Catering & Logistics Services

Here is how this works in practice. We place catering logistics coordinators from Iceland's skilled production-services community, most based in Reykjavík — people who plan and run the supply chain behind on-set catering rather than the kitchen itself. Our coordinators scope crew numbers, shooting schedules, location access and dietary needs, then build the procurement, transport and storage plan that keeps food and craft service flowing. They work fluently in English with global shoots offices. They plan around the country's import realities: the island brings in much of its pro produce, so lead times matter.

Here is the short of it. For large or remote shoots they organise self-contained mobile kitchen deployment by super-jeep or helicopter, with independent power and heated dining. We also help shoots document catering and logistics spend against the 25% production cost reimbursement, rising to 35% for qualifying larger shoots and TV series, so this cost line is planned against recoverable Icelandic expenditure.

Here is the breakdown. Catering logistics in Iceland is genuinely demanding because of geography and climate. The island is large and sparsely populated — around 103,000 square kilometres and roughly 390,000 people — so a unit on the South Coast, in the Mývatn region or beyond Vatnajökull may be hours from the nearest supermarket, and the Highlands are reachable only in summer via F-roads. Fast-changing maritime weather, deep midwinter cold and high winds mean food must be transported insulated and served hot under heated shelter.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Filming in covered areas is set up with the Environment Agency of the country under strict 'leave no trace' practice, so waste handling and clean-up are part of the logistics plan. The country's near-100% renewable electricity supports a strong sustainability story for catering operations. A coordinator who knows these distances and rules keeps a crew reliably fed wherever the shoot goes.