Lindley Venue Catering, which has been responsible for catering and event management at the 15,300 capacity Halliwell Jones Stadium for the past decade, has been awarded the six-and-a-half year £7.8 million deal by the professional Super League club following a competitive tender.
Under the renewed and extended partnership agreement Lindley Venue Catering will continue to manage sales and marketing of the venue’s facilities along with all of the matchday and non-matchday catering.
To enhance the fans’ matchday experience, the caterer will be introducing a number of its award-winning branded retail concepts onto the public concourses which are being refitted with the new kiosks over this summer, in readiness for the Rugby League World Cup which starts in October. The Halliwell Jones Stadium is playing host to two Rugby League World Cup matches.
Andy Gatcliffe, Warrington Wolves’ CEO, said: “Over the past 10 years we have built up a strong rapport with the Lindley Group and the catering team have been doing a great job here both in terms of the matchday catering and event management, but we felt that it was appropriate to put the contract out to a competitive tender at the end of the current term to ensure that we had explored new and alternative options and opportunities.”
Adam Elliott, president of The Lindley Group and Executive Vice President , Centerplate , added: “It really is a great tribute to the work, effort and achievements of the Lindley team at The Halliwell Jones Stadium, that Warrington Wolves has selected Lindley Venue Catering as their chosen catering, hospitality and events partner for another six seasons.
"It’s even more rewarding that the contract extension has been awarded, knowing that the club has benchmarked Lindley Venue Catering against our industry peers.”