HOSPITALITY DESIGN ● CATERING DESIGN ● COMMERCIAL KITCHEN DESIGN
YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR A HOSPITALITY PROJECT THAT CAN'T GO WRONG. GOOD. SO LET'S GET IT RIGHT
We’re independent catering consultants who make sure your design works in reality, not just in theory.
We’d love to hear about it.
Working across the UK on hospitality projects with organisations like these:
A HOSPITALITY SPACE THAT WORKS ON PAPER BUT NOT IN REALITY IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE MISTAKES YOU CAN MAKE.
Not because of the upfront cost. Because you live with it every single day after you open.
You know something doesn’t feel quite right. But you can’t pinpoint where to start.
- Queues at lunch.
- Wasted corners.
- Equipment that doesn’t match the menu.
The advice is coming from every direction and the project is moving forward anyway.
Hospitality is often the most used, most visible part of a site. A daily touchpoint that people experience again and again. It needs to reflect the brand, the ethos, and the standard you’re trying to set.
And yet it’s so often the last thing that gets the attention it deserves. The good news? Getting in front of it early makes all the difference. We make the process straightforward.
“The results showed that the equipment we had planned was undersized which could have caused problems later. Cooper8 were able to fix this early…”
Harley Parfitt
Director, Greenavon Air Quality Consulatants Ltd
HOW WE WORK
WE LIKE TO KEEP THINGS SIMPLE. BECAUSE YOUR PROJECT PROBABLY ISN'T.
Step 01
We start with a conversation
Send us a brief overview and we will schedule a video call. Tell us where you are and what is on your mind. Let’s think it through together.
Step 02
We define a clear plan
We turn what we’ve heard into a simple, specific plan with clear fees. Our advice is independent of suppliers and based on what is right for you.
Step 03
We deliver together
We work with your team to align strategy, hospitality design, and commercial kitchen design at every stage. You deal with the same people throughout.
Step 04
We stay involved
We don’t disappear at handover. We check the space is performing as it should and help you fine tune if needed.
It only takes a few minutes.
“We worked with Cooper8 in developing and forming our ideas. Their input was highly valuable, practical, and creative…”
Stafford Geohagan
Owner, Jamaican Healthy Eaters, Brixton
ALL THE THINGS WE DO
WHATEVER YOUR PROJECT NEEDS, WE'VE DONE IT
BEFORE.
Commercial kitchen design, hospitality consultancy, and catering services across the UK.
From the first sketch to opening day. And everything in between.
01
Getting the design right
Layouts, equipment, ventilation, and compliance. We design commercial kitchens that work for service, people, and the numbers. Not just on the drawings.
02
Knowing what to do before you do it
Feasibility studies, operational audits, menu engineering, performance reviews. If something isn’t working, or you’re not sure it will, we start here.
03
Spaces that feel as good as they work
We bring kitchen design and interior design together. A space that functions well but feels wrong isn’t finished. Every detail should reflect your brand and the experience you’re creating.
04
Finding the right people for the job
We run catering tenders that go beyond the standard template. The right caterer for your site, selected through a process that’s creative, commercially sound, and built around you.
05
On time, on budget, no surprises
We manage the whole process: programme, budget, compliance, coordination. You stay informed at every stage. And when it’s done, we make sure the handover actually works.
06
When a full kitchen isn’t the answer
Sometimes the site demands something different. We design bespoke kiosks and mobile catering solutions including the Munch Buggy for locations that need flexibility.
“The new café has been a great success. We are well above budget on profit and our staff costs are lower than expected. Cooper8 have really delivered an efficient catering space.”
Jackie Clarke
Visitor Centre Manager, English Heritage Eltham Palace
DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT
WE LET THE WORK DO THE TALKING
HERE'S SOME OF IT.
See all our projects
West Dean Gardens Restaurant
Houlton School
Eltham Palace
GOOD DESIGN, BAD DESIGN, HERE'S THE DIFFERENCE.
WHEN A SPACE WORKS, YOU CAN FEEL IT.
WHEN IT DOESN'T, YOU FEEL THAT TOO.
WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK
- The queues.
- The customers who don’t come back.
- The energy bills that don’t make sense.
- The staff working harder than they should.
None of it is dramatic. It just adds up. Every single day. And once it’s built, it’s very hard to fix.
WHEN IT DOES WORK
Wow.
Those are your first thoughts when you walk into the finished space for the first time. Nothing feels forced. You sense the balance straight away. You feel that confidence that each decision makes sense. And you feel genuinely proud to have been part of it.
Careers are shaped by these projects. Getting it right matters more than most people say out loud.
“We commissioned Cooper8 Ltd to redesign our existing Tea Room. We’ve had a very positive reaction from our customers and staff.”
David Bailey
Café Manager, National Trust Brockhampton
MEET SIMON AND GIORGIA.
We’re a family run business. And this is where we’re supposed to tell you how experienced we are, list our credentials, and try to impress you.
We’d rather tell you this.
We don’t do generic. We don’t hand projects off to juniors. And our advice is always independent, never shaped by supplier relationships.
Between us we’ve worked on heritage sites, schools, hospitals, science parks and everything in between as independent catering consultants and commercial kitchen designers. Not just the design side. The operations, the strategy, the commercial reality of making it all work.
Almost all our work comes through people who’ve worked with us before. We think that says
Simon Colley
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Giorgia Lardner
CATERING CONSULTANT
You’ll deal with us directly. From the first call to the day you open.
“Cooper8’s overall capability and expertise is of the highest standard. Simon’s temperament is calm and authoritative. I could not recommend him more highly.”
Julia Bannister
Owner, Finns of Chelsea Green
WHERE WE WORK
WE DO CATERING CONSULTANCY, HOSPITALITY
DESIGN, AND COMMERCIAL KITCHEN DESIGN
ACROSS SIX KEY SECTORS.
Yours is probably one of them.
01
Restaurants & Cafés
You opened because you care about food and people. You shouldn’t have to fight your own space to show it. We help you get the fundamentals right so you can focus on what you actually love.
02
Education & Healthcare
High volume, high pressure, and food that plays a bigger role in wellbeing than most realise. We take the complexity out so the space works and the people using it feel the difference.
03
Heritage & Culture
Buildings that weren’t designed for catering. We’ve worked in enough of them to know how to make hospitality feel part of the place rather than something awkwardly added on.
04
Cathedrals & Churches
Hospitality that brings people together without compromising the building or its purpose. Practical, considered, and always appropriate to the space.
05
Hotels & Leisure
In hotels, hospitality isn’t a department. It’s everything. We design spaces that help your team deliver the experience your guests expect rather than working against them.
06
Business & Industry
Catering that people actually choose to use. Because when it reflects the standard of the business, it becomes part of what makes the place worth coming to.
“The project was delivered on time and on budget. It is a great success both in its popularity with the students and its revenue creation for the library.”
Stuart Richards
Project Manager, Birmingham University i Lounge
NOW IMAGINE IT'S YOUR PROJECT
THIS IS HOW YOU CAN FEEL WHEN YOUR HOSPITALITY SPACE
WORKS THE WAY IT SHOULD.
- No more compromises.
- No constant issues to fix.
- No more daily problems to deal with.
- The numbers make sense.
- The space runs as it should.
- The team can focus on the food and the people instead of the problems.
That’s the feeling we help you achieve. Every single time.
“Cooper8 Ltd have provided us with a first class service and so far have exceeded expectations in all areas. We look forward to working with them over the coming years.”
Allen Gibbons
Client Project Manager, London Borough of Enfield Council
A FEW THINGS PEOPLE USUALLY ASK US
GOOD QUESTIONS. HERE ARE OUR HONEST
ANSWERS.
“Will you take advantage of our budget?”
No. Our role is to protect it, not inflate it. We’re independent, not tied to suppliers or earning percentages on what we specify. Fees are clear from the outset. No surprises.
“Do we actually need a catering consultant?”
Catering design is genuinely complex. Layout, equipment, operations, compliance, commercial performance. When any one of those isn’t right, you feel it every single day. One consultancy holding it all together avoids the costly disconnects.
“Will your approach work for our specific site?”
We don’t do templates. Everything is shaped around your site, your constraints, your menu, and how you want the space to operate. No two projects are the same and we wouldn’t want them to be.
“Will it actually make a difference to performance, not just how it looks?”
That’s exactly what we focus on. Get the design right and tailor it to the operation in every detail and smoother service, better efficiency, and a stronger commercial outcome follow naturally.
“You’re a small team. Can you handle a large or complex project?”
Being small is the point. Senior involvement on every project, from start to finish. No handovers, no junior input. You get consistency and direct access throughout.
“Will you challenge our team too much?”
We challenge where it matters, but always with reasoning. The aim is to support good decisions, not create friction. Almost all our work comes through repeat clients. That tells you something.
“What makes your approach different from other consultants?”
We think about how everything connects, not just one part in isolation. We listen before we solve. What we design evolves from the reality of your project, not a pre-set idea of what it should be. Two perspectives, working closely together. We genuinely care about getting it right.