Elior UK has launched Street Kitchen Collective, a selection of own-brand and street food partner menu concepts from across the world.

Billed as a collaborative effort between the caterer's food development team, operations team and client partners, the Street Kitchen Collective has launched with independent partners, Jollof Mama, Nigeria’s finest dishes; Makes Miso Hungry, home-cooked Japanese food; Urban Rajah, Indian street food; Nina Parker, chef and international food writer specialising in Mediterranean food; and Shu Han Lee, food writer and creator of Southeast Asian cuisine.

According to the company, research was undertaken into what consumers look for from their dining experiences, resulting in a new flexible street food offering supported by trend analyses.

With plans to rapidly scale up the concept, Elior continues to develop more appetising concepts while constantly on the lookout for new partners across the UK.

The collective will be rolled out across Elior’s stadia, education, university, and B&I sectors.

It reports pilot schemes with a B&I client in the finance sector experienced increased footfall and a 16 per cent uplift in sales on a street food pop-up day and created an attractive incentive to come into the office.

Yoko Nakada, founder of Makes Miso Hungry, says: “I am honoured to be one of the partners chosen for Elior’s Street Kitchen Collective.

It is great that Elior is supporting local food businesses and customers can experience authentic Japanese food such as mine.

It’s clear consumers are excited by new culinary experiences and flavours!”