Caterer continues Ballarat home run

WITH thirty-five years’ experience in the restaurant and catering industry, renowned chef Peter Ford is once again offering his signature ready-made meals to Ballarat residents.

To be eaten in the comfort of your home, Peter Ford Catering is currently offering The Real Meal service which delivers pre-prepared restaurant quality meals for two to your door.

The Real Meal initiative was born in 2008 when Ford said the company offered boxes of meals to clients and wholesale pre-made meals to retailers.

“We used to make the Peter Ford Catering home meals from hand in our kitchen in Ballarat and sell to major grocers and supermarkets,” he said.

“We stopped this in 2013 and then once COVID-19 came along and we thought let’s re-introduce The Real Meal again and sell it online rather than wholesale.

“We really are just reinstating what we had before because we have the facilities, the technology, the recipes and the skill to do it.”

The Ballarat based catering company usually specialises in weddings and functions in across regional Victoria and recently pivoted to only offer the at-home dining delivery service.

Ford said their ability to offer this service quickly and easily gave them a leg up in comparison to their competitors.

“Although many of our wait staff have taken quite a hit,” he said. “We’ve be able to retain five staff over this time which we’re very happy with.”

At a time when many venues around the state are closing completely or partially, eating a restaurant quality meal in the presence of friends and family is a luxury.

Ford said it’s so important we continue to get together over a meal and that this service takes the hard work out of doing so.

“There’s an absolute convenience, we’ve simplified it so that you only need an oven and a pot of water,” he said.

“It’s a complete meal that doesn’t have to consumed straight away, they have a few days grace period or can be frozen.

“The best thing is, there’s no dishes or preparation to be done.”

To view and order from Peter Ford Catering’s The Real Meal menu, visit peterfordcatering.com.