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.

Nov- 2021 -

11 November

Contract catering sales up 52%, CGA reveals

Contract catering sales during the period July to September 2021 were up by 52% when compared to 2020, according to the latest edition of CGA’s Contract Caterer Tracker. However, the tracker also indicated a 36% drop in third-quarter sales from the same period in 2019, when businesses were trading as…
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11 November

Mitchells and Butlers joins Uber Eats

Uber Eats and pub operator Mitchells and Butlers have signed one of the “biggest pub partnerships” in the UK, bringing 1,000 bars, restaurants and pubs to the app. According to the food delivery service, it is Uber’s latest move to support the pub industry after offering discounted rides to pubs…
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3 November

Cubitt House appoints new executive team to manage expansion

Cubitt House has announced the appointment of a new executive team to develop its six existing sites in central London and to drive expansion throughout the group. Ben Tish will join the brand’s team as chef director, bringing with him over 20 years of culinary expertise having recently worked at…
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1 November

Hilton Food Group acquires Fairfax Meadow for £23.8m

Hilton Food Group has announced it has acquired 100% of the share capital of Fairfax Meadow Europe Limited, the leading meat supplier to the UK foodservice sector, paying cash consideration of £23.8m. The acquisition of Fairfax Meadow will improve access for Hilton to the out-of-home channel, using existing partnerships and…
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Oct- 2021 -

22 October

Crust Bros confirms third site in Balham next year

Crust Bros, London’s award-winning pizza restaurant, has announced the launch of its third site on Hildreth Street in Balham early next year. Balham will be the third opening from managing director Joe Moore, who opened Crust Bros’ first site in Waterloo in 2017, followed by the second site at Sambrook’s…
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18 October

Compass Group commits to reach net zero by 2050

The Compass Group has announced a commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its global operations and value chain by 2050. It revealed Compass is the first international company in the contract catering industry to announce a global commitment to a 2050 net zero emissions economy. According…
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14 October

AM Services Group launches AM Food brand

AM Services Group has launched the AM Food brand, expanding its service range with the addition of workplace catering. The northern-based facilities services provider said that it “aims to disrupt” the UK contract catering market. The company’s “challenging approach” to workplace food has landed its first catering contract for 600…
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14 October

Children’s meal brand Jess Cooks secures £100k investment funding

Jess cooks has announced a new range of frozen meals for children has successfully secured £100k of seed funding, as it looks to build on local success and expand into the foodservice sector. It revealed Jess Cooks aims to disrupt the current baby and toddler food market, with a range…
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12 October

Sustainability-focused restaurant Kindle opens in Cardiff

Kindle has announced the opening of a sustainability-focused independent restaurant in Cardiff city centre, following a two-year process of fundraising, planning and renovation. In an effort to make the restaurant entirely sustainable, the owners revealed they worked closely with Object Space Place (OSP), an interior architecture and design company with…
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6 October

McDonald’s sets out new climate ambitions

McDonald’s UK and Ireland has announced a set of ambitions to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, laid out in a new Plan for Change programme. It revealed key goals from the programme include to achieve net zero emissions by 2040, be deforestation free by 2026, one million people to…
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