Sodexo Live! win big at Stadium Events & Hospitality Awards 2023
Sodexo Live! received 11 accolades at 2023 Stadium Events & Hospitality Awards with Newcastle United FC taking home the big award of the night - overall matchday hospitality champions - plus three other wins.
The event (organised by Stadium Experience) recognises the efforts and dedication shown by the catering, conference and events teams at every football, rugby and cricket stadium across the UK. Each award category is independently judged.
Newcastle United FC took home the most wins:
- Non-Matchday Mystery Shopper
- Best Stadium Events Venue
- Matchday Hospitality Award – Large Stadium
- Overall Matchday Hospitality
The Newcastle team also saw its catering services director, Chris Reed, receive silver in the Outstanding Contribution category and the team awarded bronze in Operations Team of the Year category.
Leeds Rhinos Rugby Club, who play at Headingley Stadium, was also triumphant, winning the Matchday Hospitality award (Medium Stadiums) and also bronze in the Visiting Rugby Directors award category.
Other accolades included:
- Silver for Everton FC in the Matchday Hospitality award (Medium Stadium) category
- Silver for Hampden Park in the Matchday Sales Team of the Year award
- Bronze for Headingley Stadium in the non-Matchday Sales Team of the Year category
"This is the second consecutive year that we've come home with the big award of the night which is testament to the skill, passion & energy that the Sodexo Live! teams put into delivering first-rate hospitality across our portfolio. Massive congrats and kudos to the team at Newcastle United FC.
Our teams across England and Scotland are experience makers and this recognition is so well-deserved as every day they go that extra mile to ensure our customers and corporate clients have the most memorable experiences, whether partaking in a live show, sporting event or culinary experience.
It is our ambition that our people feel they belong to a team that feels like a family, to act with purpose and to be inclusive, for each and everyone to thrive in their career, and to be live in the moment creating exceptional memories. I am proud of their achievements every day. Huge congratulations to all."