From feeding workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle, to ensuring food from canceled events is going to the hungry instead of to landfills, here’s a sampling of how people and organizations from all corners of the business events industry are pivoting to help amid the COVID-19 crisis – including efforts from Centerplate […]

There were many inspiring examples of convention centers around the U.S. helping vulnerable citizens in their communities with food donations when event postponements and cancelations became the norm following government prohibitions of public gatherings – including Centerplate at the Las Vegas Convention Center donated approximately 9,240 pounds of prepared food to the Las Vegas Rescue […]

With stadiums and convention centers sitting empty, hospitality providers are turning their resources to the community. Sodexo and Centerplate have found many wants to bring their food resources to those in need. In Pasadena, the Pasadena Center Operating Company, Centerplate and Sodexo have joined forces to help the local community – and, at Huntington Hospital […]

Centerplate’s culinary teams at convention centers throughout the U.S. – many of which already maintain active food donation programs – are helping facilities turn the crisis into an opportunity to provide support for the communities in which they serve, including the Baltimore Convention Center, Raleigh Convention Center, Miami Beach Convention Center, Orange County Convention Center, […]

In these difficult times, many sports venues and convention centers are stepping up and are choosing to donate food to local communities. Among the venues included here are Sodexo and Centerplate operations at Hard Rock Stadium, the University of Michigan, Webster Bank Arena, Raleigh Convention Center, Miami Beach Convention Center, Orange County Convention Center, the […]

As hotels, resorts and convention facilities across the country suspend operations to help stop the spread of COVID-19, the properties are opening their refrigerators and their hearts to local communities. After the cancelation of a recent event for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and a major entertainment company, Centerplate and the Raleigh […]

As venues shuttered in response to changes forced by COVID-19, many chefs and concessions companies were left with stockpiles of food brought in to handle planned events. Centerplate’s Florida locations used Food Rescue Miami to donate to local missions and shelters, including produce, bread, snacks, turkey and prepared sandwiches and pastries. At Hard Rock Stadium, […]

One potential path to food security for the future of the planet is vertical farms, a sustainable, clean-tech technology like Centerplate employs at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Executive Chef James Katurakes and Sustainability Director Molly Crouch are included in this article offering insights on the topic. Source: Event Venues Going Upscale with […]

The new 7,000-square-foot Third and Home restaurant from the Nashville Sounds and Centerplate is part of a growing neighborhood next to First Horizon Park, as entertainment districts are now a crucial piece of stadium developments to keep venues attractive all year. Source: Nashville’s Left Field Restaurant Aims to Draw Fans Year-Round

The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation has partnered with Meals & More, a charity aiming to end holiday hunger and social isolation, and a number of community foundations of leading sports clubs in the UK, to provide nutritious meals and sports clubs for children during school holiday periods. Source: Sodexo teams up with leading sports clubs’ […]