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.
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Jul- 2024 -1 July
Restaurant Associates partners with Design Museum of London
Restaurant Associates, part of Compass Group, has announced its new catering partnership with the Design Museum in London, expanding its national venues portfolio. Located in Kensington, London, the Design Museum is a globally recognised institution dedicated to contemporary design in every form, from architecture and fashion to graphics and industrial…
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Jun- 2024 -19 June
Pure launches Food for Business division
Pure has officially launched its Food for Business division that will be catering for meetings and events, provide workplace feeding options, and a new wholesale range of longer-life food products. The launch coincides with Pure’s survey of over 500 people that revealed more than 50% rated the food at their…
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18 June
Rhubarb Hospitality appointed catering partner for Camden’s Town Hall
Rhubarb Hospitality Collection has been appointed by international events company, Bottaccio, to be the official catering partner for its new London venue set to open in Camden’s historic Town Hall under a 30-year contract. The 55,000 sq ft project follows an extensive seven-year refurbishment and will see the landmark re-open…
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12 June
HSG FM expands catering division with Radish acquisition
HSG FM Group, a Cardiff-headquartered business, has acquired UK-based contract catering services company Radish. Established in 2015, HSG FM Group provides a range of services to support businesses in meeting specific requirements to a professional and high standard. The company aims to develop long-term working partnerships with clients, helping them…
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May- 2024 -29 May
Lexington MD expands role to lead Elior UK’s B&I offering
Managing director of Lexington Catering Matt Wood has revealed he is set to expand his role to lead Elior UK’s business and industry (B&I) offering. In his new role Wood will continue to shape the company’s B&I senior leadership team. He has already promoted Lexington’s Sean Ritson and Katharine Lewis…
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28 May
Searcys wins 41 Portland Place contract
Searcys has announced its appointment as the official catering partner at 41 Portland Place. Rooms at 41 Portland Place can be hired individually or as a whole townhouse, a flexibility which enables guests to create a bespoke space, tailored to individual requirements. The private Georgian townhouse can be hired for…
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17 May
Elior secures three-year contract at Whitaker Museum and Art Gallery
Contract caterer Elior has secured a new three-year contract providing a variety of café, restaurant, kiosk, event and meeting catering services at The Whitaker Museum and Art Gallery (The Whitaker) in Rossendale. Elior was appointed for this contract because of its “creativity and innovative plans” to develop educational food offerings…
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16 May
Contract caterers’ Q1 sales rise 7% despite drop in units served
Top contract caterers across the country experienced strong like-for-like sales growth of 7% for the first quarter of 2024 despite seeing a drop in the number of outlets they serve, CGA’s Contract Catering Tracker has revealed. While this shows the sector’s continued recovery from the pandemic, with this being the…
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16 May
Compass raises profit and revenue guidance amid strong HY
Foodservice company Compass Group has raised its 2024 profit guidance towards 15% with organic revenue growth of 10% as the group reported an 11.2% increase in revenues to $20.9bn (£16.5bn) during H124. The group also reported an 18.7% rise in underlying operating profit to $1.47bn (£1.16bn). Additionally, its underlying profit…
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1 May
Compass Group completes CH&CO acquisition
Compass Group UK and Ireland has announced that it has completed the deal to acquire catering company, CH&CO. The acquisition sees CH&CO’s portfolio of brands, which include Gather and Gather, Vacherin and Company of Cooks, join Compass’ group of companies, resulting in a broad client proposition. CH&CO has operations covering…
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