Alternatives
Looking for an alternative way to run stadium hospitality pre-orders?
Matchday hospitality is event catering at its most compressed: dozens of boxes and lounges, thousands of covers, and a kickoff that will not wait. If your pre-orders still travel through account managers and spreadsheets, here is what the alternative looks like.
Creventa is the pre-order platform trusted by UK sporting venues, including Derbyshire County Cricket Club, running events from 4 to 2,500+ guests with the stadium plan (Arena) at £249 per month billed annually.
Why venues go looking
Box holders email their orders. Each box or suite host should get their own link, with guests choosing food and drinks against the hospitality menu and the venue seeing every location’s order live.
Allergens at scale. Thousands of covers means the allergen record must be automatic: every declaration against a named guest, flagged on every kitchen document.
Multiple kitchens, one event. Stadiums need location-based ordering and multi-level reporting so each kitchen and lounge preps exactly its own covers.
What to look for instead
- Per-box and per-suite host links with guest self-service
- Location-based ordering and multi-level venue support
- Allergen compliance documented per named guest
- Drink and package pre-orders banked before matchday
- Kitchen reports split by location, generated automatically
- Arena plan at £249/month with the full feature set
Run a fair evaluation
Score any option, including ours, with the venue evaluation scorecard, compare the four routes in the comparison hub, and read the full guide to event pre-order management and ticketing for venues. If you are mid-contract, start with the renewal questions.
Frequently asked questions
How do stadiums collect hospitality pre-orders for matchdays?
Each box or suite host receives a branded link to share with their guests. Everyone picks food and drinks in advance, the venue watches orders arrive by location, and each kitchen gets its own counts with allergies flagged, before the turnstiles open.
How do sports venues manage allergens across thousands of covers?
Guest self-declaration is the only method that scales: each named guest records their own allergies through the link, and the system flags them automatically on every report. Derbyshire County Cricket Club credits Creventa with making large events and Christmas season manageable.
Can hospitality guests pre-pay for drinks packages?
Yes. Packages, bottles and extras are ordered and paid before the event, so revenue is banked and the bars prep to real demand; a Holiday Inn hotel using Creventa reported a 251% uplift in wet spend from drink pre-orders.
Does it handle non-matchday events too?
Yes: conferences, Christmas party nights, awards dinners and concerts run through the same platform, with ticketing included on the Arena plan.
What does stadium pre-order software cost?
Creventa Arena is £249 per month billed annually and includes the full feature set: ticketing, joiner parties, delegated hosts, QR ordering, multi-level location support and location-based ordering.
What scale has it been proven at?
Creventa runs events from 4 to 2,500+ guests and processed over 2 million festive dishes at Christmas 2025.
Last reviewed
Reviewed July 2026. Creventa results such as wet-spend uplift, time saved and reduced food waste are typical outcomes reported by customers and vary by venue and event.
Competitor details on this page are based on each provider's public website and marketing materials, last reviewed July 2026. If anything is out of date, let us know and we will correct it. Creventa results such as wet-spend uplift, time saved and reduced food waste are typical outcomes reported by customers and vary by venue and event.