer businesses a fantastic balance of quality, speed and value.
Whether you're feeding a handful of important customers or hundreds of employees, the aim is the same. Make everyone feel valued, appreciated and thoroughly well fed.
Workplace catering that brings customers in and teams together
We're increasingly seeing opportunities for businesses to use food as a way of creating stronger relationships with their customers and their people.
Take trade counters and builders' merchants, for example. There are only so many promotional emails, special offers and supplier brochures you can send. Sometimes you need to give people a reason to get in the van and come down to your branch.
A trade morning with freshly prepared breakfast, a supplier demonstration accompanied by a proper lunch, or an Oktoberfest-themed customer appreciation day can turn a routine visit into an experience people look forward to.
Then there are the businesses that want to do something special for their employees. Perhaps you've had a record-breaking month, completed a major project or simply want to thank your team for their hard work. Bringing in the Sausage Box for breakfast or lunch is a great way to celebrate together.
For larger employers, manufacturers, distribution centres and office-based businesses, it's also an opportunity to bring people together who might rarely get the chance to socialise. A shared meal creates conversations, strengthens relationships and gives everybody something to look forward to.
Here are just a few occasions where we think the Sausage Box could make a real difference:
Trade counter promotions: Attract more customers to your branch and give them a reason to stay a little longer.
Customer appreciation days: Say thank you to the people who support your business with something they'll really enjoy.
Staff reward days: Recognise your team's hard work with a delicious breakfast or lunch.
Product launches and supplier events: Create a real occasion around your latest products or promotions.
Monthly workplace catering: Give employees something to look forward to with regular visits from The Flavour Fleet.
Corporate open days: Welcome visitors, clients and potential employees with great food and a fantastic atmosphere.
Seasonal celebrations: From Oktoberfest and summer parties to Christmas treats and company anniversaries.
Sales events and dealership promotions: Give customers another reason to visit your showroom and spend time with your team.
The best part is that you don't need a huge event budget or an elaborate venue. If you've got suitable outdoor space and people you'd like to treat, we can help create something rather special.
Big enough to feed the whole workforce
One of the things that makes our new Sausage Box so exciting is its sheer capacity.
Our smaller horse box-style catering units are fantastic for weddings, festivals, private parties and events where their character and compact size are perfect. But when you need to serve a large workforce or a constant stream of customers in a limited window, you need something that can really deliver.
That's where this beast comes in!
With a much larger kitchen and the ability to prepare significant quantities of food at once, the Sausage Box is designed to serve large numbers quickly while maintaining the quality we're known for.
It's particularly useful for busy trade mornings, factory lunch breaks and corporate events where people have limited time to eat. Everyone can enjoy their food without spending half their break standing in a queue.
And because our menu includes breakfast options as well as our speciality bratwurst and currywurst, we can cater for different times of day and different occasions.
For businesses looking for regular contract catering in Leeds or across Yorkshire, it's an exciting proposition. We can work with you to arrange one-off visits or explore a recurring schedule that fits your business, your team and your budget.
Leeds, Yorkshire and beyond. Where shall we park up next?
Our visit to Howdens in Hunslet was a brilliant reminder of how much of a difference a great food experience can make to an ordinary working day.
Now, we'd love to do more of it.
We're keen to work with more Howdens branches, builders' merchants, trade counters, car dealerships, manufacturers, logistics businesses and corporate employers looking for something a little different.
From industrial estates around Leeds and Wakefield to large offices in Leeds city centre, we want to help businesses create moments their customers and employees will remember.
Maybe you want to increase footfall at your trade counter. Maybe you want to encourage customers to come along to a product launch. Or perhaps you've got 200 hardworking employees who deserve a proper treat.
Whatever the occasion, we'd love to bring the Sausage Box along.
Ready to give your customers or team a proper treat?
If you're looking for workplace catering in Leeds, corporate catering across Yorkshire or a brilliant way to bring more customers into your business, we'd love to hear from you.
Whether it's a one-off promotional event, a regular monthly visit or catering for your entire workforce, let's have a chat about how the Sausage Box could work for you.
You bring the people. We'll bring the sausages, the smiles and one seriously impressive Sausage Box.
Get in touch with The Flavour Fleet to enquire about workplace catering and book the Sausage Box for your next event.