WHAT WE DO

Backstage Artists Catering and Dressing room riders
Weddings- Vegeterian and Vegan our speciality
Private and Corporate functions.
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We are pre-qualified with Auckland City Council and any others who use the PREQUAL scheme.

NEW ZEALAND CLIENT LIST

Bruce Springsteen, Jet and Marlon Williams
The Hollies
Atomic Kitten, S Club 3, B*witched, Liberty X
Sir David Attenborough and Ray Martin
Joe Bonamassa
Engleburt Humperdinck
Ed Sheeran, Rudimental, Foy Vance and Passenger

Neil Finn- UK/ Europe tour

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PAST TOURS

Taylor Swift, Barry Gibb, Josh Groban, RUSH (3 tours), Donny & Marie Osmond, Red Hot Chilli Peppers (3 tours), Eagles (2 tours), STING, R.E.M, Paramore, Metallica, Ben Harper, Lily Allen, and many more...

See testimonals

OUR PHILOSOPHY
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"To create fresh, tasty, natural food - specific to your requirements, in a safe and healthy way. Our friendly, hospitable crew will aim to make your event seamless and memorable". 

 

Chris Littleton

Tour Manager

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The Eagles and Shania Twain

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Shania Twain tour in Europe in 2003. We were so knocked out by their great food and the care with which they looked after us, Shania decided on the spot to take them with us on the entire tour including the United States and Canada. It was a match made in heaven. When it was time for the Eagles tour of Europe in 2009 it was simply a no-brainer to ask Toni, Hugh and Upbeat to come along. Fantastic food and fabulous people sums up how I feel about Upbeat Catering

Chris Littleton

Tour Manager

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The Eagles and Shania Twain

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Bill Rahmy

Production Manager

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Year 2006

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Before I toured with Upbeat Catering" I weighed 850 pounds, after six weeks of eating their delicious and nutritious meal plans, I now weigh a svelte 280 pounds and am back wrestling on the Dixie highway circuit!  Thanks Toni for making my dream a reality! All the best...

Bill Rahmy

​Production Manager

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Year 2006

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Bob Whittaker

Tour Manager

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R.E.M

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It's music to a tour manager's ears (and taste buds). There is nothing better for overall morale than a crew and band that WANT to get to the venue, driven by hunger and baited in by fresh and fabulous food, provided day in and day out. The small tight knit, hard hitting team of Upbeat consistently provided the draw/catalyst for many early arrivals that resulted in soundcheck and in turn flawless show after show. Sleep is catch as catch can; it's the food that truly powers the machine. Upbeat, priceless added value to a tour.

Bob Whittaker

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R.E.M Tour Manager

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Liam Birt

Tour Manager

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Rush

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One of the important facets about touring is that of making healthy choices, and Upbeat has always shone in delivering healthy meals to my crews. But not only are they skilled in the art of preparing feasts, the other equally important quotient is in their staffing, which has always been of the highest caliber. The right people, with the right skills and attitude, now that's a hard combination to beat.

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Dominic Anderson

Tour Manager

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Lilly Allen

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Fantastic food, even better people... the perfect combination for a touring catering company.  Upbeat will now be my "Go To" company for all future tours.  They might be Kiwi's but they can fucking cook!

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Craig Blazier

Production Manager

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Rush

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Hi Hugh and Toni,
Once again I want to thank you all for putting together an outstanding crew!  Your team is made up of some of the best chef's in the business and I'm not just saying that to make you feel good!!  I've been touring for 38 years and have never had better catering nor service.  You and your staff (Viv, Brendan & Eamon) made our run truly enjoyable!  We looked forward to coming to work just to eat your food!!!  Wish you could travel with us in North America!!  Can't wait until we see you again!

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Zac Fox

Head of Operations

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Killimanjaro

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My experience of Upbeat on the UK leg of the Metallica tour was that they were great to deal with on the advance and a real pleasure to work with on the road. The food was amazing and constantly surprising. If you want straightforward food in the right sized portions at the right times then there are many tour caterers you can choose from. What impressed me about Toni and her team in particular was the level of imagination and creativity they brought to doing this and the little things they did that make a long day easier, such as the incredible home-made biscuits with my mid-morning cuppa!

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Ian Greenway

Director

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LarMac Live Interactive

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For us, successful shows are all about having real professionals coming together in a healthy and positive environment - and boy do Upbeat fit in to that!
Team Upbeat not only fed and watered us, but we're instrumental in keeping my crew going on the latest Donny and Marie tour throughout the UK.
With a gruelling schedule and some tough legs, there wasn't a second we weren't looked after…… whether we were at The O2 or in the Bournemouth International Centre, which is no easy task!
We look forward to the next time….
Best,
Lar.

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CONTACT UPBEAT FOOD

​ADDRESS
Upbeat Food. 11 Monk Road, RD 1, Helensville 0874. New Zealand

​EMAIL
​info@upbeatfood.com
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PHONE
Office +64 (0) 94202777
Cell+ 64 (0) 2102865858