This seven year deal will see the food service specialist provide catering at both Earls Court and Olympia London exhibition venues.
Compass Group UK & Ireland’s sports and leisure team has been working with Earls Court and Olympia for eight years and following a competitive tender, this contract will now be operated under its sports and leisure brand, Levy Restaurants.
Levy Restaurants will deliver stand catering, private hospitality and conference catering at both venues, which host over 300 events and see around 2.5million people visit each year.
In September Levy Restaurants will also open two new purpose-built eateries in the Olympia Central exhibition space, which have been designed in conjunction with award winning agency 442 Design.
A modern destination outlet will open on Level 1, with flexibility built in to be able to gear the style of food offers available to match the different needs of the events in this hall, such as freshly made hot and cold dishes, soups and desserts, plus a ‘grab-and-go’ range of foods with a barista led coffee service.
On Level 2, a new café will provide a ‘grab-and-go’ style offer of freshly made sandwiches, panini, soups, salads and baked goods. In addition to these new outlets, Levy Restaurants has committed to invest in building and equipping a state of the art production kitchen at Olympia, replacing the current kitchen in Earls Court which has been in use since 1938.
Colin Bailey, managing director for Sports, Leisure and Hospitality at Compass Group UK & Ireland said: “We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded this contract. Compass Group UK & Ireland has built a strong relationship with Earls Court and Olympia over the past eight years and understanding their needs, and those of their clients, is central to this.”
Nigel Nathan, group managing director at Earls Court and Olympia added: “Our award-winning customer service provides the foundations for everything that we do and we felt that Levy Restaurants’ ethos matched this perfectly. We have forged strong links with Compass Group during the past eight years and look forward to partnering one of their most exciting brands going forward.”