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The Sodexo Live! division of catering and facilities management provider Sodexo has agreed a deal to become the first official culinary partner of Lancashire Cricket.
The five-year partnership will cover matchday hospitality at Emirates Old Trafford, as well as catering for conferences and other events held at the stadium.
Sodexo Live! plans on bringing a casual workforce of around 150 people from the Greater Manchester/North West area to Emirates Old Trafford. The food will be overseen by Sodexo Live!’s executive head chef, Andy Hare, who will undertake a culinary training programme with Lancashire Cricket’s current chefs.
New menu items at Emirates Old Trafford will include tandoori spiced corn fed chicken, crispy hake ‘Kyiv’, baked Keralan aubergine, and glazed cardamom and saffron custard tart.
Sodexo Live! will also work with social enterprises Change Please and Half the Story Biscuits. Change Please is a coffee brand that works with homeless people to give them employment and training opportunities, while Half the Story Biscuits creates job roles within its bakery for people who have experienced homelessness.
Sodexo Live! will work with Lancashire Cricket for the first time this weekend as Emirates Old Trafford hosts the T20 international match between England and Australia.
Claire Morris, chief executive of Sodexo Live! in the UK and Ireland, said: “This collaboration represents a fantastic opportunity to bring our food expertise in event catering and hospitality to one of the North West of England’s most iconic global venues.
“Furthermore, we feel incredibly proud to be selected as the club’s first ever official culinary partner in its 160-year history. We thank Lancashire Cricket for putting its trust in us as our Experience Makers plan to deliver a standout service.
“We are committed to creating an exceptional stadium experience for fans and visitors, ensuring that every match day and event is memorable for visitors regionally and from across the world. Our team is eager to begin this exciting journey and contribute to the continued success of Lancashire Cricket and Emirates Old Trafford.”
Daniel Gidney, chief executive at Lancashire Cricket, added: “Over the past 12 years we have quadrupled in size and our scale now requires an enhanced platform to really focus on the next stage of our growth. We know there is an increasing demand for varied, creative and distinctive menus that are tailor-made for different audiences across a range of events that we hold at Emirates Old Trafford.
“We believe Sodexo Live! has the expertise and vision to make a real difference to our food offering and enhance the whole event experience across cricket, conferences and concerts at the venue.”
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