August 09. Prestige Scotland secures contract extension with Hampden Park Stadium
Prestige Scotland, a division of Sodexo Prestige, the UK’s largest event caterer and provider of corporate hospitality packages, has secured a contract extension with Hampden Park Stadium worth over £18 million in turnover.
The contract has been extended until 2015 where Prestige Scotland will continue to provide catering services to the national football stadium, operating a wide range of facilities including 18 hospitality suites, 26 executive boxes and the museum café. Prestige Scotland also caters for a wide range of conferences, exhibitions, meetings, receptions, dinners and lunches at the stadium.
Prestige Scotland, serves over 500,000 fans and 48,000 hospitality guests at the 22 match days at the stadium, which is in addition to looking after the Scottish Football Association and the staff and visitors at the Museum Café on a daily basis.
As a major concert venue in Scotland, Hampden Park has hosted a number of high profile bands in 2009, including Take That, The Eagles, ACDC, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Coldplay.
David Kells, executive director, Hampden Park Ltd, said: “We are delighted to extend our partnership with Prestige Scotland through to 2015. We have an excellent relationship where we work together to provide a range of facilities for customers at Hampden Park which is one of Scotland's top conference locations as well as being a major concert venue and the national stadium for football.”
Alyson Cawley, managing director, Sodexo Prestige Scotland, said: “We are very proud to cater at this prestigious venue. The extension of our contract with Hampden Park Ltd is a fantastic reflection on the team, who truly focus on and support the client’s business needs. Prestige Scotland and Hampden Park have a strong working partnership and we look forward to growing our business together over the coming years.”