Welcome to Catering Temps Ltd
Independent Freelance Chefs for Hospitality
Event Catering • Holiday Cover • Sickness Cover • General Assistance
Independent Freelance Chefs for Hospitality
Event Catering • Holiday Cover • Sickness Cover • General Assistance
With a huge passion for the industry and skills gained over an extensive catering career, Catering Temps Ltd has been designed to help hospitality businesses connect quickly with skilled, independent freelance chefs when they need cover.
Whether it's holiday or sickness cover, long term cover while recruiting, or just a helping hand, we'll put your listing in front of registered chefs whose experience suits it — and each chef decides whether to accept. If you find the perfect match, we can also arrange a permanent move on transparent terms.
Learn Our StoryFor Chefs
Register free as an independent chef and choose the bookings you want — no fees and no exclusivity.
Register as ChefFor Businesses
Post the cover you need and be introduced to independent chefs who choose to accept it.
Post a JobStrategic Support
Professional hospitality consultancy and strategic support for your business.
Learn MoreDates, times, location, the rate or a fixed price, and what the work involves.
Independent chefs registered with us see the listing and decide whether to accept it. No one is obliged to offer or accept work.
The chef works for the venue on a self-employed basis and invoices the venue directly. Venues pay us an introduction fee of £25 per chef per day worked, capped at £100 a week.
Catering Temps Ltd acts as an employment agency. We introduce self-employed chefs; we don't employ them or supervise their work. See our Terms of Business and Chef Terms.