Russell Partnership Collection were commissioned by the host venue, the University of Birmingham to plan and deliver all food and beverage for the athlete’s village, team officials, games workforce and dignitaries of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The Russell Partnership Collection process began with strategic planning, space, and commercial modelling, this was followed with readiness preparation and mobilisation. We delivered menu development, supply chain procurement and kitchen and front of house design prior to delivery commencement. With 450 staff recruited, trained (via our bespoke online training portal) and employed, 50% of which were students, 5000 shifts delivered, £2m of food purchased,20 tonnes of food delivered daily and over 300,000 meals served the event was heralded as a new high-quality benchmark for athletes dining.