What we do
Grow your business with a partner that stays true to your purpose, so you never compromise your vision. Plus take advantage of the kind of bespoke solutions for your museum, zoo, aquarium or botanical gardens that drive customer satisfaction and make memories that last forever.
Add that perfect touch. Boost customer satisfaction and profits with a business solution that stays true to your purpose, with Sodexo Live! as your partner.
We proudly serve visitors in famous venues, including:
Cultural destinations around the world
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Tourists a year with the Bateaux Parisiens
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Prestigious locations in Paris area
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From the highest culinary talents in Paris to boats on the Seine, we delight and engage guests the world over with our distinctive brands.
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Cultural Destinations
Sodexo Live!, the hospitality partner to many of the world’s most iconic venues, including Seattle’s T-Mobile Park, today announced a new culinary partnership with Benaroya Hall and the Seattle Symphony, launching in September 2026 to align with the upcoming Amplify campaign renovations
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"The hospitality, the emotion and, most of all, the team spirit."
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Museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and other cultural destinations can improve the visitor experience by creating a seamless and engaging journey from arrival to departure. Clear wayfinding, welcoming visitor services, high-quality food and beverage, cafés and restaurants, retail and comfortable spaces to take a break can reduce friction and help visitors make the most of their time at the destination. Visitor feedback and operational insights can also help identify opportunities to continuously improve the experience.
Integrated hospitality services can enhance the visitor journey across museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and other cultural destinations. Cafés and restaurants, grab-and-go food, event hospitality, retail and merchandise, visitor services and venue sales can create opportunities to relax, engage and connect with the destination. When carefully integrated, these services can improve visitor satisfaction while creating additional commercial opportunities and staying true to the destination’s identity.
Cultural destinations can increase visitor satisfaction and revenue by creating food, hospitality and retail experiences that complement the visit. High-quality food and beverage, distinctive retail, seasonal offers and events can encourage visitors to spend more time at the destination and engage with more of its offer. At the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, an integrated hospitality approach contributed to a 7% revenue increase in one year, demonstrating how visitor experience and commercial performance can strengthen one another.
Food and beverage can enhance the visitor experience by providing opportunities to relax, recharge and spend more time at the destination. Cafés, restaurants and grab-and-go options can respond to different visitor needs, while local cuisine and seasonal menus can reflect the identity and character of a museum or cultural destination. A well-designed food and beverage offer can improve visitor satisfaction while creating additional revenue opportunities.
Cultural destinations can increase visitor spend by making food and beverage, retail, events and premium experiences a natural extension of the visit. Relevant offers, convenient service locations and experiences connected to the destination’s story can encourage visitors to explore more and spend more time on site. The priority is to create additional value for visitors while respecting the destination’s mission, identity and purpose.
Museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens and other cultural destinations should look for a hospitality partner that understands and respects their mission, identity and purpose. The right partner should combine expertise in food and beverage, retail, visitor experience and venue sales with the flexibility to tailor services to each destination. This approach can help improve visitor satisfaction, support efficient operations and strengthen long-term commercial performance without compromising what makes the destination unique.