A La Carte Tours and Events have donated more than £10,000 from company profits to UK food banks since launching in 2022.
Founded by qualified Blue Badge Guide Alex Lacey, A La Carte Tours and Events was created to address a gap in the experiential travel market for luxury food tours. By combining the scoffable and quaffable with the rich history, culture and stories of the city and its independent neighbourhoods, the company developed a style of touring that resonated with both private and corporate clients seeking something more immersive and authentic.
The business is powered not only by its in-house team, but also by a trusted network of specialist guides, historians and expert storytellers who bring their own knowledge, personalities and passions to each experience. Together, they curate a programme of bespoke tours and events, offering experiences centred around food and drink, culture, history, hidden London, immersive technology-led trails and much more. The company has also become known for creating highly personalised, behind-the-scenes experiences with exclusive access to historic properties, private collections, exhibitions, galleries and cultural spaces not typically accessible to the public.
From the outset, sustainability and social responsibility were central to the company’s ethos, with a clear ambition to build ‘a company with a conscience’. Alongside supporting independent businesses and championing local producers, the team felt strongly that a share of profits should be reinvested to support those less fortunate within the communities where tours operate. Supporting local foodbanks therefore became a natural and important part of the business model.
As the business expands further into Scotland, returning once again to its core ingredients of Blue Badge Guide expertise alongside luxury family and small-group food tours, A La Carte Tours and Events is also exploring opportunities to widen the geographical reach of its foodbank donations. This will help ensure community support remains local, relevant and closely connected to the destinations in which the company operates.
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