ABOUT US

Different brands. Shared minds. Stronger together.

We're The Curious Food Group. A collective of food lovers, chefs, event specialists and hospitality people who believe that sharing what we know makes us all better at what we do.

We've always been curious about food. Not just how it tastes, but how it makes people feel. The atmosphere around a table. The excitement of an incredible event. The first sip of a properly good coffee. The sandwich you tell someone about afterwards.

For us, hospitality has never been about doing things the way they've always been done. It's about asking questions, trying new ideas and having the confidence to do things a little differently.

And we believe the best ideas rarely happen in isolation.

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Why a collective?

Because a great chef can learn something from a brilliant barista. An event manager can bring fresh thinking to a high-street restaurant. A coffee shop can inspire a new approach to wedding food. And a team that's delivered thousands of events has a huge amount to share with a brand finding its feet.

That's the thinking behind The Curious Food Group.

We bring together distinctive hospitality brands under one roof, giving them the freedom to be themselves while sharing the people, experience, ideas and support that help them thrive.

We share knowledge. We share space. We share opportunities. And, most importantly, we share a genuine love for what we do.

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Being part of the group also means our teams aren't limited to one corner of hospitality. There are opportunities to learn new skills, explore different roles and build careers across the businesses. We want talented people to feel they can grow with us, wherever their curiosity takes them.

Different brands with their own personalities. One team behind them, making each other better.

Food is where it all starts.

We're foodies at heart. The sort of people who talk about lunch while eating breakfast, visit a coffee shop and immediately start discussing the layout, or go to a wedding and find ourselves wondering how we'd approach the menu.

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We love the details. The food, the service, the music, the design, the welcome and all those little moments that turn somewhere good into somewhere people want to return to.

That mindset runs through every brand we build.

It's why we care just as much about a sandwich made properly as we do a spectacular wedding breakfast. The setting might change, but the ambition doesn't.

We want people to enjoy being with us, remember the experience and come back for more.

The brands behind the group

We Are Epic Caterers

Big ideas. Brilliant people. Exceptional events.

We Are Epic Caterers is where our love of food meets the wonderful, unpredictable world of events.

Catering thousands of events every year across the UK, Epic brings together an exceptional team of chefs, event managers and hospitality professionals who know how to turn ambitious ideas into unforgettable experiences.

From weddings and private celebrations to large-scale events and venue partnerships, the team has built its reputation on creativity, experience and being able to tackle just about any challenge thrown its way.

Because when you're working in events, no two days are the same. Plans change. Challenges appear. Someone always has an idea that's never been done before.

We love that.

Epic is full of people who find a way to make things happen, and that experience brings an incredible amount of knowledge and energy to the wider group.

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Square + Fair

Seriously good sandwiches. Brilliant coffee. Plenty of personality.

Square + Fair is our take on what the modern high street should feel like.

We wanted to create somewhere that brings together the quality and creativity of a great restaurant with the ease and warmth of a neighbourhood coffee shop.

A place for generously filled sandwiches, fantastic coffee roasted for us, great music and an atmosphere that makes you want to stay a little longer.

Somewhere you can pop in for a quick flat white, settle down for lunch, meet a friend or spend an afternoon getting some work done.

We're passionate about creating spaces that feel different without trying too hard. Relaxed, welcoming and full of character, with food and drink we're genuinely proud to put our name to.

Square + Fair is a brand with its own personality and big ambitions, backed by the experience, people and shared thinking of the wider Curious Food Group.

Always curious about what's next.

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We're proud of what we've built, but we're not particularly good at standing still.

There are more places to explore, more people to meet, more ideas to try and more opportunities to create something special.

Whether that's growing our existing brands, developing new concepts, working with incredible venues or welcoming like-minded businesses into the collective, we're interested in what happens when passionate people come together and think bigger.

We don't believe every hospitality business needs to look or feel the same. In fact, we'd find that pretty boring.

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We want each of our brands to have its own voice, its own character and its own reason for existing.

But behind every one of them, you'll find the same shared curiosity, the same commitment to our people and the same determination to deliver exceptional hospitality.

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That's why we're a collective. And that's what makes us The Curious Food Group.