Compass
Coverage explores the operations, strategy, and contract activity of the UK’s largest foodservice and support services group, operating across sectors including education, healthcare, defence, business & industry, and sports & leisure. Reporting includes major contract wins, Compass Group UK & Ireland financial performance, digital ordering initiatives, sustainability targets, workforce programmes, and the role of subsidiaries like Chartwells, Medirest, ESS, and Levy. Insight is designed for professionals tracking outsourced catering models and large-scale operational delivery in institutional and venue settings.
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Nov- 2023 -20 NovemberCatering Companies
Compass profits hit £1.89bn amid surging sales
Catering company Compass Group has reported a 26.1% increase in operating profit to £1.89bn for the year ended 30 September 2023. The group also recorded a 21.6% increase in revenues to £31bn compared with the previous year. Its operating margin was also up 60bps to 6.8% year on year. The…
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9 NovemberRestaurants
Restaurant Associates appoints new culinary director
Restaurant Associates has appointed Adam Thomason as its new culinary director. Thomason, who holds a Master of Culinary Arts degree, spent several years working for Restaurant Associates and the larger Compass Group before leaving in 2021. Currently, he leads the England Culinary Team as captain. Thomason said: “It’s fantastic to…
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Aug- 2023 -23 AugustCatering Companies
Compass Group gifts £500k to fund apprenticeships in West Midlands
Compass Group has gifted £500,000 to West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to boost hospitality and professional services courses in the West Midlands region through the Apprenticeship Transfer Levy Fund. The new funded apprenticeships to WMCA will help budding chefs, restaurant front of house staff or other supporting roles land jobs…
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Jul- 2023 -25 JulyCatering Companies
Compass Group revenues grow 15% in Q3
Foodservice company, Compass Group, has revealed that its performance was strong in the third quarter ended 30 June, with organic revenue growing 15%, despite lapping higher comparators due to recovery of base volumes. The group also revealed that year-to-date organic revenue growth was 21% after benefiting from “excellent” client retention…
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20 JulyCatering Companies
ESS secures Bedfordshire Police catering contract
The Energy, Government and Infrastructure sector of ESS, part of Compass Group UK and Ireland, has secured the Bedfordshire Police as its latest catering contract. ESS said that key to the award was the company’s “commitment to welfare through a variety of food offerings and environments that enable officers and…
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10 JulyCatering Companies
Compass Group receives Living Wage Champion Award
Compass Group UK and Ireland has won the Living Wage Champion Award in the Recognised Service Provider Category at the Living Wage Foundation annual awards. Compass has secured the recognition for its leadership in advancing the real Living Wage within its own industry and its client network, since becoming a…
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Jun- 2023 -9 JuneCatering Companies
Levy UK and Ireland partners with Burnley FC
Levy UK and Ireland has announced that it has partnered with Burnley FC to deliver matchday concourse catering, hospitality, and conferencing and events. The collaboration will see the middle tier of Turf Moor’s Jimmy McIlroy stand, redeveloped into a new matchday experience. The stand will have a Super Box, which…
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May- 2023 -10 MayBusiness
Compass Group HY profits surpass £1bn
The Compass Group has announced that its profits have surpassed £1bn for the six months ended 31 March 2023. This number is up from £744m in the same period last year which is an increase of 41.1%. The company also posted revenues of £15.8bn, an increase of 24.7% on the…
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Feb- 2023 -7 FebruaryNews
Levy UK&I retains catering contract with ExCeL
Levy UK and Ireland, the sports and entertainment arm of Compass Group, has announced it has retained its contract with ExCeL. Levy has been the catering partner at ExCeL since 2000 and is responsible for providing food and drink at its events, delivering catering for conferences, events, hospitality, and retail…
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7 FebruaryGovernment
UKH supports govt’s new apprenticeship campaign
UKHospitality has partnered with the Department for Education to secure new advertising for apprenticeships in both catering and hospitality as part of the government’s ‘Career Starter Apprenticeships’ campaign. Due to UKH’s efforts, the hospitality sector will be the latest to join the likes of construction, healthcare and education as part…
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