About KEG Catering

Keg Catering Consultants Ltd is an independent consultancy practice that has a wealth of experience delivering services across the public and private sectors of the catering industry.

In particular, we have expert knowledge of meal service systems for the healthcare and education sectors. We pride ourselves on providing our clients with specific, independent and objective advice.

Our client portfolio is extensive, ranging from large NHS (Foundation) Trusts, county councils and Central Government, through to smaller private enterprises.

Our business includes a range of both management and design services, therefore we can work with you from option appraisal through to mobilisation. We are fully qualified to provide bespoke design solutions that optimise the space available in compliance with current food safety and health and safety legislation. We offer support to operational teams, enabling them to prove due diligence and we also provide valuable advice on energy-saving initiatives.

As independent consultants, we are not affiliated with any equipment manufacturer or supplier. We can offer you expert impartial advice tailored to your individual needs giving you genuine value for money for the life of your facility.

Meet our Managing Director & Principal Consultant

Kate Gould MIOH MHCA

With over 30 years’ experience in the hospitality and foodservice business from operational and contract management roles through to design and management consultancy, Kate identified a gap in the market to provide a genuine 360° catering consultancy service that encompasses design, statutory compliance and business management.

With 22 years of dedicated experience in design, food safety and management consultancy, Kate has an in-depth understanding and knowledge of the operational, technical and legal requirements that are necessary to meet the needs of a modern successful catering business.

Kate has played a key role in the design and implementation of projects for the Government and many NHS Trusts and has been involved in strategic reviews of businesses of all sizes across the UK.

Kate brings a unique experience to clients because she understands the daily challenges in the working life of individual members of catering teams and provides design solutions that are realistic, ergonomic and aesthetic.

She founded KEG Catering Consultants Limited in 2007 and, since then, the business has developed into a leading and trusted consultancy service to the Foodservice Industry.

With a growing need to provide sustainable and environmentally focussed solutions, Kate produced the concept for CaterOps, an expert cloud-based software system that calculates the carbon footprint of commercial kitchens.

Passionate about sustainability, Kate is also the proud inventor of The Spork Case – a ground-breaking sustainable solution to plastic and disposable cutlery.