Shamrock Catering Group History

Our Story

Shamrock Catering Company, established in 1994, is one of the most prolific and diverse catering companies in Hong Kong. Operating from a 6,000 square foot purpose-built facility, it employs a team of highly experienced professionals with over 120 years of combined hospitality and catering experience. The company is well equipped to handle all types of services, including but not limited to sit-down lunches and dinners, cocktail receptions, opening ceremonies, and weddings — serving a diverse range of clients such as multinational corporations, large law firms, banks, schools, the European Union, consulates, and the Hong Kong government.

In addition to its core catering services, Shamrock Catering Company is capable of handling large-scale events with a capacity for up to 5,000 people in a single day. It is known for its involvement in some of Hong Kong’s largest sporting events including The Hong Kong Tennis Open, The Rugby 7s, Savills Corporate 7s, Red Bull FlugTag, Stanley International Dragon Boat, and numerous music festivals and concerts — providing catering for VIPs, crew, and fans alike.

The company is also recognized as one of the largest catering equipment rental companies in Hong Kong, providing catering equipment for large outdoor events and festivals as well as restaurants and smaller catering companies.

Let our numbers do the talking

Shamrock Catering Group has over 34 years’ experience catering for all occasions in Hong Kong. Over 80 years’ experience in the catering industry shared between Managing Director, Executive Chef & Event & Catering Manager serving 300 offices daily. Operating out of a 5000 square ft purpose built licensed food factory

10,000

Guests catered breakfast through to dinner for Sandy Bay Mini Rugby Festival

1,200

Catered for at whole day global financial media company's corporate event

450

Guests catered BBQ for a leading construction group

25

Staff of all of whom have attended the Food & Environment Hygiene Department courses as required by the Government.

300

Guests for an international school

5,000

Sq ft purpose built, licensed catering facility.

1 million

Sandwiches sold to date.

1,000

catering functions per year.

Satisfying the workers

Shamrock Sandwich Company was established. We delivered quality sandwiches to “hungry” office staff.

Formalities

With 25 members of our staff and a delivery network of over 300 offices daily, the company was formalized as Branston Assets Ltd.

Corporate Solutions

Building from its fan base of satisfied office employees, Shamrock began catering for parties and events. Today the company has a reputation as “the caterer for all occasions. “ We cater for corporate or leisure, indoors or outdoors, for tram parties, junk trips, weddings, birthday parties, christenings, board meetings, expos, shows and sporting events, to name a few.

Backing Business

Crunch Ltd, a Western-style bakery service for the catering industry was established. In the years that followed, the company secured contracts to supply one of Hong Kong’s leading independent and wellness cafés with packed meals, salads, sandwiches and baked products. Today Shamrock supplies cafés, restaurants, clubhouses and hotels with a wide range of services.

Back to school

Shamrock Catering Group secured contracts to operate food kiosks at Quarry Bay International School and Christian Alliance International School, Hong Kong Academy, Delia School of Canada.

From Kids to Canapés

With its strong base in general catering, Shamrock began to provide niche catering services.

For children, Shamrock organizes bang up bashes with clowns, entertainers, bouncy castles and specialty equipment such as cotton candy machines and chocolate fountains.

For Corporate Shamrock established “Spoon Catering” to meet the growing demand for high-end catering services both, for corporate events and product launches weddings as well as corporate fun days.

International Event & Catering to the stars

Shamrock hits the big time with the big names; catering for international artists, big brand fashion shows and some of Hong Kong’s premier sporting events, including the Cricket 6s and Dragon Boat events, Beach 5s, Rugby 7s Village, Red Bull Flug Tag. Celebrity catering includes International artists as well as Hong Kong’s favorite son Jackie Chan and catering his star studded 60th birthday bash.

The Pandemic

Despite very difficult trading and business conditions brought about by 1 year of social unrest and 2 years of the pandemic has grown both its business for equipment rental, corporate, and educational as well as its delivery business by adding 4 Virtual delivery brands as well as securing one more International school meal contract.

These virtual brands have now become some of the most popular delivery concepts on the Southside. Plans are now in making to add more locations.