Corporate and Private Catering Menu
2025
We would love to present to you a fresh seasonal array of canapes, individual morning tea/afternoon tea/ lunch items, working-lunch boxes, platters or glazed ham buffet options or ideas for your next event.
Our menus below capture some of our seasonal highlights, with many more options available.
As our menus are curated for each event or client please contact us for more options. We gladly curate our options for dietary requirements, venue and number so just let us know when you order.
For a quick bite or coffee, we invite you to check out the local cafes that we stock below.
We also have a range of products available to purchase online or from Home, Love, Mette K, Ottimo, Vintage Industries or Down to Earth.
You can also find our food at local cafes -
Vintage Industries
Escape Coffee
Home, Love, Mette K
Bleached Coffee
Fitzroy Beach Kiosk
Down to Earth
Our Feature Range
Our favourite catering condiments are now available for purchase so you can have your very own stash!
Our Theory
As locals we love to celebrate the regions seasonal ingredients, paired with our culinary skills we produce vibrant and creative catering.
We value quality and enjoy using the vast range of local high quality local food suppliers.
We carry this value into our service with thoughtfully curated menus to suit your event and we will gladly assist to ensure your event is a success.
Supporting our local community is central to our ethos and it is at the heart of what we do - 'doing good with food'. We are proud to be partnering with the Eat a Rainbow Foundation with proceed from our corporate catering. The Eat a Rainbow Foundation supplies tamariki and families going through crisis with nourishing premade meals that have been nutritionist approved.
Though we were not able to operate as caterers during the COVID lockdowns, through community support, we were able to donate 1129 frozen premade meals to people who needed support the most. We were able to see for ourselves the difference a simple yet nourishing premade meal can make. This learning has set in motion the Eat a Rainbow Foundation, with a vision to provide families and tamariki have easy access to nourishing food during times of crisis.
The Foundation was established in 2021 and operates by supplying nourishing premade meals from Eat a Rainbow to nine local charity partners. These include Roderique Hope Emergency housing trust and Gabby’s Starlit Hope who supports meals to reach Ronald Mc Donald House in Auckland, Taranaki Base Hospital Children’s ward and local child cancer families.
To find out more check out www.eatarainbowfoundation.org.nz
Our experienced team would be delighted to cater for your next event.
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Michelle, Momo and The Theory Food team
Awards & Testimonials
Winners of the TSB Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Small Business Excellence Award 2022
Winners of the TSB Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Hospitality Excellence Award 2022
Kiwi Bank Local Hero Award 2021
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“Oh my gosh Jimmy and I are still completely blown away by how incredible the day was!
We honestly had so many comments from guests saying how amazing the food was! Jimmy and I are so pleased with how everything turned out and it has been awesome working with you - I love how you listened to our ideas and to see all of it come together was just the best!
Please thank the rest of your team - we had lots of comments also about how helpful and friendly everyone was. Yay that’s so cool our wedding has been able to benefit other people in need.”
- Toni & Jimmy - Wedding
“I have used Mo’s outstanding services professionally and personally over the last few years and have found her and her food of amazing quality. Theory go above and beyond for their clients and I couldn’t recommend them highly enough!”
- Abbie Southcombe - Corporate Client
“We are so happy we chose Momo and Michelle to do our wedding catering! They were super friendly and easy to work with and the food was even better than we imagined it would be. During and after our wedding so many guests commented on the food, many said it was the best wedding food they'd ever had! Highly recommend. Thanks a million guys x”
- Marleen & Micheal - Wedding
“Thank you @theory.food for making mine and Jezza’s vision into reality. You managed to reflect all ours values into our menu perfectly. Everything looked stunning it literally brought tears to my eyes”.
- Nikita Taiapa - Voice of the Future - Youth Climate Change Conference 2019 organizer
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