And this year Pink Day got Spoooooky!

Many of us came into work dressed in Pink to raise money for a good cause. Some came in spooky and some dressed up cute.

A special mention goes to the spookiest office – The HR Department, turned into witches for the day with treats in their office and a pumpkin lamp!

Hannah with red hair – we all thought it suited her well

The mutant in his office – we had our doubts about whether he could see behind the mask!

It was all about me!

The IT geeks!

And they all gathered…!

Thank you all for your efforts!

Manchester Recruitment Fayre

Janet and Zoe were mixing with the stars at the Manchester recruitment fayre in October, they managed to get their picture taken with Tim Campbell the winner of the first Apprentice TV show.

Janet interviewed a number of candidates on the day and was filmed by North West Tonight!

Well done Ladies!

3663 Supplier Environmental Performance Award 2008

Paul Harnetty and Shermith Jinadasa collected our Environmental Award from 3663 which recognises our internal and external initiatives concerning the environment.

FDF Award

We collected our Food and Drink Federation Community Partnerships Award for the Workplace Community category scheme in October 2008!

Retro Biscuit Day!

The sales and marketing office enjoyed a retro biscuit day – remember the classics Blue Riband and Jammie Dodgers….

Pizza Day August 2008

On Thursday 28th August we celebrated our hard work with a Pizza & Pop Day, fresh from Dominos!

We hope you all enjoyed it - sorry it was late, I think the pizza kitchens struggled to complete our order!

Thanks to those who helped serve on the day!

If you were not here on the 28^th, feast your eyes!

Gullivers Kingdom

114 employees and their families aged 0 and upwards descended on Gullivers World on Sunday 17th August for over 6 hours of fun.



We all came prepared for the mixed (and mainly showery) Warrington weather.

The AFC Annual Company Presentation 2008

Our Annual Company Presentation took place on the 28th June 2008!

The snapshots of the day…

Relive the good moments and dance to the rhythm of the djembe!

The AFC Team tuned to the same rhythm!

The Blonde Star!

Our professionals at work…

Rhythm is a dancer!

Fine DIne with NPD!

On the 11th and 18th July Authentic saw NPD work their magic and culinary skills to the utmost when they provided an exclusive fine dining experience for the Authentic team!

As part of the charity initiative “Authentic Gives Something Back” July was the month that our NPD department choose to do their bit in giving something back, and boy did they do this in style!

The team managed to raise a very impressive £330, well done to all!!

Trip to the Dogs!

On Thursday 19^th June, Belle Vue welcomed The Authentic Food Company in large numbers! There were more than 30 of us trying our luck at betting. Some of us went well prepared to lose while others were lucky enough to make some cash!

Those who had an ‘Early Night’ won the first race! Our sympathy is extended to those who decided to bet on a certain dog with the name Dave and those who actually bet on a dog called Hotfoot Rooney!

Win or lose, we all had a great night coming on the school bus and enjoying our three-course meal!

York Trip - May

York was indeed a picturesque scene!

I bet we all enjoyed the performance of the ‘funny’ Geordie guy who entertained us all by trying to climb up a ladder with chains around his body, where he then tried to disentangle himself!

We all loved the York Minster and York’s pretty streets! We had a full bus tour of York where we learnt a bit about its history, understanding where the term ‘Daylight Robbery’ comes from!

A picnic in the gardens with some ice cream and the sun shining and some shopping to conclude the afternoon made it a day to remember!

Authentic Midnight Walkers…

The Accounts Department’s fundraiser took place on May 23^rd.

Nothing unusual about that you may think but as most of you were(or should have been)tucked up in bed, the Accounts department were putting on their trainers!

After meeting at AFC in Sharston we set off with our umbrellas as the heavens had opened. Luckily when we arrived the rain had stopped! We knew at this point it was going to be a good night!!

We set off from City of Manchester Stadium amidst lots of whooping and cheering ready for our 10k Midnight Walk. After walking past the MEN arena, onto Deansgate and through Albert Square we were on the way home straight back to the stadium. We finished at around the two hour mark. It was a great reception as lots of other walkers were waiting to cheer us all home, which made it really worthwhile.

Watching lots of people wandering through Manchester City Centre on a Friday night dressed up in fancy dresses and wearing luminous necklaces was a great spectacle. Over 2000 people took part which is double from the first event last year.

It was a great night, for a great cause. The aches and pains soon subsided after we got home and had our tea and toast. You would be amazed at how hungry you feel after walking 10k at midnight…………….we can recommend it though!!

Well done to all Accounts Department!!! Here’s to next year!!

Salsa Night!

Friday 4^th April saw the Authentic team move to some Spanish sounds at the Copacabana Night Club!

They were treated to a cocktail and a salsa lesson where everyone paired up with either their guest or AFC friend to learn the moves of the popular dance.

After working up an appetite on the dance floor an array of tapas dishes were laid out and a sneaky few had a shot of tequila for desert! Some then went on into the night to put their newly learned Salsa dance moves into practice, although we are not sure this includes knowing all the moves to Macarena!!

Authentic Raffle!

We had quite a few lucky winners for the Authentic Raffle. Yajna and Ruth went round the offices to ask everyone to pick a ticket from a box which was then allocated to a prize.


The prizes included wines, vodkas, champagnes and even a DVD player!

Wilmslow Half Marathon

Well done to all the Authentic girls who completed the Wilmslow Half Marathon 2008. They all finished in under 2h20mins with plenty of powerade and power bars on route!

They are already looking forward to 2009!

The Accounts Team Munches Together!

An authentic lunch was organised for the Accounts department – a good way to fill the stomach and boost up the team work as well as get to know the products by tasting them!


The lunch was organised and served in house by our chefs and enjoyed by the whole team! An Easter treat before the holidays!

The Valentine’s Meeting!

Pink ties with pink hearts, pink shirts – the men really tried hard on Valentine’s Day!

Our Sales Team Meeting featured some exciting heart-shaped biscuits and chocolates!

Pizza Day 2008

After the successful pizza day in 2006, Authentic decided to do it once again with Domino’s pizzas! Amongst the various choices were the Chicken Tandoori Sizzler, Pepperoni & Vegetable Supreme. Both our Stockport and Sharston sites enjoyed generous mouthfuls of the delicious pizzas. Everyone swarmed the canteen to have their share and one of our technical members wisely picked up the wrong box of pizza only to discover it was full of jalapenos! We were all full and sleepy by the end of the feast!

Thanks to the team who was kind enough to serve everyone!

If only every Friday was Domino’s Day! For those who missed it, feast your eyes through the pictures of the day!