Sodexo Live! Unveils Specialty Menu Items for 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship in Indianapolis

Hospitality partner to the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium to provide top-tier Hoosier Hospitality for fans to enjoy

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sodexo Live!, the leading hospitality partner to North America’s premier sports entertainment venues, today announced an array of specialty menu items for Monday’s highly anticipated College Football Playoff National Championship between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs. This is the first time the game will be played in Indianapolis, at a venue in Lucas Oil Stadium which regularly ranks as one of the best stadiums in the NFL.

 

“This is a star-studded championship matchup, and we are prepared to provide championship-level hospitality for both fan bases to enjoy,” said Steve Pangburn, Sodexo Live! North America, Chief Executive Officer. “Our authentic Indianapolis cuisine, combined with our team-specific menu items, will ensure that, no matter the outcome of the on-field action, every fan in attendance leaves with a pleasant, memorable taste of Indianapolis.”

 

From the fan experience in the Indiana Convention Center to outdoor event spaces, the easily-walkable downtown Indianapolis corridor will transform to a college football mecca for the weekend. Both the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium will be fully cashless for the festivities, and other food service safety protocols will be in place for the betterment of all fans and employees in attendance. Sodexo Live! is known for serving creative and exciting menu items and adding an influx of memorable hospitality for the world’s most notable events.

 

Bill Hancock, Executive Director of the College Football Playoff, added, “The clever, new menu items will be fun—and tasty—for college football fans to enjoy.”

 

The new creations from Executive Chef Shimelis Adem for Monday’s game will delight Alabama and Georgia fans and help them make the most of the moment. Highlights of the menu include:

  

• The Crimson Tide Dog: Quarter-pound hot dog grilled and topped with pulled pork and onion straws, drizzled with a spicy BBQ sauce served on a freshly-baked bun.

 

• Bulldog Shrimp Tacos: Freshly-made tacos with Cajun grilled shrimp and grilled peaches, topped with peach pico and peach crema sauce.

 

Each will be available at multiple general concourse locations throughout Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

Other Indy-inspired menu items include Indiana Whiskey Sour Pork Wings, featuring locally-sourced smoked pork with a whiskey-orange marmalade glaze; a Heartland Beer Cheese Steak Sandwich, topped with cheese fondue made with Sun King Brewing ale; and a Hoosier Fried Chicken Sandwich with pimento cheese on a fresh-baked brioche bun.