10 August 2016 | Herpreet Kaur Grewal

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is reverting to in-house catering after outsourcing the contract for a number of years.

Centerplate, formerly Lindley Venue Catering, had been the South Yorkshire club’s catering partner since 2011.

The services range from the concourses around Hillsborough to numerous hospitality suites and executive boxes within the South Stand area of the stadium.

Joe Palmer, the club’s chief operating officer, said: “The catering strand of the business is a key element of Sheffield Wednesday’s matchday and non-matchday offering to supporters and clients alike.”

Palmer added: “After an ongoing period of diligence and customer feedback – particularly at the club’s steering group meetings – we have taken the decision to bring the catering back in house. This will afford us complete control over the whole operation and makes ideal sense on both a logistic and commercial scale.”