Catering Companies

The latest news and updates on catering companies, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.

Jan- 2023 -

4 January

Q catering appoints new commercial director

Wholesale distributor Q catering has announced the appointment of Tony Blake as commercial director. This appointment is the third senior appointment in recent times following the appointments of Caroline Martine as sales director and Nick Jennings as financial director. Blake has joined Q catering from Kent Frozen Foods where he…
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3 January

Higher proportion of vegan and vegetarian dishes sold in 2022, Sodexo finds

Sodexo has published its food sales data showing a year-on-year increase in the proportion of vegetarian and vegan meals sold across 476 of its UK and Ireland client sites. According to the data from January to November 2022, which are based on EPOS data sales of over 240,000 meals across…
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Dec- 2022 -

6 December

SSP profits hit £91.5m in FY22

The operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations, SSP Group, has reported operating profits of £91.5m for the year ended 30 September after suffering a loss of £209m in 2021. The group has attributed its return to profitability to the rapid recovery in passenger demand through the year,…
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Nov- 2022 -

29 November

SFRS extends contract with Sodexo for two more years

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has extended its soft facilities management services contract with Sodexo for a further two years. The contract, which has a value of £5m a year, will see Sodexo’s 350 colleagues continue to deliver catering, cleaning, security, waste services and grounds maintenance services for…
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21 November

Compass sees ‘strong’ organic revenue growth in Q4

Contract foodservice company Compass Group has revealed strong organic revenue growth of 37.5%, which in the current fourth quarter is at 116% of the company’s 2019 revenues, with business and industry at 106%. It is reported that the group’s underlying operating margin also improved year-on-year to 6.2%, with the second…
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14 November

Contract catering Q3 sales up 41% but remain below 2019 levels

Sales in the contract catering sector have increased 41% between July and September this year, however still remain below pre-Covid levels, according to the latest contract catering tracker from CGA. Sales in this years’ third quarter were down 9% when compared with the same three month period in 2019 and…
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2 November

Sodexo unveils new strategy plan to target growth

Global catering company Sodexo has reportedly laid out its 2025 strategic plan today (2 November) to generate “sustainable, profitable growth” and to create value for its shareholders and its stakeholders. The group reports that its strategy to “refocus and accelerate” is based on three things; to refocus on food services…
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Oct- 2022 -

27 October

Hostmore appoints non-executive director of Occupyd Limited

Hospitality business Hostmore has announced the appointment of its CEO Robert B Cook to the role of non-executive director of Occupyd as of this month, following approval from the company board. Occupyd Limited, which trades as Obvlo, is a new hospitality infotech company which reportedly aggregates places to go and…
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13 October

ESS secures Metropolitan Police catering contract

ESS, the defence, energy and government services sector of Compass Group UK&I, has reportedly secured the Metropolitan Police catering and hospitality services contract. As part of the mobilisation, ESS will also welcome 47 transferring employees to its workforce. It is reported that the three-year contract will see ESS deliver catering…
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10 October

Sodexo subsidiary Entegra acquires Beacon Purchasing

Entegra, a Sodexo subsidiary and global group procurement organisation, has revealed its acquisition of Beacon Purchasing, which is said to provide a stronger and wider offering to “support hospitality businesses looking to improve their procurement”. Established by Sodexo in 1999 to help businesses with food facilities to buy more efficiently,…
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