Toffees chews Sodexho

Sodexho Prestige, the UK’s largest event caterer and provider of corporate hospitality, has been awarded a five year contract to manage Everton Football Club’s conference, events and hospitality, as well as match-day public catering.

 

The contract will also cover sales and marketing for non-match business at Everton’s stadium. Goodison Park comprises impressive conference facilities, including a suite of 11 meeting rooms (eight to 300 capacity), 11 Executive Boxes (seating up to eight people) and a marquee by the entrance to the stadium. Day delegate rates start from £34 per person.

 

The Toffees’ stadium doesn’t just play host to visiting premiership football teams and corporate events.  As a licensed premises, the venue offers a unique environment for weddings and civil partnerships in the Dixie Dean Platinum Suite. Revellers can also celebrate the festive season with Ratpack, Elvis, 70s, or ‘Abba-solutely’ fabulous themed Christmas parties, or sit nervously through England’s World Cup games as they’re played out on big screens.   

 

Malcolm Fox, Business Development Director for Sodexho Prestige, says, ”We are delighted to have been awarded the conference, events and hospitality contract for Everton’s magnificent stadium.  Goodison Park is fantastically well equipped with top of the range conference facilities, and we look forward to developing these even further to accommodate multiple day events and seminars in this unique backdrop – turning this Premiership stadium into a premier corporate venue.” 

 

Sodexho Prestige is the UK’s largest event caterer and provider of corporate hospitality packages. The company provides catering at prestigious events such as the Chelsea Flower Show and Royal Ascot. It also provides catering at permanent visitor attractions such as Blenheim Palace, Knebworth House and Epsom Downs Racecourse.

 

To find out more about using Everton’s Goodison Park as a venue, please contact Sales Manager Claire Lewis, on 0870 4421878.

 

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