Derby County Nominated In Stadium Events And Hospitality Awards 2018

Derby County and Club DCFC will be in the running to win the Visiting Directors Award at the Stadium and Hospitality Awards 2018.

Nominated by Stadium Experience, the awards ceremony, sponsored by Heineken, will take place at the Amex Stadium, the home of Brighton & Hove Albion, on Thursday 31st May.

The prestigious event aims to recognise the efforts and dedication shown by the catering, conference and events teams at every football and rugby stadium across the UK and Ireland.

There will be a total of 13 different award categories, with a Bronze, Silver and Winner award for each presented on the evening, including:

• Non-Matchday Mystery Shopper Award
• The Best Digital Enquiry Award
• Best Sales or Marketing Initiative Award
• Shining Star Award
• Operations Team of the Year Award
• Chef Team of the Year Award
• The Best Stadium Events Venue Award
• Visiting Directors Awards (Football & Rugby)
• Matchday Hospitality Award
• Matchday Hospitality Award – Small Stadium (up to 1000 hospitality seats)
• Matchday Hospitality Award – Medium Stadium (1001 - 2000 hospitality seats)
• Matchday Hospitality Award – Large Stadium (2001+ hospitality seats)
• Overall Matchday Hospitality Award – Sponsored by Stadium Experience

Reported by professional Salon Culinaire chef judges, who experience hospitality at UK and Irish clubs this season, using strict criteria.This is divided by size of hospitality offering with an award for:

This award pitches all sized clubs against all, to announce the overall winning UK or Irish stadium.

More information on the awards, and tickets for the event are available online at: stadiumexperience.com/awards.