Monthly Archives July 2013

Catering To Football Fans and Conventioneers

A transplant from Northern Ireland, Des Hague already had a pretty impressive pedigree in the food service industry but he wondered how could he marry his passion for the culinary field with his love for sports and entertainment? The answer was Centerplate, one of the world’s largest hospitality enterprises, responsible for food...

Spark Up Your Phone

Add Centerplate Spark to your mobile device for instant, on the go access. The process is simple: Open Safari on your iPad or iPhone. Browse to the Centerplate Spark homepage.  fSelect the share button at the bottom center of the screen (the box with the arrow pointing outwards). Select “Add to Home Screen” in...

July 26, 2013

Two messages to communicate this week. First, we were unsuccessful in winning the hospitality rights for the new Vikings stadium. The feedback from the client committee was illuminating. We were told that we had the best team. That we presented the best ideas and that we had the best programs....

July 19, 2013

I recently read a disturbing article in the WSJ titled “Employed, But Not Engaged on the Job” which stated that 52% of the workforce is switched off and a further 18% are so disenfranchised that they are undermining colleagues’ accomplishments. Make sure this is not happening in your house. Think...

July 12, 2013

Commitment is an often used word but one that rarely gets the full support it warrants. It means different things to different people and can be therefore be difficult to measure. I would like to think that we at Centerplate are a notable exception – we all hold the same...

July 5, 2013

Our client promise is real and tangible. It is not built on an unstable foundation of promises that cannot be kept. Results not Rhetoric is not an empty slogan. We craft one-of-a-kind locally relevant hospitality programs in our venues every day. Developing a credible long-term solution is our immediate challenge...

June 28, 2013

Clarity of thought over certainty of action is a principle that we should all hold dear in good times and is especially important in difficult times. To provide that clarity, there are two questions we need to ask and answer for our team and ourselves on a daily and weekly...