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.
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May- 2024 -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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Apr- 2024 -25 April
Searcys to manage and host private events at 22 Bishopsgate
Searcys has announced a new partnership with 22 Bishopsgate, which will see the catering group manage and host corporate and private evening events at Horizon 22. Horizon 22 is anticipated to become one of London’s “most exclusive” private events locations, as it launches its private hire experiences that will be…
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24 April
Foodles partners with ReFood to eliminate ‘unavoidable’ waste
B-Corp certified corporate catering business Foodles has partnered with ReFood to eliminate unavoidable food waste generated across its national operations, as part of a strategic drive to further enhance its sustainability credentials. The agreement will see the surplus meals collected from Foodles’ smart fridges across London sent to ReFood’s anaerobic…
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18 April
Carringtons celebrates record profits in owner’s 20th year
Carringtons Catering has revealed that it has seen its most profitable year to date, in the year it celebrates the 20th anniversary of current owners Helen and Darren Wynn. The Wynn’s took over the reins of the business, which operates right across the North West, back in 2004. In this…
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17 April
Elior UK launches new delivery robot at the University of Roehampton
Contract caterer Elior has introduced new autonomous delivery robotics to deliver food to students’ rooms at the University of Roehampton, London. Elior provides student catering at the University of Roehampton’s campus restaurants and noticed that many preferred the ease and convenience of ordering takeaways directly to their halls of residence.…
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12 April
Freemans Event Partners makes four senior appointments
Freemans Event Partners has announced the appointment of four people to its senior leadership team. Luke Buckle has been appointed as the company’s new head of food, responsible for heading up the food department. Buckle most recently worked at RedCat Pub Company as a regional operations manager. Furthermore, Jamie Coleman…
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5 April
Wolves and Levy extend partnership
Football club Wolverhampton Wanderers has extended its partnership with current hospitality providers Levy UK + Ireland to become the club’s new retail partners. Levy UK + Ireland has been market leaders in sports stadium catering for many years, and Wolves have become the first club to partner with Levy Merchandising,…
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2 April
Foodbuy appoints new commercial director of hospitality
Foodbuy, the procurement division of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has announced the appointment of Carl Howells as its new commercial director. With “extensive experience” in the field, Howells will oversee all aspects of Foodbuy’s hospitality operations. He will look to specifically grow this arm of the business. This involves…
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