Featured Case Study 

Brett Hindle, Managing Director
Hog & Rooster

After serving in the Royal Artillery for 22 years from 1990 to 2012 I spent a lot of time researching which business I would start in Civvy Street

During this period I met the lady of my life who lived in Grimsby in Lincolnshire and with me being based in Wiltshire we spent a lot of time travelling to meet each other, often attending various functions and catering events

In my army life one of my roles was the Officers Mess Manager and with this experience I felt certain that I could offer a better service with higher standards than those I personally had experienced

So after extensive research I found Elite Hog Roast Machines and was excited by the quality and extensive range of their equipment and arranged to meet Steve Cullum himself on my next trip to Grimsby

After a detailed meeting and with a view to simply ordering the equipment, I was amazed to find Steve offered a whole variety of business support services too, from the training of on-site cooking and how to use the equipment safely, to a whole spectrum of marketing support services as well

Steve has since designed my new corporate image for me, produced a range of business stationery, as well as providing my van and trailer graphics too

He also arranged through one of his contacts a friend who kindly lent us his luxurious home for the day so we could do a photoshoot showing the benefits of using Hog and Rooster. This resulted in a new corporate brochure and a range of inserts and this has resulted in me winning many high profile hotel contracts. In fact the quickest time I have been awarded a deal from walking in and presenting my brochure to the hotel manager is only 6 minutes!

In short I cannot sing Steve’s praises highly enough. The equipment is second to none, I now own 3 Elite Machines and, as before, the back up and support I've received has proven invaluable to me ensuring that my business has not only become well established, but also a successful one too

If you're looking to leave the Armed Forces then I can’t recommend Elite Hog Roast Machines highly enough as they are a superb company to do business with, supported by a very high level of personal service

Apple and Hog offers quality hog roast catering at venues in and around Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and further afield. Based just outside Wisbech, Apple and Hog is the brainchild of ex-army infantryman Daz, who started the business after leaving the British Army

After leaving the army in 2009 I had a few odd jobs afterwards, but nothing I was passionate about. I always wanted to give back to the community and the people and I knew the only way to do that was to be my own boss and offer a quality service that people deserve

The opportunity to start Apple and Hog came about when I attended one of Steve seminars in Grimsby and I quickly found that by talking with his customers that this was definitely the best machine available

The day gave me a great insight into the hog roasting world and what I liked most of all that no one tried to sell to me and the everyone was happy and keen to help me become established and to not make the mistakes that they had when they started, with no support

Having cooked with Steve I found my own style of running the business and I have since gone on from strength to strength

I found this support, especially in the early days invaluable and if you are looking to start your own hog roasting business then I can certainly recommend you attending one of his seminars. You won’t be disappointed