Catering Companies

The Catering Companies section on Catering Today focuses on the UK’s contract catering and event catering sectors, highlighting the businesses, partnerships, and innovations driving industry growth. It covers corporate, education, healthcare, and leisure catering, with news on contracts, sustainability, workforce management, and operational efficiency. Through company profiles, market analysis, and expert commentary, Catering Today provides professionals with insight into the strategies and challenges shaping modern catering services across the UK.

Oct- 2025 -

28 October

Compass expands UK&I executive team with senior appointments

Compass Group UK and Ireland has announced a series of senior appointments to its executive team as the food and support services provider targets further growth and enhanced client delivery. The changes include the appointment of David Turner as chief technology officer, alongside new roles for Charlie Brown, Karl Atkins…
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16 October

Levy appoints chair to drive European expansion

Levy UK and Ireland has announced the appointment of Richard Thompson as chair in a newly created role aimed at supporting the company’s next phase of growth and expansion across Europe. The business, which provides food and hospitality services at sports and entertainment venues and is part of Compass Group,…
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7 October

BaxterStorey names Dan Wilson as UK head of food

Catering group BaxterStorey has promoted Dan Wilson to the new role of head of food UK, expanding his previous remit as head of food for London to cover operations nationwide. Wilson has led the company’s London chef team for the past three years, supporting menu development, new business and operations…
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1 October

Eden Caterers wins St John’s Waterloo contract

Eden Caterers has been appointed as a catering partner for St John’s Waterloo, providing climate-friendly menus for arts organisations, charities and community groups using the South Bank venue. The appointment builds on Eden’s recent experience catering for events at the Grade II listed church, which reopened in 2022 following a…
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Sep- 2025 -

30 September

Freemans Event Partners launches multi-year contract with RG Live

Freemans Event Partners has secured a multi-year agreement with experiential events specialist RG Live to deliver food and beverage across its nationwide Halloween and Christmas light trails. The partnership covers 13 venues across the UK, with 10 sites operating Christmas trails and six transforming for Halloween. Freemans will oversee the…
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24 September

Restaurant Associates partners with pastry chef Cherish Finden

Restaurant Associates has announced a partnership with pastry chef Cherish Finden, known for her work on Channel 4’s Bake Off: The Professionals. Finden, who has worked internationally and is recognised for her patisserie innovation, will collaborate with the company’s pastry chefs to develop new recipes, mentor staff and create desserts…
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17 September

AP&Co appointed as official caterer for London’s Guildhall

Luxury caterer AP&Co has been appointed as an official catering partner for London’s historic Guildhall following a competitive tender process. The company has also rejoined the accredited supplier list at The Courtauld, strengthening its portfolio across some of the UK’s most significant cultural and heritage venues. With a history spanning…
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15 September

Kimbo UK launches coffee brand La Tazza D’Oro in UK

Kimbo UK has announced that its Italian coffee brand La Tazza D’Oro, is to become available to the UK hospitality and catering sector for the first time. Responding to the growing demand for premium Italian coffee in the UK, Kimbo is partnering with two leading distributors: Divine Food Importers, serving…
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8 September

Cuisine Centre becomes first production kitchen to secure Green Kitchen Standard

Compass One’s Cuisine Centre has become the first production kitchen to achieve the Soil Association’s Green Kitchen Standard, recognising its efforts to reduce energy and water use, minimise waste and adopt sustainable practices. The facility, which produces more than 14 million meals a year for sectors including healthcare, education, workplaces…
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4 September

Rhubarb Hospitality Collection appoints new director of sustainability

Oak View Group (OVG) International, parent company Rhubarb Hospitality Collection (RHC), has announced the appointment of Clare Clark as director of sustainability. Clark most recently served as head of sustainability at CH&CO, where she was recognised as Planet Mark’s 2023 Sustainability Game Changer. She has also held roles at the…
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