Carford includes wok theatre cooking at University of Readings New Restaurant

9 Feb 2006

Uni of Reading

Carford Group has installed a new dining area at the University of Reading and included theatre-style wok cooking.

A circular arrangement of counters is located in the middle of floor space, creating a servery 'island' for optimum utilisation of space.

Carford worked closely with contractors' designs to supply and install new refrigerated units for salads and cold food, heated display units for hot food and a special counter for the extremely popular wok cooking which takes place right in front of the customer.

Carford also supplied 22 dining tables, 100 chairs, plus screens and plantation to create a specific space within a large hall that included another dining area.

Beverage counters were also provided for coffee machines and a new bar was created for licensed trade.

The university of Reading provides catering for up to 4,000 staff and 15,000 enrolled students.

Catering and commercial services manager Matthew White said: "Carford's Neil Crocombe did an excellent job; when we were looking for suppliers he seemed to be the only person who understood what the university wanted and his attention to the project was exemplary."