Wycombe Wanderers have appointed family-owned caterer Thomas Franks as the club’s new official catering partner at Adams Park, as announced by the club on 20 July 2026.
The deal covers the 2026/27 season onwards and succeeds BaxterStorey, which had run food and drink at the ground since a five-year appointment in 2023. For matchday workers in High Wycombe and the wider Chilterns, this is the operator behind bars, kiosks, hospitality and stadium events – not a club careers listing.
What Thomas Franks is taking on
Under the new partnership, Thomas Franks takes responsibility for food and drink across Adams Park, including:
- matchday hospitality and suite service
- general-admission bars and kiosks
- club events and private hire
- non-matchday catering tied to the stadium’s events calendar
That footprint matters at a compact League One ground: Adams Park still runs a busy non-matchday diary, so the casual calendar is wider than home fixtures alone.
Who are Thomas Franks?
Thomas Franks is a family-owned UK catering company founded in 2004 and based in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire. It is best known for education and business catering, with a strong locally sourced / B Corp positioning, and has been expanding into sports and leisure. Adams Park is a clear stadium foothold in that push – useful context if you already work for the company elsewhere and want football shifts closer to the M40 corridor.
Who’s leaving?
BaxterStorey leaves after roughly three seasons as Wycombe’s official food and beverage provider. Outgoing operators usually support a summer handover; for casual staff that typically means re-registration with the incoming partner rather than assuming your BaxterStorey booking profile still works for 2026/27.
What this means if you work (or want to work) matchdays at Adams Park
- Apply to Thomas Franks, not Wycombe. The badge above the door stays the same; the company that pays bar, kiosk and hospitality staff is changing. Use the Thomas Franks careers hub and search for High Wycombe / Adams Park / Wycombe Wanderers.
- Expect a hiring push before the season opener. New operators want supervisors, bartenders, hospitality hosts and kitchen cover lined up for the first home fixture. If you are in High Wycombe, Marlow, Amersham or along the M40, the weeks after this announcement are the moment to get an application in.
- Non-matchdays widen the shift pattern. Because the contract includes club events and private hire – not just ninety minutes of League One – midweek and daytime shifts are part of the offer.
The bigger picture
Contract changes like this are normal in stadium hospitality, and they are a reminder that the company paying the matchday workforce can flip over a single summer. For Thomas Franks, adding a League One football ground is a signal that its sports push is moving beyond schools and offices. For local casual staff, the practical move is simple: follow the operator, not the club crest.
We’ve updated our Adams Park and Thomas Franks profiles to reflect the partnership.
Source: Wycombe Wanderers FC, 20 July 2026.
