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Tennis Canada announced Wednesday that catering and special events production company Marigolds and Onions Ltd. has been selected as the new caterer for the Rogers Cup in Toronto after reaching a two-year agreement.
“This is great news for everyone involved with our tournament,” said Karl Hale, tournament director of the Rogers Cup. “The food and beverage service is an important part of the fan experience at the Rogers Cup. Tennis Canada really did its due diligence in making this choice. Marigolds and Onions is an extremely reputable company in the event production industry and we are confident that they will provide the highest standard of catering services to all of our valued customers, players and event staff.”
As part of the agreement, Marigolds and Onions Ltd. will be the sole on-site caterer during the tournament with the task of providing services to all executive suites, public concessions and food areas, the Price Waterhouse Coopers Pavilion and the Rogers Cup Lounge player restaurant. In addition, they are also responsible for servicing all Tennis Canada operational areas which include media, officials and tournament staff.
“We could not be more excited about this fabulous opportunity,” said Al Salomon, president of Marigolds and Onions Ltd. “I am a long-time tennis fan and we are really looking forward to being part of one of the sport’s premier events. We are committed to work as a team towards making the Rogers Cup in Toronto a huge success.”
Marigolds and Onions Ltd. has extensive experience catering large-scale events. Most notably, they have worked on the Hockey Hall of Fame induction celebration for the past 15 years as well as the Weekend to End Breast Cancer where they provide all food and beverage requirements to participants in seven major cities across Canada.
In anticipation of the launch of the new partnership, Marigolds and Onions Ltd. will be the featured guest on a special hour-long edition of Topspin Radio airing Monday, March 10, 2008 at noon. The live cooking show will take place at the Miele Ltd. showroom kitchen in Vaughn, Ontario where the studio audience of Rogers Cup ticket holders and executives will get their first taste of what to expect at this summer’s event. Tennis fans can get a glimpse of the new caterer during the live Web cast on Monday by visiting www.topspinradio.com.
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