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- 2020 -

29 October

WSH acquires Bartlett Mitchell

Westbury Street Holdings (WSH), has announced the acquisition of catering company Bartlett Mitchell for an undisclosed sum. Bartlett Mitchell, founded in 2000 by Wendy Bartlett and Ian Mitchell, offers food services to a variety of clients across the UK. Bartlett said: “Our clients will gain from our combined resources. With…
Read More »
21 October

BBC catering staff face redundancy

The BBC has entered a consultation process with on-site catering staff at two of its Scottish sites, which may result in a number of redundancies at its Dumbarton studio and Glasgow HQ. While the broadcaster did not confirm the extremity of job loss risks, the situation is undergoing a review…
Read More »
Sep- 2020 -

1 September

The Good Eating Company launches workplace delivery service

The Good Eating Company (GEC) has announced the launch of Good Eating Delivered, a new workplace food delivery solution for London-based workers. According to the group, the service is designed for urban markets and will “support businesses as they look to re-engage with their employees and clients in a safe…
Read More »
Aug- 2020 -

20 August

Elior UK awarded five-year catering partnership with An Lanntair

Elior UK has secured a five-year contract with arts centre, An Lanntair, as its new catering partner. The contract will see Elior manage the catering and hospitality at the influential arts centre based in Stornoway, Scotland, as well as oversee corporate hospitality in addition to looking after the venue’s daytime,…
Read More »
Jun- 2020 -

9 June

Sodexo reaffirms its sustainability commitments

Sodexo has announced it has reaffirmed its five key sustainability commitments to work with employees, clients and suppliers for a “more resilient and green economic recovery”. Sodexo said it is the first food services company with a carbon emission reduction objective in line with the Paris Agreement to limit global…
Read More »
May- 2020 -

29 May

Compass Group acquires digital start-up Feedr

Compass Group UK and Ireland has acquired food and health technology start-up, Feedr, in a move to “accelerate its digital transformation”. The group said the deal was completed in early March 2020 and will play a key role in reshaping the companies “return to work” strategy. It added that it…
Read More »
27 May

Sodexo launches Medical Advisory Council to support new protocols and standards

Sodexo has announced the launch of its new Sodexo Medical Advisory Council to support the development of new protocols and standards amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The council will provide technical guidance and validation on continually evolving and quickly emerging health and safety protocols for services, as well as the ways…
Read More »
13 May

UK economy shrinks by 2% as pandemic takes its toll

The UK’s economy shrank by 2% in the three months to 31 March 2020, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which also found that gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 5.8% during March, the largest fall…
Read More »
Apr- 2020 -

21 April

Elior partners with OLIO to support local communities and minimise food waste

Caterer company Elior UK has teamed up with food redistribution company OLIO to donate surplus food to vulnerable local communities and reduce food waste during Covid-19. The partnership launched last month and together with its companies Taylor Shaw and Lexington, Elior has donated 32,564 portions of food/ 15,504 meals to…
Read More »
7 April

Sodexo reveals new employee relief programme in response to Covid-19 pandemic

Sodexo has revealed a new employee relief programme in response to the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping the globe. It comes after the catering company closed down sites, lowered service frequency and canceled some services in response to the outbreak. It added that this would regrettably result in a reduction of its…
Read More »