The renewed contract will see Levy serve food and drinks with a ‘best-in-class’ customer experience at The O2. Core to the extension is delivery on key sustainability targets, which support Levy’s main goal of achieving net zero in the UK by 2027.
Jon Davies, managing director at Levy UK + Ireland, said: “As part of our Levy Cares initiative, we remain committed to reducing waste produced within our venues whilst continuing to provide a wide range of food and drink experiences for guests. We look forward to continuing the great work we have already started here during this extended contract period.”
Levy UK+I has been ‘instrumental’ in delivering flagship climate activity at The O2 including going 100% vegan for the six Billie Eilish shows. In February, Levy created menus for The BRIT Awards which centred around local and seasonal plant-forward offerings as well as introducing carbon labelling for concession food.
Adam Pearson, commercial director of The O2, added: “Food and drink have a vital role to play in the pursuit of The O2’s net zero ambitions and wider sustainability aims – so we’re delighted to be working with Levy UK+I on what is a challenging but necessary target of net zero for F&B by 2025.
“We’ve seen from the recent Billie Eilish shows and Overheated events at The O2 that all of our key stakeholders are as passionate as we are about this and so we’re truly excited to see what can be achieved as we continue to raise the bar.”
Levy UK+I has further committed to work in partnership with venues to use 100% seasonal sourcing for all menus by end of 2022, rolling out carbon labelling on every food menu to help guests make sustainably informed decisions and to have operational food waste under 1% by the end of 2024.