Heathcote & Co have over 20 years of experiencein stadium and Arena catering. Owned and ledby Paul Heathcote MBE and Gary Bates the newcompany is a return to a partnership that goesback as far as 1995 with the formation of theirfirst business Heathcotes Outside. The merger toLindley Catering, eventually acquired byCenterplate signals a return for the two formerchefs, who met and cooked togeather at The Sharrow Bay Country House Hotel back in 1981.“We are obsessed by food “ says co director GaryBates “it’s the differential , we live breath andliterally eat our work” Heathcote & Co are now intheir third season at The Macron Stadium, homeof Bolton Wanderers,We have recently finished MIF, ManchesterInternational festival for an 8th year, the festivalorganisers are amongst a number of previousclients who are looking with interest at what theformer 2 Michelin starred Chef will do next withArena and Stadium Catering. “We want to workwith like-minded clients who want the best, arecent client sent me a card after their 3 weekevent saying thank you for caring as much as shedid , this is important for me and our people whowe entrust with our standards” said the tripleCatey winner and Chef of the year.Heathcote&Co have just been awarded WorldClass Service accreditation , entered BestCompanies and picked up Silver in this yearsStadium Hospitality Awards “ not a bad starthowever silver is second place I don’t do second”Paul said. Watch this space.garybates@heathcoteandco.com