We always try and offer local, seasonal produce and dishes based on this where ever possible. Ross, our cafe manager, comes from a fresh produce and local farm shop background so is well versed on seasonality and has good links with local suppliers. Our soups are made daily and reflect whatever our Broughty Ferry based, local produce supplier recommends. Our coffee is ground by an excellent Glasgow roastery. Our main ingredients suppliers are Edinburgh. As for any cakes that aren’t made in house – lovely brownies are always supplied by Artisana in Monikie and our Traybakes come all Broughty Ferry. We use Mackie’s Ice Cream as well and will be working on a locally focused menu for the event.

We are always planning our menus and prep with an eye to reducing food waste.
Everything we make is in small batches, and our menu is planned to optimise the use of our different ingredients.
We have a food recycling bin for any waste we do have and we use ToGoodToGo to make sure any potential waste does get used.

For the event we will continue to work as we do normally and minimise any food waste from an environmental and a cost to the busines perspective.

We don’t use single-use plastics here at DCH and we will continue with this for the event and onwards.
All of our packaging and cutlery is fully recyclable and we will set up recycle bins on site on the day to encourage proper waste disposal.
As a Community Interest Company invested in sustainabity we always have a positive and active interest in minimising use of plastic and making full use of sustainable materials.

For the event weekend we will be focusing our menu on locally centred Specials and promoting what our fantastic area has to offer.