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.

May- 2021 -

24 May

Compass Group to convert 40% of meals to plant-based alternatives by 2030

The Compass Group has revealed plans to convert around 40% of its meat-based meals to plant-based alternatives by 2030. This is part of the company’s aim to deliver net zero emissions as it joins the UN Race to Zero campaign to “help build a more sustainable food system”. The shift…
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6 May

Galvin brothers set for Glyndebourne partnership

RA Venues has announced that the Michelin-starred Galvin brothers are set to partner with Sussex opera house Glyndebourne for its 2021 festival, set to run from 20 May to 29 August. The contract will see Chris and Jeff Galvin provide their La Chapelle dishes to the venue’s fine dining restaurant,…
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Apr- 2021 -

7 April

The Frostkrone Food Group acquires Abergavenny Fine Foods

Abergavenny Fine Foods has announced that it has been acquired by The Frostkrone Food Group for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition falls in line with Frostkrone’s expansion into international markets by adding Abergavenny to its portfolio. The South Wales based caterer was founded in the early 1980s and has since…
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Mar- 2021 -

29 March

Peppermint partners with Levy hospitality

Peppermint, bar services, has announced a partnership with Levy, the sports, leisure and hospitality sector of Compass Group. The partnership will enable the group to provide bar solutions and services at sporting and music events that take place at Levy’s venues across the UK. From the build process to operational…
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17 March

SSP to raise £475m from shareholders

SSP Group, the airport and railway caterer, has announced its intentions to raise £475m from its shareholders through a fully underwritten 12 for 25 rights issue. The owner of Upper Crust and Camden Food Co has also secured an extension of its bank facilities to January 2024. The measures are…
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16 March

ISS appoints new country manager for UK and Ireland

ISS has announced that Liz Benison will join as new country manager for the UK and Ireland on 1 May 2021. The company which has an integrated food service division, stated that Andrew Price, who is currently the interim country manager for the UK and Ireland, will assist Benison with…
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Feb- 2021 -

16 February

Searcy’s named catering partner at Royal College Surgeons of England

One of the UK’s oldest events caterer and restaurateur, Searcys, has announced it has been appointed the new catering partner for the Royal College of Surgeons of England. From May 2021, Searcys will commence providing hospitality services for the RCS for the next seven years. It said it will provide…
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Jan- 2021 -

15 January

Former directors of Carillion face disqualification charges

The Insolvency Service has applied to the High Court to disqualify eight directors and former directors for Carillion following the company’s collapse in 2018. Carillion was a supplier to the government with around 420 public sector contracts. At its peak the catering aspect of the business served 32,000 meals to…
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14 January

Chartwells to add free breakfasts to school food parcels

Chartwells, the UK’s largest school meals caterer, has announced it will add free breakfasts to school food parcels from 25 January. The caterer, which works with more than 3,000 schools, made national headlines when a picture of its free school meals bag went viral on Twitter and was widely criticised.…
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13 January

Chartwells apologises over free school meals supplies

The Compass Group has reportedly apologised after its catering branch Chartwells recently came under fire for falling short on the government requirements for the amount of food it provides per child after a photo of its food packages was released on Twitter. During the lockdown restrictions, Chartwells and other caterers…
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