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.

Jul- 2019 -

24 July

Elior announces five-year catering partnership with Warrington Wolves

Elior UK has began a five-year catering contract with Warrington Wolves Rugby Football Club at The Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington. With the scope of work spanning matchday hospitality, matchday retail and conference and banqueting, Elior is a fully integrated partner in the Warrington Wolves team, serving up to 15,000…
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24 July

Orderswift and Stuart increase direct delivery coverage to 34 UK cities

Online ordering platform Orderswift and on-demand logistics specialist Stuart have expanded their direct delivery partnership to cover 34 cities and towns around the UK. The move comes after a successful two-year collaboration between the two companies in London. With direct delivery, customer orders are placed through a restaurant’s own website…
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23 July

Sodexo extends North Devon District Hospital partnership

Sodexo, a leading global services company, has extended its soft services contract with Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust for a further three years. The contract extension will see Sodexo invest in the refurbishment of the shop and café areas at North Devon District Hospital (NDDH) and in new vehicles for…
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16 July

Bidfood acquires Elite Fine Foods

Food wholesaler Bidfood has acquired catering supplier Elite Fine Foods, adding to the company’s portfolio which includes Caterfood, South Lincs Foodservice and Cimandis in the Channel Islands. The supplier delivers to more than 2,500 establishments across the UK, from its seven multi-temperature sites. Andrew Selley, CEO of Bidfood, said: “We’re…
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12 July

Independents by Sodexo wins £4.25m contract for The King’s School

Catering and services provider Sodexo has been awarded a five year £4.25m services contract to the King’s School in Worcester. The services will be carried overseen by the company’s Independents subsidiary, and will provide dishes with a focus on fresh, nutritious and seasonal food from 1 September. Jeremy Alderton, managing…
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10 July

Sodexo launches development programme with HIT Training

Sodexo’s corporate services business has joined forces with hospitality training provider HIT Training to launch a new development programme to support and develop the next generation of facilities management leaders. The new programme has been created to offer a structured apprenticeship journey for qualifying existing employees and new recruits to…
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8 July

Sodexo wins Inclusive Culture award at enei awards

Global services provider Sodexo has won the Inclusive Culture award, at the 2019 Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei) awards. The judges looked for an inclusive culture which focuses on training, communications, employee engagement, agile working, working families, and work-life balance. Sodexo had to demonstrate commitment from all levels…
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1 July

Supplier at centre of listeria outbreak goes into liquidation

The Good Food Chain, the company which was investigated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) following a recent listeria outbreak, has announced it has gone into liquidation and will cease trading. On Wednesday 26 June, the sandwich maker was found to not be the source of the outbreak and the…
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Jun- 2019 -

18 June

Sodexo joins Oasis Academies to offer Mozambique cyclone relief

Global catering company Sodexo, has raised £1,000 for the Mozambique cyclone relief, in collaboration with Oasis Academies. The caterer pledged to donate 20p for every hotel meal sold, across 31 secondary and 13 primary schools, over 3,000 meals were sold. Sodexo teams at the individual schools extended their fundraising efforts…
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13 June

MBE awarded to Bidfood director

Dr Andrew Kemp, group sales and marketing director at food wholesaler Bidfood, has been awarded an MBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours list, announced on 8 June. Kemp has been in the industry for over 40 years, and has used his platform to work alongside industry bodies and charities, and…
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