16th Apr 2012 - 00:00
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Lindley Venue Catering, the specialist sports stadia catering division of The Lindley Group, has extended its contract with Millwall Football Club to manage its match day catering on the public concourses at The Den for a further five years.
Having been awarded the £3 million, five year contract, Lindley Venue Catering will be investing in re-furbishing all of the kiosks at the ground and introducing customized versions of the new range of award-winning branded retail concepts launched by Lindley earlier this year.
The caterer will also be introducing new staff training and incentive schemes, offering loyalty concessions for season ticket holders and will be make use of social media marketing to maximise revenue potential from match day sales. Lindley is also working in partnership with the club to develop an external supporters' bar with fixed seating outside the Cold Blow Lane end.
The concourse kiosk refit will take place over the summer months and the new installations will be in place for the start of the 2012-2013 season in August. The range of new food outlets will include Lindley Venue Catering's Frank's Original New York Streetdogs, FGB - Flaming Good Burger, Henry's Chicken and The Pie Factory kiosks.
Lindley Venue Catering is also working with the club to develop a family-friendly unit offering a choice of healthier meal deals, juice and flavoured water alongside high quality mini hotdogs, mini burgers, mini pies and a selection of traditional boiled sweets.
Adam Elliott, The Lindley Group's CEO, said: "We've established a great working relationship with the team at Millwall Football Club and we're delighted to have been given the opportunity to continue providing and developing the retail match day catering services at The Den for the next five seasons." Andy Ambler, CEO of Millwall Football Club, added: "We've been very impressed and enthused by the passion shown by the new management team at The Lindley Group and by the fresh, new approach they have brought to the business. "The work they have done recently in developing their range of branded retail concepts is outstanding, and the capital investment Lindley is putting into re-furbishing the facilities at The Den, along with the specific proposals and plans for improving the quality of food and customer service levels has demonstrated their commitment to the club and our supporters."
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