Parallel, the leisure division of Aramark, has won the contract to supply catering and fine dining at the first racecourse to be built in the UK since 1927.
The all-weather track, to be built in Great Leighs, Essex, is due to open in the spring of 2005 and will include a fine-dining restaurant overseen by Brian Turner. He said the restaurant would serve "simple, honest food at great-value prices".
As well as racing and horse training, the course has been designed to host conferences and weddings and will also include a fitness centre and a nightclub, caf‚s and bars.
Aramark won the battle to supply the racecourse with all-year-round catering after beating off bids from Sodexho and Compass, who cater for most of the UK's 59 racecourses.