July 4 was a big night for Delaware North U.K. at the Stadium Events & Hospitality Awards, with the company’s teams at Emirates Stadium and Pride Park Stadium taking home impressive awards.
The prestigious awards, organized by Stadium Experience, recognize the commitment of the match-day hospitality, catering, conference and events teams at every football, rugby and cricket stadium across the United Kingdom. Nearly 80 clubs were nominated for awards, with 22 different venues taking home at least one of 43 awards across 14 categories.
The Delaware North culinary team at Emirates Stadium, home of Arsenal Football Club, won the Chef Team of the Year award. Led by Executive Head Chef Neil Carpenter, Head Chef of Culinary Darren Stocker and Chef Errol Johnson, the team crafted an exquisite three-course menu in March for a panel of expert judges.
Chef teams had one hour to prepare, cook and present a three-course menu suitable for their club chairman to entertain the head of the Football Association or Rugby Football Union to dinner. The Emirates Stadium team created a king scallop hors d’oeuvre, lamb Wellington entrée and banana soufflé dessert.
Pride Park Stadium, home of Derby County Football Club and where Delaware North provides hospitality services, was recognized with a silver Visiting Football Directors award. Each football club nominated another club where they had the best away experience, taking into account the hospitality, service and catering when casting their votes.
Meanwhile, the Delaware North U.K. team at London Stadium was recognized with the Best Fan Experience award during the 15th annual TheStadiumBusiness Awards in June. The award was given alongside Freemans Event Partners for the MLB World Tour: London Series that took place in June.
Caption: Elliott Moore (right), general manager for Delaware North U.K. at London Stadium, accepts the Best Fan Experience award for the MLB World Tour: London Series during TheStadiumBusiness Awards with Freemans Event Partners leaders Simon Hanna (center), chief operating officer, and Gary Bell (left), commercial director at London Stadium.