Catering Services

Here is how this works in practice. We connect shoots with film caterers from Iceland's production-services community, most based in Reykjavík and equipped to deploy fully self-contained mobile kitchens across the country. Our caterers give hot breakfast, lunch and dinner, steady craft service and second meals for late hours, working fluently in English with global shoots offices. Because Icelandic shoots are almost always staffed by a mix of local and imported crew, our caterers routinely fit vegetarian, vegan, halal, kosher, gluten-free and allergy-specific needs, planning sourcing around the country's import lead times for pro produce.

Here is the short of it. For large shoots we scale the catering team with extra kitchen and service staff from the UK and mainland Europe under an Iceland-based lead. We also help shoots document catering spend against the 25% production cost reimbursement, rising to 35% for qualifying larger shoots and TV series, so this cost is planned against recoverable Icelandic expenditure.

Here is the breakdown. Catering in Iceland draws on a genuinely distinctive larder. Icelandic lamb, fresh-caught Atlantic fish, skyr and dairy, and pure water from a country running on close to 100% renewable geothermal and hydroelectric power. The challenge is the environment: a unit at Vatnajökull, on the black sand of Reynisfjara or in the volcanic Highlands faces fast-changing maritime weather, deep cold and high winds, so caterers give heated dining shelter, insulated transport and high-calorie menus for in person demanding outdoor days.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. The Midnight Sun enables very long summer shooting days that need flexible meal timing. Filming in covered areas is set up with the Environment Agency of the country under strict 'leave no trace' practice, so waste minimisation and clean-up are standard. A caterer who knows the country's ingredients and conditions keeps a crew well-fed, warm and productive on location.