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.

Sep- 2019 -

26 September

Elior agrees five-year extension with BT Murrayfield

BT Murrayfield, Scotland’s largest sports stadium and the home of Scottish Rugby, has extended its catering contract with Elior UK for a further five years until June 2031 – making the partnership a 22-year deal. For the last 10 years, Elior has provided the best of Scottish produce for fans…
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20 September

Sodexo bolsters local produce commitment with Love British Food

Ahead of British Food Fortnight, global services company Sodexo is “reinforcing its commitment” to using locally sourced, sustainable produce through its partnership with Love British Food. Love British Food leads the national promotion of British food and encourages retailers and caterers to make British food their preferred option. The year-round…
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17 September

Hospitality productivity rising, but more support needed, report suggests

Hospitality is more productive than widely thought, according to the latest Future Shock report from CGA and UKHospitality, with business leaders seeing “plenty of room” for improvement. The fifth edition of the twice-yearly report highlights data showing that hospitality’s revenues have risen faster than employment levels in recent years. Gross…
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16 September

Elior UK teams up with Water Unite

Catering company Elior UK and global water charity Water Unite have teamed up to launch a new campaign that sustainably meets the ongoing demand for bottled water. The initiative forms part of a new emerging ‘plastics economy’ designed to ensure that plastics never become waste – aligning with the principles…
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9 September

Pub and restaurant groups maintain summer momentum

Britain’s managed pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales grow 1.6% in August compared with the same time last year. Drink-led pubs and bars, recorded the greatest growth, as sales increased 4.1% on the back of late month heatwave, according to the latest figures from the Coffer Peach Business…
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4 September

CH&CO records 19% increase in turnover last year

Independent hospitality catering company CH&CO has recorded a 19% increase in turnover last year, in line with the previous year’s projections. Its annual accounts for the financial year ending 31 December 2018 showed a 19% increase in annual turnover to £286m. EBITDA for the year also increased to £17.2m representing…
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2 September

Deliveroo partners with the FA

Food delivery service Deliveroo has signed a multi-year deal with the Football Association (FA), becoming England’s first sleeve sponsor. The company logo will be worn on the training kit of all senior sides across men’s and women’s football, starting with Gareth Southgate’s squad for the forthcoming UEFA EURO 2020 qualifiers…
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Aug- 2019 -

21 August

Catercost acquired by the EF Group

Catering cloud-based service provider, The EF Group, has announced the acquisition of menu planning, nutrition and allergen management service provider Catercost. Through this acquisition, The EF Group which trades as e-foods, plans to expand its software platform to offer fully integrated menu planning, allergen compliance, purchasing and supply for all…
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20 August

CH&CO acquires Mitie Catering

Independent hospitality catering company CH&CO has acquired Mitie Catering, comprising Gather & Gather and Creativevents, the workplace catering and events businesses of Mitie. The deal brings an increase in turnover of £137m to CH&CO, 330 more sites across the UK and Ireland and an additional 3,600 team members to the…
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16 August

Real Good Food reports losses of £26m

Cake decoration and food ingredients business Real Good Food has reported losses of over £26m for the year ending 31 March 2018, compared with £9m loss in the previous year. Losses were compounded by an £18.7m impairment charge, revenue from continuing businesses decreased by 3.4% from £63.8m to £61.6m. The…
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