CH&CO

CH&CO CEO recognised in His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours List

CEO of catering firm CH&CO, Bill Toner, has been awarded an MBE for services to the Hospitality Sector in His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours List 2025. Toner has been awarded an MBE in recognition of his “illustrious” career and his “outstanding” contribution to the hospitality industry. From his…

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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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Pabulum merges with CH&CO’s education business

Education caterer Pabulum has announced its merger with independent caterer and Royal Warrant holder CH&CO. The merger expands CH&CO’s education business. Based in Fleet, Hampshire, Pabulum operates in over 100 schools within a 125-mile radius of its office, with a turnover of £28.5m and employing over 800 people. Pabulum’s portfolio…

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Blue Apple merges with CH&CO’s workplace portfolio

Workplace caterer, Blue Apple, has announced its merger with independent caterer and Royal Warrant holder, CH&CO. Blue Apple joins CH&CO alongside its existing workplace businesses Gather and Gather and Vacherin. Brian Allanson and Ruston Toms, co-founders of Blue Apple, will continue to manage the business and the brand and ethos…

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Vacherin joins independent caterer CH&CO

Boutique caterer Vacherin has announced it has joined independent caterer CH&CO. Vacherin, based in London’s Hatton Garden area, has an annual turnover of £30m and operates from 45 locations across London working with a broad range of clients. It was founded in 2002 by Mark Philpott and Clive Hetherington and…

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CH&CO strengthens operations team with three appointments

Fiona Gilbertson has joined the CH and Co team as operations director covering the south and south east. Gilbertson will be responsible for driving sustainable growth through the delivery of “innovative quality services, nurturing strong client relationships and leading highly motivated and effective teams”. Most recently Gilbertson worked in strategic…

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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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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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CH&Co refinance with Equistone

Private equity investors Equistone has completed the refinancing of hospitality caterer CH&Co. CH&Co, which employs nearly 6,500 people, provide catering services for some of the UK’s leading companies, charities and organisations, as well as holding a Royal Warrant for the provision of catering services to HM Queen since 2013. Having…

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