Venue 360, Luton’s leading leisure and conferencing complex, has awarded a £4m café and hospitality contract to caterer Kudos. The four year exclusive contract which commences on 1st October 2014 will see Kudos deliver an exciting café and hospitality offer to local businesses and the community that meets their health conscious needs.
Host to prestigious events
The venue plays an integral role in the local community providing state of the art leisure and conference facilities and is also one of the most sought after wedding venues in Luton. In the past the venue has played host to prestigious events such as the British Olympic Appeal Dinner with HRH The Princess Royal, pre-election campaigns by David Cameron, and numerous product launches and team building events.
Fresh new menus
The Kudos team will introduce fresh new menus that will focus on quality local ingredients, seasonality and food provenance. The Sports Café menu will offer healthy homemade choices including Clubhouse salads, door step sandwiches, sharing plates and good British wholesome dishes with a modern twist. Clients and couples booking events and weddings will also have a wide array of seasonal menus to choose from with new additions including a yoga bunny breakfast station, urban picnic boxes, street food stations and host of seasonally inspired reception, dinner and buffet menus.
Wide spectrum of price points
The offer will be tailored to local businesses and the community to provide a wide spectrum of price points to accommodate most budgets which other local venues are not always able to do. In addition Kudos will aim to fill any new employment opportunities from the surrounding area providing local jobs for local people. Kudos will also be introducing WorldHost customer service training to its retail and events teams in order to ensure they go the extra mile.
Jon Pryce, managing partner of Kudos, said “I am delighted that Venue 360 has selected Kudos as its catering partner. This contract win is another example of how our customer service excellence, local supply chain and passion for food is addressing customer needs. Venue 360 has listened carefully to their customers and they have selected a high quality, personal and flexible caterer that would be quick to react to their requirements and offer round the clock service.”