National potato supplier Branston has teamed up with Lincoln City Football Club for the 22/23 season.
The Lincolnshire business, which is based in the nearby village of Branston, has become front-of-shirt partner for the EFL League One team next season. The Imps finished the 2021/22 season safely in seventeenth place.
Branston HR director Simon Telfer said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e always interested in any opportunities to support our local community, and Lincoln City FC is a team based only six miles from our offices with many of our colleagues already keen fans, so it was natural choice.
鈥淭he club has fantastic links to groups in the area through education and wellbeing schemes, which aligns with Branston鈥檚 core values of connecting the community in a positive way.
鈥淭hrough our partnership, we want to support the club in strengthening these connections and promoting health and wellbeing in the community and our factories.鈥
Branston is a big supplier of potatoes across the 海角视频, picking and packing approximately 350,000 tonnes of spuds each year for a range of retailers.
Adam Chantrey, head of commercial at Lincoln City, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to have Branston as a diamond club partner for the upcoming season, following our initial partnership.
鈥淏oth the club and Branston are aligned on our principles and want to encourage strong community links, especially to improve education and wellbeing for local people.
鈥淎s the team steps onto the pitch they will proudly be sporting their kits with Branston鈥檚 logo, in addition to the new formation wear, which includes match and training kits.鈥
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