Sodexo Live! secures six-year contract extension with the Royal Academy of Arts

Sodexo Live! has extended its catering partnership with the Royal Academy of Arts in London for a further six years.

The renewal follows a competitive tender process and will see the catering giant continuing to serve visitors to the prestigious museum’s RA Café, Courtyard Café and Summer Exhibition Bar.

Sodexo Live! has been delivering hospitality experiences at the Royal Academy since 2016.

This year, the RA Café and the Sir Hugh Casson Room, which forms part of RA Members’ area the Keeper’s House, will be subject to an extensive investment programme.

Chef José Pizarro will also serve an exclusive menu to Royal Academy members at the Shenkman Bar & Garden and the Academicians Room as part of the catering partnership, while specialist event catering brand Sodexo Live! Heritage Portfolio will host curated events at the Keeper’s House.

Claire Morris, chief executive of Sodexo Live! UK&I, said: “The Royal Academy of Arts is a well-known and popular destination for art lovers from across the world. Our culinary team serve delicious, freshly prepared dishes with a quintessential British feel but with global influences reflecting our commitment to creating memorable culinary moments for the Royal Academy’s friends, members, patrons and visitors and supporting its position as one of London’s leading cultural institutions.”

Simon Wallis, secretary and chief executive at the Royal Academy of Arts, added: “Sodexo Live! delivers outstanding hospitality, and we look forward to this continuing across the RA Café, the Keeper’s House and our Courtyard Café.”

Globally, Sodexo Live! supports the likes of the Scottish Open, Ascot Racecourse, Eiffel Tower Restaurants and Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

Sodexo Live! won the Foodservice Cateys 2024 Innovation Award for its work at Brighton & Hove Albion FC, following its triumph in the 2022 awards’ Retail and Leisure Caterer of the Year category.