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Team, I would like to start this month’s newsletter by thanking all of our Veterans. We salute you for your dedication to your country and fellow citizens. Thank you for your service. Please also join me in offering support to everyone in California who has been affected by the recent wildfires. Our...

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Team, We’ve had a great start to FY20, jumping into major renewals, football season, and a busy convention year right off the bat. I’m pleased to share with you some of the exciting initiatives that have been undertaken to drive our business, delight our guests, and differentiate our company from the competition....

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Dear team, First, I hope for the good health and safety for everyone who may have been affected by Hurricane Dorian, especially those along the east coast of Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and southern Virginia this week. Please stay safe and let us know how you are weathering the storm. Employees should follow all...

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Dear Team, The warm summer months continue, and many of you have an action-packed schedule ahead. Closing out the last month of our quarter, it is imperative that we finish our fiscal year strong! Only a few weeks left to go to deliver great results and beat our forecasts. First, I would like to...

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Dear Team, Happy summer! As we begin July, we are coming into the home stretch and wrapping up the last quarter of our fiscal year. And there’s good news! We have been on a contract winning streak. In the past few weeks, we have finalized contracts with the following clients: Bayside Performance Park in...

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Dear Team, This week marks the unofficial beginning of summer for many of our venues, and I want to wish you a safe, successful and happy busy season. As you all know, this past month has also marked a transition in executive leadership as Chris Verros steps into a new advisory role for our segment, and...

Dear Team, I hope you’re all enjoying a colorful Autumn, it’s hard to believe that Winter is right around the corner…yikes! We’ve had a great opening to FY19, and I have a lot of good news to share. We well exceeded our Business Plan Year 1 targets, both in terms of...

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Dear Team, I sincerely hope that everyone has had a wonderful summer. As August comes to a close, so does our fiscal year, which means that it’s time to ensure a successful closing of our books (and get those outstanding client receivables collected before August 31st).  This is our largest transition milestone...

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Dear Team, We kicked off 2018 with the news item of the year: Centerplate’s acquisition by Sodexo is the single biggest development in our industry in more than a decade. Since then, I’ve had the great honor to bring together many of our new colleagues from this stellar team, showing off the...

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Greetings everyone, Because of all your hard work and best efforts, we’re off to a great start in 2018… thank you! As you all know, Centerplate has officially joined the Sodexo family! I urge each of you to stay focused and work diligently to deliver the best possible results for your...