SERVICES

CATERING CONSULTANCY

AVC partners with organising committees and in-market caterers on the world’s most complex sports catering operations.

Have you recently been awarded a significant contract for a major sports event and need some assistance? We can take the pressure off, and ensure you deliver to world class standards.

We deliver specialist teams into your organisation — for a short bid sprint or a multi-year mobilisation — so you keep control while Games-standard processes, training and commercial discipline sit beside your teams.

Our training manuals, project plans, operational procedures and finance policies are already written to IOC standard. Let us save you the headache from the never-ending deliverables and concentrate on what you do best.

All of the following services are available and are completely flexible. You can pick and choose depending on how involved you want us to be.

OBLIGATORY

Athletes Village
Athlete Venue Meals
Technical Officials Venue Meals
Protocol Lounges (VIP)
Games Family Lounges
Workforce Dining

USER PAY

Catering Retail Units
Catering Kiosks
Grab and Go F&B
Hawking
Coffee Shops
Restaurants
Bars

HOSPITALITY

Corporate Hospitality
Fine Dining
Sponsor Lounges
Sold Hospitality

BID SUPPORT

PLANNING

PQQ's
RFP's
Budget Projections
Commercial Strategy

Project Milestones
Delivery Milestones
Mobilisation Plans
Kitchen Design
Workforce Planning

PROCUREMENT

CULINARY

Sourcing and auditing suitable supply partners
Robust forecasting and scalability templates
Maximising commodity expenditure and yields

Experienced menu & recipe development (inc Athletes, Games Family, Workforce)
Intricate knowledge of athlete requirements
Full nutritional analysis capability
Regional and cultural awareness

LOGISTICS

Preferential access to our global logistics solutions
Experience of complex logistical operations, and how to reduce costs
In-depth knowledge of games time operational restrictions and how to plan around them

OPERATIONS

Detail oriented Project Management
Highly skilled managers that are used to vast operations
Effective Health & Safety procedures
Strong leadership teams to manage YOUR staff effectively

HOSPITALITY

VVIP

Best in class training for servicing hospitality lounges, protocol lounges etc
Exquisite menu design for high end hospitality experiences

Highest levels of professionalism for dealing with high ranking guests.
Experienced in serving dignitaries and Royal Families

FOOD SAFETY

TRAINING

Leaders in Food Safety for Olympic Games
Extensive team of highly trained Food Safety Advisors
Documented food-safety track record across projects

Best in class training materials we can easily translate into any language
Continuous 'on the job' training for all of YOUR staff throughout the duration of the project

FINANCE

HR

Strong financial knowledge from major Games environments
Robust financial policies to protect your P&L
Strong track record of delivering within agreed budgets
Commercial discipline focused on protecting and improving client margins

Experience of building successful teams from 0 - 2000 in incredibly short time frames
We take pride in building fantastic teams so we can produce great results TOGETHER
Complex workforce planning strategies for busy 24/7 operations

LEGACY

Legacy is at the core of what we do.

We want to build a harmonious relationship with your teams where we impart our knowledge and experience to your teams, so your business can grow and handle more complex operations in the future.

We're incredibly proud to have measurable lasting legacy on each of our projects. From the thousands of people we have trained, to the processes and procedures our clients have gone on to adopt which has enabled them to bid and successfully operate more exciting contracts.

If you're interested in what legacy we can leave for your teams, we'd be delighted to discuss our many accomplishments in more detail.

We can provide the following team members in any combination, for any length of time.

PROJECT TEAMS

Project Director
Project Managers
Operations Director
Operations Managers
Hospitality Managers
Front of House Managers
Back of House Managers

SUPPORT TEAMS

Health & Safety Director
Health & Safety Managers
Logistics Directors
Logistics Managers
HR Director
Finance Director
Procurement Managers

CULINARY TEAMS

Food Safety Director
Food Safety Manager
Executive Chefs
Sr. Head Chefs
Head Chefs

TENDERS

Get the advantage over your competitors with our tender packages

Are you tendering for any of the following events?

Pan American Games — Lima 2027

CISM Military World Games — Carolinas / Charlotte 2027

Special Olympics World Games — Santiago 2027

World Police and Fire Games — Perth 2027

FISU World University Games — Chungcheong, Korea 2027

Olympic Games — Los Angeles 2028

Asian Games — Doha 2030

Olympic Games — Brisbane 2032

Asian Games — Riyadh 2036

Tenders are complex and lengthy.

If you're applying for a games catering contract, it's not enough to just win it. You need to make sure that it covers all of your costs and protects your bottom line.

Most games contracts are run on cost + models, if this is new to you and you get it wrong, you could end up with a very costly negative balance sheet.

We can provide comprehensive consultancy during your tender, not only to get your pitch front and centre, but to ensure that it's also profitable.

Get in touch to discuss how you can use our expertise to win that contract and return a healthy profit.

Talk to us about your contract or tender