The charity behind Brixton prison’s acclaimed Clink restaurant has launched nationwide catering and bakery delivering high-quality food.
Like its restaurants, The Clink Charity’s new venture, Catered by Clink, will support the rehabilitation and training of people in prison and young people at risk of offending.
“Customers can enjoy beautifully prepared canapés, pastries and celebration cakes, knowing that every order contributes to life-changing opportunities for individuals rebuilding their lives,” said the charity.
“Catered by Clink combines professionally crafted food with a powerful social mission.”
All products are prepared by students and graduates of The Clink Charity’s accredited hospitality and bakery programmes, with trainees learning both inside prisons and in the community.
Participants work towards City & Guilds qualifications in professional cookery and baking, gaining practical skills, confidence and a clear pathway into employment after release – with the overarching aim of reducing re-offending.
The Catered by Clink catering menu spans breakfast, lunch and canapé boxes, with ready-to-serve pastry platters, finger sandwiches and canapé selections ideal for meetings, events and office gatherings.
Office and workplace catering is available for delivery across London and the Home Counties, making the service particularly suited to corporate and professional settings, the charity said.
Its High Down Collection serves 10–12 and costs £265. It honours The Clink Charity’s first restaurant at HMP Highdown, which launched the its mission to reduce re-offending in 2010.
The platter includes sandwiches including roast ham with mustard slaw, salmon and cream cheese, roast beef with pesto and rocket, with a hummus and grilled vegetable option. Savoury finger items include a roast tomato and mozzarella tart or teriyaki salmon bites. Classic cakes such as a sticky toffee and date teacake or a traditional Victoria sandwich round off the meal.
The service’s bakery collection, showcases hand-crafted cakes, cookies, buns, loaves and traybakes produced at The Clink Bakery at Brixton prison.
Bakery items are currently available for collection only, with plans under way to introduce wider delivery in spring this year.
Among the options are a six-inch red velvet cake serving eight for £45, an eight-inch version serving 12 for £55, and loaf cakes such as a malted banana for £15 for small events.
Popular Brixton brownie boxes, along with prosecco and truffle gift boxes, are available via nationwide postal delivery.
Catered by Clink said it will endeavour to introduce a limited range of seasonal gift products across key gifting periods such as Valentine’s, Easter and Christmas.
“All Catered by Clink items are produced with care by individuals building new futures through training and work experience,” it said.
“Every purchase helps sustain these programmes, creating more opportunities for people to gain qualifications, rebuild confidence and secure employment on release.”
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The Clink Charity also runs Clink Events, an operation serving the City of London from Downview women’s prison in Surrey and its Herne Hill headquarters. It runs horticulture training programmes at HMP Send and HMP Erlestoke.
The Clink Training Café in South London is a community-based initiative for young people who could be at risk of entering the justice system.
In 2024 the charity trained more than 800 people in prison and delivered 650 NVQ qualifications. Clink Events catered for 218 events and provided over 28,000 training hours for vulnerable young adults.
