Who is Keith Prowse?
Keith Prowse is the UK’s leading hospitality and tours provider, specialising in sporting and cultural events. For over 220 years, the name Keith Prowse has been synonymous with entertaining at the top social and sporting events in the UK. The name stems back to when two London gentlemen, Mr William Keith and Mr Robert Prowse who were well known within the theatre world, pioneered the concept of selling theatre tickets.
Over 200 years later, Keith Prowse is the market leader within the hospitality industry. Established in 1975, The Keith Prowse hospitality division pioneered the concept of linking business and sport through the practice of entertaining clients at events, by offering exclusive areas, such as executive boxes or restaurants where
businesses could entertain their guests in comfort, away from the crowds and the unpredictable British weather.
Throughout the 1980’s and 90’s, Keith Prowse refined its product and service levels to such an extent that Keith Prowse hospitality packages became the industry benchmark against which all other hospitality products in the marketplace
are measured.
Keith Prowse's market leading position is supported by its parent company, Compass Group. Compass’s catering activities perfectly complement Keith Prowse’s already close relationships with its events. As the world’s largest food service provider, Compass operates in 60 countries, employing 388,000 people, with annual sales of over £11 billion.
In the UK, Compass Group offers the country’s premier sporting, social and corporate events a service that is second to none for food services, corporate hospitality and venue management. Corporate hospitality is often the most effective way to obtain the crucial time needed with customers to clinch that important deal. By ensuring its customers can impress potential clients and reinforce their current relationships, Keith Prowse has gone from strength to strength. Keith Prowse not only sells but also creates the hospitality packages it offers its customers; this ensures a superior service from the time of booking, through to the event itself and post event evaluation.
