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.
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Nov- 2021 -26 November
SSP Group names Patrick Coveney as CEO
SSP Group has announced the appointment of Patrick Coveney to the role of CEO, effective 31 March 2022. Coveney joins SSP from Greencore Group plc, where he held the CEO position since 2008, following more than two years as chief financial officer (CFO). According to SSP, Coveney “transformed” Greencore into…
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23 November
Compass Group sees operating profits hit £545m
The Compass Group has announced that its operating profit for the year ending 30 September 2021 increased by 85.4% to £545m from £294m in FY20. The company said this reflects actions taken to “control the controllable”, including resizing the cost base and improved cost control. Meanwhile, the company’s statutory revenue…
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16 November
The staffing nightmare before Christmas
The food and drink sector is of “vital importance to the UK economy, according to the trade association, UKHospitality, and no more so than the usual (barring Covid-aside) busy festive period. A latest report from the organisation shows that the sector alone contributes an astounding £120bn to the economy and…
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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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