Swansea City and Levy hosted a tasting session for supporters at the Swansea.com Stadium
Swansea City joined with Swansea.com Stadium catering provider, Levy, to invite a selection of supporters to a tasting evening ahead of the new season.
The tasting evening welcomed season ticket holders chosen at random and members of the matchday experience group to the Swansea Building Society Lounge in order to try out the brand new retail menu which included a twist on classic football staples such as hot dogs, chicken burgers and pies as well as completely new items such as Mac and Cheese.
As well as giving supporters the chance to provide feedback on the new menu – which is sustainably sourced and made almost entirely from Welsh produce – the event was also hosted by the stadium’s head chef Martyn Guest who explained a bit more about the thinking behind the menu.
“We wanted to get the fans engaged in what we’re doing and the changes we’re making,” explained Guest.
“It was important to get their thoughts so we had the tasting session which I think has been really successful.
“A lot of it was about showing the sustainability. We’ve got such quality food here in Wales, so one of the key things is that almost everything is Welsh.
“We’re moving a little bit away from pie, pie, pie – and I know it’s football and we love a pie and a pint – but we’re introducing a new chicken burger, a Bah-bah Bhaji wrap, and southern fried chicken with lattice fries. The feedback from the fans has been really good and that interaction has been really important.
“Another massive thing for us in Levy is sustainability and we’ll be delivering locally sourced produce from hospitality to the concourses.”
Among the supporters in attendance were east stand season ticket holders siblings Tom and Sophie Hughes.
“I think it’s good that we have the opportunity to be involved and have our say,” said Sophie.
“It’s a range of people and a diverse age range who have been able to come and give their opinions and talking directly to the head chef is brilliant. It means our opinions are being heard.
“I learned that they’re investing in getting cooks directly in the kiosks, so that they can give the same quality that we’ve had in the tasting sessions on a matchday in the concourse that’s something I’m impressed with.”
“It’s been nice to be more involved in the club,” added Tom who was invited due to his role within the matchday experience working group.
“It was nice to hear that all of the food is from Wales – that kind of surprised me, and it is good that the club is investing in Wales and companies in Wales.”
Name the pie competition
At our family fun day last month, supporters were invited to try a range of pies and vote for their favourite. The pies that came out on top were vegetable balti pie and the mince beef and onion.
We now want YOUR help to name our mince beef and onion pie! Do you have a quirky name for the pie? Submit your pie name for the chance of winning a free pie at every home game in the 24-25 season.
REUSABLE CUPS
At the end of the 2023-24 season, the club introduced reusable cups to its concourses, with the aim of becoming more sustainable. This will continue for the 2024-25 season and we encourage supporters to return their cups to designated collection points when they have finished their drink.