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Lexington Independents wins at Hurlingham School
The independent school caterer has secured the contract to provide services for the preparatory and nursery schools in London.
Caterer counts £20m of new contracts
Contract caterer BM has hit that milestone over the past six months, with new business in the financial, tech, media, construction and legal sectors.
Wilson Vale partners with Wates
The construction to services group has appointed Wilson Vale to supply catering to staff based at its head office in Leatherhead, Surrey.
Levy launches build-out service
Levy UK&I, Compass Group’s sports and venue catering specialist, has launched BUILT by Levy.
Bidvest Noonan backs food body
The facilities services provider has become a supporting member of the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology, the highest level of membership offered.
Eurest supports Heathrow with free food scheme
With the winter in full swing and a cost-of-living crisis raging, Heathrow Airport has launched a free meal scheme for all employees.
Swansea City returns to Levy portfolio
Levy UK + Ireland, the sports and entertainment division of Compass, has been reappointed by Swansea City AFC.
ISS expands contract with tech leader
The FM services group has extended and expanded its partnership with a leading global player in the technology sector in North America.
Vegetarian and vegan dishes on the rise
To mark Veganuary 2023, Sodexo has published its food sales data for 2022.
Compass Foodbuy business grows
Foodbuy Europe, the Compass group business, has acquired Regency Purchasing Group, its third acquisition this year.
Aramark launches at major Merlin sites
The latest phase in its partnership with Merlin Entertainments sees Aramark UK rolling out services at Alton Towers Resort and Warwick Castle.
ESS secures Herts police deal
The Compass Group UK & Ireland business has won the Hertfordshire Constabulary catering and hospitality services contract.
New restaurant opened by 14forty
The facilities management company has opened a new restaurant with online retailer N Brown Group plc.
Wellbeing: 14forty proves the benefits of action
Plantilicious, an entirely plant-based menu, was launched in 2021 and proved to be the start of a revolution for the FM services provider.
Levy UK announces move to Living Wage
Compass Group UK & Ireland’s sports and leisure business topped off last week’s Living Wage Week by committing to the campaign for all its UK employees.
Contract catering sales picking up
Sales in the contract catering sector are still lagging pre-pandemic levels despite sharp growth over the last 12 months.
New NHS food & drink standards
New standards published last week set the target for healthcare organisations, as well as contracted service providers.
Sodexo Live! scoops top award
The service provider was named Retail and Leisure Caterer of the Year at last week’s 2022 Foodservice Cateys.
Lexington expands cloud catering service
Workplace caterer Lexington has extended it cloud offer, Lex Unboxed, to reach more workplaces in London.
ESS secures Met Police contract
Compass Group UK&I’s defence, energy and government services business has been appointed on a catering and hospitality contract.
Hospitality industry aims for net zero
The food services industry trade body, UKHospitality, has unveiled a ‘vitally important’ programme aimed at guiding the sector to net zero by 2040.
Sodexo subsidiary grows
Entegra, the group’s procurement business, has acquired Beacon Purchasing, bringing together two of the UK’s leading purchasing organisations.
ISS awards patient meals contract
ISS UK has announced a new partnership with apetito, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of delivered-in meals
Sodexo in multi-site schools win
Bright Futures Educational Trust has awarded the company a £5m catering contract.
Sodexo: extensions at five schools
Independents by Sodexo has announced the retention of contracts at five prestigious independent schools from London up to Edinburgh.
Senior moves announced at BaxterStorey
The caterer has announced some senior leadership changes as it looks to expand its regional presence.
Sodexo Live! opens apprentice academy
Six new apprentices, aged 16 to 18, have been appointed and undergone their induction to a new apprentice academy.
BM senior management appointments
The contract caterer has announced three new senior appointments as part of its future growth strategy.
Contract catering: sales still down in Q2
New research shows year-on-year sales down on 2019 levels in the second quarter of 2022 as cost pressures mounted.
Foodbuy buys again
Compass Group UK & Ireland has acquired Equinoxe Solutions which will be merged into the group’s Foodbuy procurement business.
Independents by Sodexo in Leicester win
The specialist catering operation has successfully extended its partnership with the Leicester Grammar School Trust for a further 10 years.
Elior secures Tennent Caledonian contract
The three-year deal sees Elior providing staff catering at Tennent Caledonian Breweries’ Wellpark site in Glasgow.
Fulham win for Sodexo Live!
The venue specialist has won an 11-year contract with Fulham Football Club at its new Fulham Pier development.
Chartwells Independent hails “outstanding year”
Compass Group UK & Ireland’s independent school catering division reports it has added a record number of schools to its estate.
Sodexo retains Clifton College contract
Independents by Sodexo has been appointed to deliver catering and hospitality services for a further five years.
Sodexo Live! unveils DW Stadium makeover
Home to Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors, the DW Stadium now boasts modern hospitality, conference and events spaces, thanks to a £1m investment from the venue partner.
Charlton Athletic extension for Gather & Gather
The five-year extension covers The Valley stadium and Sparrows Lane training ground.
Food sector: waste on the rise
Unprecedented pressure on supply chains has led to food buyers in the UK’s biggest organisations reporting a 60% increase in food waste over the last six months.
Return-to-the-office challenges?
Subsidised food and beverages could be key to bringing employees back to the workplace, especially during the cost-of-living crisis.
Levy extends O2 contract
Levy UK + Ireland, the sports and hospitality division of Compass Group UK & I, has announced a five-year extension to its current contract with The O2 arena.
Foodbuy buys e-foods
Compass Group’s procurement business extends its reach with e-foods’ purchase-to-pay solutions and supply chain management expertise.
Hibernian FC names Elior to the team
Elior UK has been selected as stadium caterer following a rigorous tender process.
Sodexo extends Abingdon School deal
Independents by Sodexo has marked its 15-year partnership with the leading independent day and boarding school with the award of a new seven-year contract.
Houston & Hawkes makes the B list
The independent caterer is the first contract catering business in the UK to become B Corp certified, reinforcing a purpose-led approach to doing business.
Elior brings in the robots
Contract caterer Elior UK is trialling the use of robotic food delivery technology to increase efficiency and enhance customer service.
Levy wins at Rangers
Levy UK + I, Compass Group’s sports and entertainment division, has signed with Rangers Football Club to provide matchday food and beverage services at Ibrox Stadium.
Sodexo confirms success at Royal Ascot
Sodexo Live! helped to welcome 275,000 racegoers to the first full-scale meet since 2019.
Green Fingers at ISS
During May, ISS Education engaged 4,000 pupils in schools nationwide in gardening and plant-based food activities.
Sodexo ups fight against food insecurity
The group’s Stop Hunger Foundation is extending its work with food redistribution charity The Bread and Butter Thing.
Elior UK supporting allergy clinical trial
The contract caterer is backing The Natasha Allergy Research Foundation’s first clinical trial to help achieve its mission ‘to make allergies history’.
Sodexo extends Birmingham NHS role
Sodexo has strengthened its 25-year relationship with Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust by taking on the catering contract at the women’s hospital.
BaxterStorey scoops AQA contract
The caterer has secured a three-year contract with the education charity that sets and marks over half of the GCSE and A-Level exams taken in the UK.
Contract caterers building back from Covid
Sales in the contract catering sector are improving but remain well below pre-Covid-19 levels, new research reveals.
Sodexo in unique London win
The company has been awarded the food services contract for the first and only independent hospital in the City of London.
Technology: robots in the kitchen
Karakuri, the leading provider of smart kitchen systems, has launched a certification programme for third-party catering software, products and services.
Bennett Hay in National Gallery win
The hospitality services company has won a four-year contract to provide workplace catering for 650 employees and contractors.
ISS celebrating awards success
The facilities services company has won a string of RoSPA awards and in catering there’s ‘rising star’ recognition.
Wellcome turns to BaxterStorey
BaxterStorey has been awarded a four-year contract with the Wellcome Genome Campus, the research site located in Hinxton, near Cambridge.
Compass exits Russia
Compass has confirmed completion of the disposal of its operations in Russia.
ESS on Scouts adventure
The Compass catering division has been awarded a new contract with Scouts Scotland at the Scout Adventures facility in Lochgoilhead, Argyll.
ISS tackles food waste challenge
The facilities services group has teamed up with US food recovery and distribution company Goodr to divert excess food to local charities.
Sodexo backs Scottish suppliers
Food and drink producers from across Scotland have successfully won places in Sodexo’s new Supplier Development Programme to help them enter foodservice markets.
Sodexo report opens Food Waste Action Week
Today marks the start of a week that aims to support lasting change in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goal of halving global food waste by 2030.
Catering sector sales below pre-Covid levels
Contract catering sales saw a modest recovery in the last quarter of 2021, but Covid-19 concerns continued to hold them well below pre-pandemic levels.
BaxterStorey scores with Cambridge United
The catering group has launched its new contract at Abbey Stadium, the home of Cambridge United Football Club.
Lexington in £15m BT win
The caterer has been named sole provider for BT’s 56 sites across the UK plus selected Openreach sites.
Sodexo partners with British Nutrition Foundation
The Healthy Futures Partnership was formed following research conducted by Sodexo in partnership with Business in the Community.
ISS to cut food waste 50% by 2027
The facilities services group has also undertaken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the food it serves globally by 25% by 2030.
Chartwells signs ‘revolutionary’ Swansea deal
Chartwells Universities has signed a 10-year agreement valued at £58m to overhaul the catering facilities at Swansea University.
CH&CO appointed at newly renovated Brewers’ Hall
The catering group’s Venues business has been appointed catering partner for the City of London site, which is due to reopen in April.
Aramark scoops Merlin deal
Merlin Entertainments has named Aramark as its food and beverage partner for five locations in the UK and two in the US.
Bartlett Mitchell rebrands
The catering business has announced the launch of a new post-Covid brand strategy.
Somerset win for BaxterStorey
Somerset County Cricket Club has appointed the caterer on a five-year partnership deal.
Compass launches Edinburgh delivery service
The group’s workplace foodservice platform, Feedr, has launched in Scotland.
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Churchill Catering retains Forestry England deal
Vertas Group-owned Churchill Catering has secured a new 10-year contract at High Lodge café in Thetford Forest.
Veganuary: riding an upward trend
Sodexo has released food sales data showing a month-on-month increase in purchases of both vegan and vegetarian meals.
Mount Charles in triple museums win
National Museums NI has awarded a three-year contract to Mount Charles Group company CRAFT Event Co.
Sodexo funding community projects
Students from 10 universities across the UK have participated in a virtual Dragon's Den-style competition.
Sodexo in exclusive coffee deal
The company’s corporate services business has announced a three-year partnership with one of the UK’s longest standing coffee roasters, Origin Coffee.
Social Bite partners with BaxterStorey
The pair have launched a pioneering initiative to help revolutionise the access people who have experienced homelessness have to job opportunities across the UK.
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Food waste: link to carbon emissions not understood
Businesses in the food service sector will not achieve carbon net zero goals without urgently turning their attention to the issue of food waste.
Catering: sales up but still below pre-Covid levels
Third-quarter sales at leading contract caterers grew by half from 2020 levels as the sector continues its recovery from the pandemic.
Sodexo confirmed for Paris 2024
The group's events business, Sodexo Live!, will provide catering services at the Olympic Games' athletes village.
Compass invests in new industry academy
The group has announced the launch of a multi-million pound flagship training and development hub in West Midlands.
AM launches food brand
The northern-based facilities services provider AM Services Group has expanded its service range with the addition of workplace catering.
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RA extends Edinburgh Zoo role
Compass Group’s premium food and guest services business is celebrating its 10th anniversary at the zoo with a three-year contract extension.
Bartlett Mitchell commits to coffee
The caterer's new coffee incubator programme will support independent brands aiming to grow their foodservice market presence.
BaxterStorey toasts Asahi win
The beers and ciders group has appointed BaxterStorey to deliver catering services at its UK HQ.
Sodexo slashes food waste
On the second annual United Nations awareness day for stopping food loss the services provider confirms prevention of 280 tonnes of waste in the UK.
Gather & Gather scoops LMU deal
London Metropolitan University has awarded a new catering and hospitality contract to Gather & Gather.
Ocado serves up catering robots
Food service robots are preparing fresh, personalised lunches for the 4,000 employees returning to the group’s HQ.
Vertas in 3-year catering win
The Inspiration Trust deal comes with the possibility of a two-year extension.
Chelsea extends Levy contract
Compass UK & Ireland’s sports and hospitality division has announced a contract extension as official catering partner at Chelsea FC.
Sodexo in 11-year win at DW Stadium
The new contract covers public and hospitality catering, as well as conference and event sales and catering.
ISS to cut food waste in half in the US
The group’s US business has announced a programme to reduce by 50% all food waste produced in facilities where it provides FM services.
Sodexo learning from social media
Development teams at Sodexo and its AiP business have revealed how they are taking inspiration from TikTok and Instagram to update the school food offering.
Searcys named at IoD
Searcys has been appointed as catering partner for 116 Pall Mall, home to the Institute of Directors in London.
Contract catering: sales jump in second quarter
Sales in the contract catering sector grew by more than two-thirds in the second quarter of 2021 as the sector continues its recovery from Covid-19 lockdowns.
Sodexo gears up for Henley
The group will provide hospitality services for Henley Royal Regatta 2021 as rowing supporters and crews return to the world-renowned event.
Wilson Vale nets Cambridge United deal
In its first stadium contract, the independent caterer has been appointed by Cambridge United Football Club.
Nottingham Forest signs Levy
Nottingham Forest Football Club has appointed Levy UK & Ireland as its new catering and hospitality partner ahead of the 2021/22 season.
Elior signs for Birmingham
Birmingham City FC has awarded a five-year contract to the catering specialist.
Sodexo lands 18-school deal
Birmingham Diocesan Multi Academy Trust has awarded Sodexo the £1.3m a year catering contract for its 18 academy schools.
Keith Prowse extends Wimbledon deal
The Compass Group business has secured a contract extension as official hospitality provider for The Championships at Wimbledon.
Atalian Servest saves over 200,000 kilos of ugly veg
The FM group’s catering divisions have saved 227,366 kilos of vegetables from going to waste in the last 18 months.
Wellbeing climbs the corporate agenda
Workplace wellbeing will be more important to organisations than product and service innovation, according to research conducted by Bartlett Mitchell.
RA lands Imperial War Museum deal
Restaurant Associates has secured the contract to provide catering and hospitality services at the museum network’s key London site.
Chartwells partners with Anglesey
Anglesey County Council has awarded a five-year contract to Compass Group’s schools catering and support services division.
Royal Mail stamp of approval for Eurest
Royal Mail has reappointed Compass Group’s workplace foodservice division, extending a relationship that stretches back 22 years.
College place for Aramark
A new five-year contract covers multiple food outlets at multiple sites for New City College.
Sodexo launches Fooditude in Dublin
The move sees the launch of the business in Ireland and the opening of a new cloud kitchen in Dublin.
Sodexo scoops workplace dining award
Modern Recipe, one of the company’s biggest global brands, was awarded gold and the overall Grand Prix title at the recent DBA Effectiveness Awards.
Levy wins at Watford
Watford FC has named Compass Group’s sports and hospitality division as its new catering and hospitality partner.
Levy leads the field at Newbury
Newbury Racecourse has selected Levy UK + I, Compass Group's sports and hospitality division, as its official catering and hospitality partner.
Levy extends two key contracts
Compass Group UK & Ireland’s sports and leisure division has secured contract renewals with two major clients.
Feedr takes on WFH challenge
Compass Group UK and Ireland’s flexible food tech platform has expanded its suite of office catering solutions to service employees working from home.
Sodexo and IUF commit to H&S priorities
The group has joined a global trade union federation for workers throughout the food chain in signing a declaration of intent on health and safety.
Jaguar in Old Bailey win
The hard services provider has emerged from a competitive tender process with a new contract in the City of London.
ISS supporting Food Waste Action Week
ISS has thrown its support behind this week’s campaign, which aims to create lasting change and deliver against the UN Sustainable Development Goal of halving food waste by 2030.
Sodexo partners for Food Waste Action Week
Sodexo is teaming up with WRAP, the sustainable resource use charity, to tackle food waste and help save the planet.
Searcys scoops RCS contract
The venue catering specialist has been appointed on a seven-year contract at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Talkington Bates launches new catering concept
The bespoke contract caterer has introduced a flexible offer to support businesses as they start planning the post-Covid return to the office.
Sodexo: new food service offer for US
The group has replicated its pandemic-driven UK strategy in the US market.
New workplace catering model launched
Mosaic is a subscription-based contract catering and front-of-house services model offering flexible solutions in a post-Covid workplace.
Balanced Food secures Breakspear contract
Hertfordshire’s Breakspear Park has appointed The Balanced Food Co. to provide catering services across its multi-tenanted site.
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Sodexo in five-year school win
Oundle School has awarded a new catering contract to Independents by Sodexo following an extensive tendering and evaluation process.
Sodexo lands long-term catering deal
The company's Independents by Sodexo business has extended its long-standing catering services contract with Eton End School for a further 15 years.
Sodexo takes majority stake in Fooditude
Investment in the London-based delivered-in office food services provider will allow Sodexo to grow new digital-enabled and consumer-focused services.
Mount Charles scoops Dublin contract
The soft services specialist has won a new contract with the Irish Department of Health.
WSH acquires Bartlett Mitchell
Westbury Street Holdings has added Bartlett Mitchell to its assembly of catering brands, which also includes BaxterStorey.
Bennett Hay launches support network
Forward Together has been created to support, mentor and help up-skill members of the team who have been made redundant or face the prospect of redundancy.
Foodbuy re-commits to Buy Social Corporate Challenge
The Compass Group’s food procurement business has extended its membership of Social Enterprise UK’s corporate challenge for a further three years.
Solent keeps Sodexo on
Sodexo has extended its partnership with Solent University in Southampton, following a competitive re-tender of the catering and hospitality services contract.
ISS launches new 'stay well' campaign
The Food Services arm of ISS UK has unveiled a refreshed health and wellbeing strategy, created to support its customers in staying well this winter.
Houston & Hawkes named for Aviva site
The independent catering firm has been appointed to provide café, hospitality and free-issue services for up to 800 customers at The Belmont Building in Uxbridge.
BaxterStorey scores at Aberdeen
Aberdeen Football Club has awarded its stadium catering contract to BaxterStorey.
Sodexo goes digital with new partnership
The services provider is teaming up with food technology expert Dynamify to support the implementation of digital retail and hospitality across its sites in the UK.
Sodexo division unveils delivery service
The Good Eating Company has launched Good Eating Delivered, a new workplace food delivery solution.
RA Venues tops the bill at Knebworth
The Compass Group business has been appointed to provide hospitality and catering services at Knebworth House in Hertfordshire.
Caterer launches workplace delivery service
Bartlett Mitchell has developed the new service to support clients looking for temporary food solutions during the post-lockdown period.
Sodexo launches unique one-stop service at Worthy Down
Sodexo has supported its client the Defence Infrastructure Organisation with the introduction of a new concept at the tri-service station in Hampshire.
Caterers launch support platform for former employees
More than 20 leading companies and individuals from the food service sector have joined forces to launch Food Service Circle.
Caterer commits to Living Wage
Independent business and industry caterer Houston & Hawkes has become a Living Wage Employer following accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation.
Compass and FareShare support over 800 charities
Working together, the catering services group and the anti-food waste campaigner have saved more than 172 tonnes of food through the lockdown period.
Covid-19: the long-term impact on workplace dining
London caterer Vacherin has published its predictions for the future workplace and its proposals for a more fluid and flexible approach to catering.
AiP in £1m catering win
Sodexo's Alliance in Partnership business has been appointed to provide catering services to seven schools.
ISS launches back-to-work food services
ISS Food Services has introduced Simply MADE, a food offering tailored to the post-lockdown 'new normal' world.
Sodexo lands Bristol schools deal
The Diocese of Bristol Academies Trust has awarded the catering contract for its portfolio of primary academy schools to Sodexo.
Caterer launches hub to support reopening
Bartlett Mitchell has launched a web-based Covid Info Hub, a portal providing access to support and information ahead of the reopening of the hospitality sector.
Bartlett Mitchell turns to contact-free app
The caterer has announced the launch of new technology enabling customers to order food straight to their desks, minimising the risk of transmitting coronavirus.
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Back to school for ISS
ISS has been selected to provide catering services to 38 primary schools and nurseries in south London.
Compass buys food and health technology start-up
Compass Group UK and Ireland has acquired Feedr in a move to accelerate its digital transformation.
Compass supporting employees and communities
Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced a series of new initiatives to support its clients, its communities and its people through their safe return to work.
CH&CO strengthens position through refinancing
The catering services group has completed a refinancing and fundraise with its existing lenders and shareholders.
Vacherin moves to mobile ordering app
The mobile ordering platform aims to bring operations in line with 'the digital age' and the needs of the post-coronavirus workplace.
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Catering offer responds to post-lockdown needs
Grazing Catering has announced the launch of Desk Dine, a new service designed specifically to meet post-lockdown physical distancing guidelines.
Vacherin exceeds predictions: turnover up 14%
Here's some good news. The London catering specialist has turned in a set of strong results for its final full year as an independent.
Prepare for significant change to workplace catering
Workplace takeaways, shift-based lunches and more pre-ordering are all likely to be part of a new service pattern when the covid-19 lockdown period has passed.
Chartwells partners with Dame Kelly Holmes Trust
Compass Group UK & Ireland's specialist provider of catering to the education sector has launched a partnership with the youth sports charity, supporting 11-25 year olds.
Caterer opens emergency response kitchen
In March London caterer Fooditude closed down its production kitchen, only to re-open it at the beginning of April with a new purpose.
Sodexo grows Salisbury Plain business
Over the past year Sodexo has seen its contract at Project Allenby/Connaught significantly increase with the addition of seven new catering outlets to accommodate 4,000 more Army personnel.
Southampton win for Gather & Gather
Southampton Football Club has reached an agreement in principle with Gather & Gather to enter into a new catering and events partnership.
CH&CO acquires Vacherin
In its latest move, the rapidly growing caterer has brought London specialist Vacherin into the group.
Houston & Hawkes grows
Independent business and industry caterer Houston & Hawkes has announced the appointment of David Steel as director of food.
Mount Charles in university win
The support services group has won a four-year catering services contract with Maynooth University in Kildare, Ireland.
Compass wins at Leeds museum
RA Venues has secured the contract to provide hospitality and catering services at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds.
CH&CO restructures for growth
The independent catering and hospitality business has announced an operational restructure, including a series of senior-level promotions.
Compass division extends Edinburgh deal
Leith's has secured a five-year extension to its contract at the Edinburgh International Convention Centre.
Vacherin in string of wins
The London contract catering specialist is reporting five contract wins, worth a total of £19m.
Nottingham scoops contracts in Derby
Nottingham City Council's school catering service has beaten leading private sector operators to win a tender for four new contracts based in its neighbour to the west.
Central Hall appoints new catering services provider
Central Hall Westminster, central London's largest conference venue, has turned to independent supplier Green & Fortune.
Aramark lands seven-year college deal
The catering specialist has been appointed to provide services for students and staff at South Gloucestershire and Stroud College.
It's Veganuary at Sodexo
Sodexo is lending its support to healthy-eating resolutions, giving customers a helping hand by encouraging the uptake of plant-based meals.
Compass turns focus on food sustainability
The catering services group is teaming up with a specialist to monitor the carbon footprint of the food it serves with a view to reducing environmental impacts.
TfL puts Sodexo on the menu
Transport for London has awarded the services group a four-year, 26-site catering contract.
RTÉ to feature Mount Charles
The catering services group has been appointed by Ireland's national public media organisation on a seven-year contract.
Doctor's orders: CH&Co renews RCP contract
The rapidly growing catering group has secured a five-year extension of its meetings and events contract with the Royal College of Physicians in London.
Compass reports strong growth
The group saw full-year revenue up 8.8% with organic growth of 6.4%, well above target.
Amadeus posts good results on food waste
The NEC Group's catering business has revealed its best food waste figures to date as it puts an emphasis on sustainability at its venues.
UK contract catering headed for £12bn
Given a "supportive trading environment", total turnover in the sector could top £12bn by 2022.
Catering to the next generation
A new report flags up five areas where changing workplace demography means new demands and expectations for caterers.
The catering industry and social enterprise
The foodservice sector needs to do more to showcase the commercial value social enterprises can bring to workplace clients, according to a roundtable organised by Bartlett Mitchell.
Levy on board at Brentford
Brentford Football Club has appointed Levy UK as official food and hospitality partner for its new stadium.
CH&CO builds operations team
The rapidly growing caterer has strengthened its operations team with three new appointments.
Levy extends Northampton Saints deal
Compass UK & Ireland's sports and venues business, Levy UK, has secured an extension to its contract with premiership rugby club Northampton Saints.
Chartwells retains 25-year university deal
Compass UK & Ireland's education business has secured a new seven-year contract with Middlesex University.
Sodexo teams up with WWF on new menus
Sodexo is working with leading conservation organisation WWF-UK to encourage students at universities across the UK and Ireland to choose foods that are more sustainable and have a lower environmental impact.
Sodexo business lands RAF Museum
Peyton & Byrne has secured a £6m contract to handle events, hospitality and retail services at the north London site.
Mount Charles in £9m Dublin win
The Belfast-headquartered catering and facilities services company has won a seven-year contract with Griffith College, Dublin.
More cooks for caterer CH&CO
The independent catering group has added Company of Cooks to its stable, just a few weeks after acquiring Mitie's catering business.
Elior extends long-term rugby deal
Scottish Rugby has extended its relationship with catering and hospitality services provider Elior, taking the end date out to 2031.
BaxterStorey unveils degree apprenticeship scheme
The UK's largest independent foodservice provider has partnered with Pearson Business School to launch a new degree apprenticeship scheme.
Grazing acquires Purple Grape
Grazing, the workplace and venue food company, has announced the acquisition of Purple Grape Catering as part of a move to strengthen its offer to businesses across London.
CH&CO turnover jumps almost 20%
Annual accounts for the catering services group covering the financial year ending 31 December 2018 show turnover up to £286m.
Sodexo builds on 30-year partnership
The services company has won a three-year extension to its long-standing cleaning contract with George Watson's College.
Mitie sells catering business
Mitie has announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its catering and hospitality business to CH&CO for up to £85m in cash.
Gather & Gather expands Primark relationship
Mitie's catering business has opened a new in-store café for Primark at the Braehead Shopping Centre in Glasgow, the store's first café.
Norse grows education catering business
The group's catering division is reporting over £800k worth of new school meals contracts in recent weeks, plus more than £630k of contracts renewed in the same period.
Sodexo retains City and adds business school
The services group has secured the catering contract with City, a University of London institution, and at the same time extended it to include the Cass Business School.
Elior scores in Warrington
Elior UK has started on a five-year catering contract with Warrington Wolves Rugby Football Club at The Halliwell Jones Stadium.
Davies scoops Davis award
Mark Davies, managing director of ISS Food Services, has won the Roger Davis Outstanding Achievement Award at the LACA Awards for Excellence 2019 for his significant contribution to the school meals industry.
Sodexo opens restaurant at iconic London building
The group's specialist workplace dining business, The Good Eating Company, has opened Café GEC at the Northern & Shell building on Lower Thames Street, serving both building tenants and the public.
Sodexo scoops three energy sector deals
Sodexo Energy & Resources has been awarded three new FM contracts, worth a combined £6.5m a year.
Amadeus lands Farnborough contract
Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre has awarded the catering services company a seven-year deal worth over £12m.
Sodexo in £100m Headingley win
The Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletics have awarded a 15-year contract to Sodexo.
Sodexo takes Liberty
Sodexo has been named as exclusive provider of catering and hospitality services for Ospreys Rugby at Swansea's Liberty Stadium.
Charlton Athletic recruits Creativevents
Mitie's specialist venue catering business has been awarded a three-year contract to provide services at The Valley, Charlton Athletic Football Club's stadium in London.
Sodexo scores with Swansea City
Swansea City Football Club has signed Sodexo for a multi-year catering and hospitality contract at Liberty Stadium.
Compass buys to extend Nordic business
Compass Group has signed an agreement to acquire Fazer Food Services, which operates in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
Elior in major Renault win
The catering group has won the contract to manage 20 of Renault's sites in France for the next three years following an 18-month tender process.
Levy bags Leicester Tigers
Levy UK, the Compass venue catering specialist, will overhaul the match day and non-match day services at the rugby club's Welford Road Stadium in a deal that begins 1 June.
Storey time: Bennett Hay secures British Land contract
Bennett Hay has been appointed to help shape, manage and innovate the food, service and guest experience at the property group's new Storey Club in its Paddington Central campus.
Levy extends stay at Chelsea
The Compass Group's specialist venue catering business has secured a four-year extension to its contract with Chelsea Football Club.
Sodexo steps up fight against food waste
The support services group has announced plans to deploy new technology at 3,000 sites worldwide within the next year.
Sodexo launches Kitchen Works Co.
The group's new brand targets the needs of employees in manufacturing and data centre environments.
Something in the City: Sodexo business in key win
Sodexo's workplace dining specialist, the Good Eating Company, has been appointed to provide catering and front of house services for global asset management group GAM Investments.
Wolves at the door: Compass lands stadium contract
Levy UK, the Compass group's venue specialist, has been appointed as food and hospitality provider at Wolverhampton Wanderers' Molineux Stadium.
Foodbuy secures 5-year deal with Oxford University
Compass UK & Ireland's food procurement business has extended its contract with the colleges of the University of Oxford in a deal worth £60m over the next five years.
Gather & Gather lands Edinburgh College deal
Mitie's catering business has won its first FEHE sector contract, a long-term deal to handle student and staff catering and hospitality across four campuses.
Vacherin boasts turnover up by a third
The independent caterer has announced that in its second full year under a new management structure, turnover increased by 33% to £26.2m, far exceeding the predicted 20%.
Sodexo in Chester school win
Independents by Sodexo, the group's specialist catering division, has been awarded a five-year contract to manage services at The King's School in Chester, a leading co-educational day school.
Mitie cultivates new relationship with RHS
Creativevents, Mitie's specialist outdoor catering business, has been awarded the contract for all hospitality services at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, taking place in July.
Catering group CH&CO grows in Scotland
The independent caterer has announced that it is to merge its Scottish business with Inspire Catering, a niche service provider based in Stirling with operations across Scotland.
Heritage Portfolio romps home at Perth
The Sodexo-owned specialist has won the contract to operate catering and hospitality services at Perth Racecourse.
Atalian Servest signs on to reduce single-use plastics
Atalian Servest Group's specialist B&I catering division, Angel Hill Food Co, has committed to removing single-use plastics, kick-starting the initiative at two of its largest sites.
CH&CO scoops Harrogate contract
CH&CO has been appointed on a £10m deal at Harrogate Convention Centre, covering catering and hospitality services for the conference, exhibition, event and entertainment venue.
Sodexo extends education business with acquisition
Alliance in Partnership, the Birmingham-based specialist education caterer, is now part of the Sodexo group.
New deputy MD at Vacherin
The specialist London caterer has announced the promotion of Dan Kelly, previously director of food, to the role of deputy managing director, food & operations.
New regional MD for BaxterStorey
Hospitality specialist BaxterStorey has appointed Mack Allan as regional managing director for the South West and Wales in a move to strengthen its presence in this growing region.
Contract catering: all about nutrition, healthy eating, sustainability
Those are the major driving forces in an increasingly diverse food service management sector, according to the latest industry report.
Churchill expands catering business
The group's Radish catering division has made a series of new appointments following a number of contract wins.
ISS secures Kent & Medway catering deal
ISS Healthcare has been awarded a retail and patient catering contract with Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust, one of the largest mental health trusts in England.
Norse boasts record demand for cleaning and catering
The Norse Group says it has secured new contracts each month of its latest financial year and demand for catering and cleaning services has "never been so strong".
Sodexo embraces wonky fruit and veg
As part of its commitment to prevent unnecessary food waste, Sodexo has launched its own initiative to help reduce the volume of grade B fruit and vegetables being thrown away or left to rot.
Mount Charles lands £30m Belfast airport deal
The support services group has won a seven-year catering contract renewal at Belfast International Airport.
Investor buys NEC Group
Private equity investor Blackstone has acquired the National Exhibition Centre Group, the live events venue operator, including its catering business Amadeus.
Sodexo announces global coffee partnership
The services group has joined forces with specialty coffee provider Taylor St Baristas to launch a global world-class quality coffee programme, putting baristas at the heart of its coffee offer.
Norse builds schools catering business
The facilities services group has signed new business worth over £877k and taken on its first contract in Peterborough.
ISS in five-year school win
ISS has been awarded the contract to provide catering services to Wigan's Hawkley Hall High School, an over-subscribed, outstanding, mixed secondary school with over 1000 students.
Good Eating at Nomura
The Good Eating Company, a Sodexo business focused on workplace catering, has won a significant contract with financial services group Nomura.
Sodexo extends academy stay
Sodexo has won a five-year, £2.8m catering contract extension with Quaerere Academy Trust in Sandwell, West Midlands.
ISS introduces the Healthy Eating Award in Ireland
ISS Food and Hospitality Ireland has signed up to an innovative grading system with the Irish Heart Foundation, introducing a new award scheme for staff restaurants.
Leicestershire catering business lands schools deals
LTS Catering, a Leicestershire County Council business, has been appointed to deliver services to eight schools in Leicester, Cambridgeshire and Derbyshire.
Atalian Servest Food Co. secures over £21m in new business
Atalian Servest's specialist catering division successfully secured more than £21m in new business in the nine-month period running up to the end of its financial year in June.
Revised guidance on catering contracts from BIFM
The institute has published an updated good practice guide for individuals who are responsible for, or are looking to source, catering services for their workplace.
Aramark blooms in Birmingham
The services group has landed a five-year catering contract with Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
ENGIE says Change Please at Grant Thornton
The FM manager has introduced the social enterprise Change Please to its Grant Thornton client sites.
Searcys appointed at Design Museum
The caterer has been selected to provide services at the museum's landmark site in London, filling the void left by the collapse of the previous supplier.
Olive scores with the FA
Olive Catering Services has secured a three-year contract at St George's Park, the Football Association's national centre.
Sodexo comes top in Paris
You can't get much more iconic than this: Sodexo, which is headquartered in the French capital of course, has been appointed to manage multiple restaurants at the Eiffel Tower.
Elior lands Airbus
Elior UK has secured a five-year, five-site food and drink contract with the aerospace group.
10-year deal for Sodexo at Coventry
Sodexo has won a £60m contract with Coventry University to supply catering and hospitality services.
Compass secures five-year care home deal
Compass UK & Ireland's specialist catering business, White Oaks, has signed a contract with RMBI Care to provide services at 12 sites across the UK.
Vertas goes national with catering acquisition
The Ipswich-based FM services provider has completed the acquisition of Churchill Catering Limited, an independent operator based in Bury St Edmunds.
Elior to acquire specialist US caterer
The Elior Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bateman Community Living from Compass.
Vacherin scoops leading role with ITV
The London-based caterer has won a five-year contract with the UK's biggest commercial broadcaster.
Elior in 10-year deal at Sunderland
Food and drink at the University of Sunderland is set for a total regeneration after the university awarded a 10-year contract to Elior UK.
Wasps sign 20-year deal with Delaware North
Wasps Group has agreed a long-term strategic partnership covering catering and hospitality services at the multi-purpose Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
Levy Leisure on display at Madame Tussauds
Compass Group UK & Ireland's specialist catering business has won a three-year contract with Merlin Entertainments which offers visitors the opportunity to take tea with the Queen (sort of).
BaxterStorey hails training programme graduates
At an event held in London last week the hospitality services provider celebrated the success of staff completing its Graduate Programme and Advanced Management Programme.
Jack Wills tries on Wilson Vale
British fashion and lifestyle brand Jack Wills has appointed the mid-size, independent caterer to deliver a range of services at its new West London corporate headquarters.
Kudos for anaesthetists
The catering services provider has won a five-year contract with the Royal College of Anaesthetists at its headquarters in Holborn, London.
Elior joins anti-plastics campaign
Catering and services group Elior has published a new policy setting out a wide-ranging plan of action to tackle single-use plastic across all operations.
Sodexo says no to plastic straws and stirrers
Sodexo in the UK and Ireland has banned the purchase of all plastic straws and stirrers, and committed to phasing out single-use plastic bags and polystyrene foam cups, lids and food containers by 2020.
Sodexo Crusshes it
The services group has signed a franchise partnership with juice bar and beverage specialist Crussh to introduce the high-street brand to its retail offer across the UK and Ireland.
CH&CO re-structures, launches new brand identity
The catering group has unveiled a simplified structure that will operate across the UK under the same name and with a new brand identity that clearly defines the marketplaces in which it is operating.
Gather & Gather pitches out the straws
Mitie's catering business has banned plastic straws from its 276 sites across the UK and Ireland, marking the latest stage of its campaign to remove single-use plastics across its operations.
Sodexo wins at Glasgow Championships
The services group has been appointed to deliver catering for the Glasgow 2018 European Rowing Championships and European Triathlon Championships, part of the new multi-sport Glasgow 2018 European Championships.
University of Northampton names new catering partner
CH&Co Group has won the three-year catering and hospitality contract valued at over £12m.
Mitie on the bill at BBC Music's The Biggest Weekend
Creativevents, Mitie's specialist outdoor catering business, has been awarded a contract to provide bar and food services at the late May Bank Holiday music bash.
University catering win for Norse
The facilities services provider has been awarded a new contract to deliver catering services at Norwich University of Arts.
Vacherin counts 15 years of growth
The London-based independently-owned contract caterer has reported a rise in annual turnover for the 15th consecutive year, up 15% for FY2017 to £19.7m.
Bartlett Mitchell: three major wins
The independent caterer has announced the details of new contracts covering a range of services and all won in competition.
Sodexo lands academies contract
Wellspring Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust operating in Yorkshire and the Humber region, has awarded a three-year catering and hospitality contract to the services group.
Lexington gets Active
Lexington Catering has moved into the multi-site retail market following an appointment to deliver food and drink services at 43 Virgin Active clubs across the UK.
Olive Catering turns on ITV
The independent caterer has been appointed at three sites in a contracts package worth more than £6m.
Cambridgeshire to wind up cleaning and catering service
In-house isn't always an attractive alternative. Cambridgeshire County Council has concluded that its own service supply operation can't compete in an increasingly tough market.
Elior's taste for Famous Grouse
Elior UK has secured a three-year catering contract with The Famous Grouse Experience at the historic Glenturret Distillery in Crieff, Perthshire.
Sodexo lands Trinity College Dublin deal
Trinity College Dublin has appointed Sodexo to deliver catering services on a contract valued at £1m per year.
Bartlett Mitchell launches 'Women Who Inspire' awards
The independent caterer has timed its new awards scheme to coincide with the 100th anniversary of women being given the right to vote.
ISS sets sights on leadership in the food sector
ISS has reorganised in pursuit of a new strategic vision: to be one of the true premier leading players in the food service sector.
Levy rides home with Goodwood deal
Levy UK, Compass Group's sports, leisure and hospitality business, has secured a five-year catering services contract at the Goodwood estate.
Amadeus first past the post at Stratford
The NEC Group's catering business has come first in the race for a £2.5m contract at Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse.
Compass CEO dies in Sydney plane crash
Richard Cousins, his two sons, his fiancée and her daughter all lost their lives in the New Year's eve tragedy, along with their seaplane pilot.
New Compass coffee brands target workplace consumer
The catering and support services company has launched two new coffee brands in an effort to recapture some of the market share that has been taken be high street coffee chains in recent years.
Specialist manufacturer links up to BaxterStorey
The catering group has won a new contract with TechnipFMC Umbilicals Ltd, supplier of specialist equipment used in on-shore, off-shore and sub-sea environments.
More M&A in catering
Education catering specialist Alliance in Partnership has acquired a complementary business, the Kent-based Contract Dining Company, with the aim of expanding its reach in the South East.
Caterers join forces
CH&Co Group has merged with events catering and services company Concerto Group.
Compass sets up lunch date with Debenhams
The service provider has launched a new partnership with grab-and-go food chain EAT as part of its contract with the nationwide retailer.
Wonky but nice: Vacherin challenges industry on imperfect vegetables
The London caterer has invited foodservice companies to forget competing and instead unite around an issue with considerable potential benefits for the industry, its suppliers and customers.
Food service report forecasts continued growth
The annual food service management report puts a value of £35bn on the sector in 2016 and forecasts growth in both the short and medium term despite the unprecedented change caused by Brexit.
Sodexo sees jump in annual profit
In its end of year statement the support services group said that revenue was up modestly for the 12 months to 31 August, while net profit rose 13%.
Ampersand renews Royal Palaces deal
CH&Co Group's specialist venue and visitor attraction catering business has secured a five-year extension of its contract with Historic Royal Palaces.
Sodexo doubles sports & leisure business with Centerplate buy
Sodexo has struck a £523m deal to acquire the specialist provider of food and beverage, merchandise and hospitality services at sports facilities, convention centres and entertainment sites in the US, UK, Canada and Spain.
Churchill rebrands catering business
Churchill Services Group has relaunched its catering operation as Radish with the aim of being different, both in food services and in how the business operates.
Sodexo wins one, renews another
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has signed up Sodexo for a 10-year patient dining and retail services deal.
Compass secures place at Oxford
The University of Oxford has appointed Compass Group UK & Ireland to provide catering and a range of hospitality services at multiple sites across the university estate.
Sodexo retains Birkbeck contract
Sodexo has seen its catering contract with the University of London's Birkbeck College renewed for another five years.
Kudos lands CAA contract
The Civil Aviation Authority has awarded a new catering services contract to Kudos, the boutique hospitality and events business.
Fosters set for five year run at Bristol Old Vic
The Bristol-based caterer has won a five-year contract and will make its debut following completion of the theatre's multi-million pound redevelopment.
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The future of hospitality
It’s a bright one, says BaxterStorey, despite an array of challenges currently facing the commercial catering industry.
What’s driving food and drink trends?
Events of the last year have been instrumental in shaping consumer trends. The speed of change has been remarkable.
Wellness and FM
The word wellness is everywhere. Type #Wellness into Instagram and you'll find 30 million posts ranging from bowls of green salads, to intense exercise routines, to bottles of activated charcoal. All with a collective 'shine' associated with good health.
Ordering in: giving customers what they want
How can facilities managers help workers create better lunchtime habits? Nick Hucker has some observations about current trends.
Cash is no longer king for the FM
Driven by the phenomenal growth of smart technology over the past decade, the UK is heading towards becoming a largely cash-free society, with people preferring to use alternative and more convenient methods of payment.
Unlocking the sustainability opportunities in catering
With two-thirds of UK consumers recently stating they would boycott brands that lack an ethical conscience, sustainability is an increasingly important issue for facilities managers with CSR targets to meet.
Contract catering: new demands, new solutions
The UK food service industry is changing fast. Competition in the market is stiff, regulation is on the rise, customer expectations are shifting, and like much else in FM there's growing pressure for integrated solutions. Andrew Brown explores the issues.
The Perfect Workplace Brew
Coffee has become so firmly embedded in the cultural psyche, many of us simply could not work without it. Jenna Horsnell examines the various hot drinks options available to businesses to ensure workers never go without.
New Allergen Regulations: What They Mean in Practice
Wan Mak looks at the new regulations, why they are important and the challenges that they are bringing to the foodservice industry.
Will Work for Food
Christopher Pedersen examines what food options are available to businesses and how facilities managers can make the best choices for their company.
On the Menu
If you're interested in a textbook summary of a highly successful career in catering, from motorway rest-stop dishwasher to MD of a multi-million pound business, Mark Nelson is your man.
Sustainable Best Practice
The catering industry needs to feed its next generation with knowledge, argues Mike Mellor.
Sustainable Food Services
Over the past few years, we have seen an increasing trend for client companies to look to food to lead the sustainably message in the workplace.
Fresh Thinking
Alastair Storey reflects on the first 10 years of BaxterStorey in contract catering and its growing impact in meal provision in private and state schools.
Working Lunch
A new generation of workplace consumers is having a big impact on foodservice companies and on their offerings.
Maximising Performance on Catering Contracts
Miles Quest writes: Contract catering has come a long way in the last 20 years. But concerns about the effectiveness of public procurement - and the drive for the cheapest price rather than the best value - still worry catering companies.
Intelligent Practice
Andrew Markwell writes: Business intelligence and the art of using it wisely - that is, using data to feedback valuable information into the business - is becoming even more important in the light of rising costs and a tough economic climate.
Taking a Bite Out of Contract Catering
Elliott Chase writes: Unashamedly a 'boutique' catering operation, Bite has been in the marketplace for less than two years. But business is good - good enough that it can turn away about 50% of the contract opportunities that come its way.
Getting the Most from Your Chef
Richard Leeming asks: What do you do when you need to employ a chef but not on a full-time basis? You don't want this professional sitting idle for part of the day while he is still drawing a salary.
Nil Subsidy? Nil Chance
Richard Leeming explains why nil subsidy, once a common phrase in the contract catering industry with many clients believing it to be nirvana, fails to deliver.
Flexible Dining
Creating staff dining facilities for modern business requirements requires the specialist knowledge of a food service consultant to get the right results, as two examples from the telecoms and pharmceutical sectors reveal.
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Four ways employers can boost their people’s health
The role of an employer in helping to keep their people healthy at work is a difficult one, and one that can’t be achieved with a didactic approach.
The changing face of workplace catering
If the workplace is to adapt to the needs of a new generation of staff, then so too must the food options on offer, says Nicola Morris.
Brands in the workplace
Walk into many workplaces and the shared space can resemble more of a high street than an office environment.
Tougher Criteria on the Menu
Issues surrounding nutrition continue to be in the spotlight and that means companies are looking for their caterers to provide more than just a good price.
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