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.

Aug- 2019 -

6 August

Paddy & Scott’s overhauls catering offer at the University of Suffolk

Coffee company, Paddy and Scott’s, is set to take over the food and beverage operations for The University of Suffolk this month. Based on the Waterfront in Ipswich, the University of Suffolk offers a range of food and beverage outlets throughout its campus buildings and Paddy and Scott’s is set…
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Jul- 2019 -

29 July

Wilson Vale wins £400,000 contract

Catering provider Wilson Vale has won a £400,000 contract to provide services to property investment firm IM Group. After a successful opening, the caterer will provide breakfast, lunch, coffee bar and “extensive hospitality” services at the new site. Some 14 caterers applied during the tender process, which is valued at…
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26 July

Sodexo launches new café at Birmingham Children’s Hospital

Global services provider Sodexo has opened a new Crussh cafe at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, the first outside of London. A full range of freshly pressed fruit and vegetable juices, real fruit smoothies, breakfast bagels, hot lunch, sourdough toasties and salads will be prepared daily and served alongside organic and Fairtrade…
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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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