Invito is one of the UK’s leading independent food service management consultancies, offering a wide range of bespoke services.
Our business is designing your business for success
At Invito, we provide commercial viability and consultancy offerings within the Food Service, Leisure and Hospitality sector. We work in partnership with clients to create innovative spaces and to maximise profits. Efficient, attractive, sustainable solutions – delivered on time and on budget.
SECTORS
HOTELS
Hotels
Hotel kitchen design can make or break a business.
Guests may require food and room service throughout the day, along with specific dining rooms. So, it is vital to have the right equipment to deal with these demands at all times. From boutique establishments to hotels with hundreds of rooms, we can provide hotel kitchen design to accommodate the needs of your guests and staff. We can also advise on the most suitable hotel catering equipment, using our close manufacturer relationships to negotiate the best prices, and even working to create custom solutions where required. Working with us can include hotel kitchen equipment installation, plus maintenance and repair cover. That means you won’t have any sleepless night during the project – and your guests won’t go hungry!
RESTAURANTS
Restaurants
A restaurant will only succeed by what comes out of the kitchen
Restaurants can only achieve long term success with great food. And achieving high quality is far, far easier when your chef and team are working in a restaurant kitchen designed and built for the purpose with the best technology and solutions in place. Our restaurant kitchens are designed with cooking methods, staffing levels, workflow, and operations in mind to maximise efficiency and ease of use.. Investing in your restaurant’s kitchen will deliver long term savings, reduce waste and costs, and deliver sustainable growth to the business. Hygiene and cleanliness are easier to achieve and manage, equipment will be safer and more energy efficient, and staff will be more effective. We’ll continue to support and advise you through expansions, upgrades, and maintenance services.
OFFICE
Office
Staff restaurant design has only increased in importance over time.
Providing good food in an attractive environment will reinforce a positive corporate image, improve staff productivity, and provide a hiring incentive. And, while staff catering may not need to deliver high profit margins, it still needs to be efficient and cost-effective. The dining location will need to cope with several peak times throughout the day without delaying meetings or work. Office and staff restaurants also need to provide a calm atmosphere to allow employees to relax before returning to work, and to offer a pleasant environment for guests and visitors, including as a meeting venue when required.
HERITAGE
Heritage
We relish the unique challenges of combining modern kitchen equipment and facilities in historic settings.
Our commercial kitchen projects will maintain original finishes and comply with the strict rules set by organisations such as English Heritage and The National Trust. And, they also meet the latest health and safety legislation for staff and visitors. Our kitchens enable you to deliver the food services your visitors expect, without detracting from the historic nature of the setting.
STADIA
Stadia
Stadia will have to cope with an unprecedented number of people seeking refreshment in relatively short breaks in the action.
This means efficiency is key, even when we have installed multiple food and beverage outlets in one venue. Our work includes project management of many different subcontractors to not just deliver quality projects on time and on budget, but also developing new solutions. These include beer delivery systems which can provide up to 2,400 pints per minute, allowing a huge number of people to be served in a very short timeframe.
VENUES
Venues
Sports and entertainment venues must cope with unprecedented numbers of people seeking refreshment in relatively short breaks in the action.
This means efficiency is key, even when we have installed multiple food and beverage outlets in one venue. (I don’t really understand that sentence). Our Project Management includes co-ordinating many different subcontractors to deliver quality projects on time and on budget, whilst also developing innovative solutions. These include beer delivery systems which can maintain the quality of the product, minimise wastage, and provide up to 2,400 pints per minute, allowing a huge number of people to be served in a very short timeframe.
EXHIBITIONS
Exhibitions
Within exhibition catering, we can provide a range of options for visitors, including fast convenience food and quality full meals.
This requires commercial kitchen design and equipment that can meet variable needs. Our design consultancy will work with you to get the right balance of services. Meanwhile, our project management and installation skills will mean your new facilities will meet your needs and timescale. The result will be catering services which can accommodate the full range of conferences and exhibitions your venue will be hosting and generate increased revenue from providing the right facilities for both staff and visitors.
GOVERNMENT
Government
Public sector and military kitchen installations require an understanding of more than mass catering.
Having created military catering facilities for many years, we understand the need for cost effective, ultra-reliable equipment. Our designs and installations are practical, durable, and long lasting. We have also provided commercial kitchen design and catering equipment for Government departments and local authorities. Our public sector kitchen installations include hospitals and prisons, which can have very different needs for ambience and schedules, but share the need for efficiency, effective systems and layouts.
HEALTH
Health Sector
When your business focuses on health and fitness, the food available must fit with the brand to compliment the consumer’s wellbeing.
From national chains of leisure centres to prestigious and luxurious health spas, we create suitably comfortable environments to enjoy healthy snacks and meals. Our joinery and decorator teams can match the ambience of the dining areas to the features of your spa location, drawing on our experience with historic buildings to preserve building features and character. Meanwhile, our modern kitchen equipment, hygienic finishes and best practice in Health & Safety mean catering suitable for all health and leisure facilities, including swimming pools, spas and gyms.
EDUCATIONAL
Educational
A growing awareness of healthy eating and childhood obesity has increased pressure on the education catering sector to deliver better quality, healthier food.
Whilst the demand for healthier food has increased, the traditional requirements to deliver large volumes of meals in a short space of time and often on very tight budgets remain the same. We can ease some of the pressure by working closely with both catering teams and educational institutions to design kitchen and catering facilities which maximise productivity. Our relationships with commercial kitchen equipment manufacturers allow us to negotiate the best prices for new refrigeration, ovens, and dishwashers, with an eye on longevity and energy saving efficiency. Our timescales can be tailored to suit the academic year to avoid disruption to students and teaching staff.