Elior
Coverage explores the UK operations, strategy, and contract wins of one of the country’s leading contract catering providers, with services spanning education, healthcare, defence, and business & industry. Reporting includes updates on sustainability initiatives, digital ordering and pre-payment tech, sector-specific brand development (e.g. Lexington, Taylor Shaw), and leadership commentary. Insight is tailored for operators and suppliers monitoring outsourced foodservice, multi-sector growth, and operational innovation in institutional and workplace catering.
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May- 2024 -17 MayNews
Today’s news in brief – 17/05/24
Joe and the Juice reported a 42% revenue rise to £275.9m for 2023. For the first time in several years, the group also saw a positive operating profit, which reached £20.4m. The increase in operating profit was primarily driven by a continued focus on profitability and on the opening of…
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17 MayCatering Companies
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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Apr- 2024 -17 AprilNews
Today’s news in brief – 17/04/24
Just Eat has revealed a UK&I Gross Transaction Value growth of 11% to £1.4bn in Q1 2024. However, the total number of orders decreased 6% to 214 million, compared to 227 million the previous year. Only in the UK and Ireland the number of orders during the period slightly increased…
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17 AprilCatering Companies
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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Jan- 2024 -9 JanuaryNews
Today’s news in brief – 09/01/24
JD Wetherspoon will open a new pub worth £2.3m near Euston station, creating 55 jobs. The Captain Flinders will be managed by Samantha Pugh, previously pub manager at The Coronet in Holloway. The interior colour scheme of the pub references the design of Euston’s Great Hall, with plaster pink tones…
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9 JanuaryPeople
Elior UK appoints new director at Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Contract caterer Elior UK has announced the appointment of Amanda Brown as its new director of sales and marketing at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. Brown joins with more than 20 years of experience within the hospitality industry, including strategic sales leadership roles in destination marketing, five-star hotels and premium venues across…
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Oct- 2023 -3 OctoberNews
Today’s news in brief – 03/10/23
Greggs reported a 20.8% increase in total sales for the 13 weeks ending 30 September. Company-managed shop like-for-like sales also rose by 14.2%, driven by extended trading hours and increased app usage. Evening trade contributed to 8.8% of sales, and 13.1% of transactions were made through the Greggs app. The…
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3 OctoberPeople
Lexington Catering MD joins Elior’s UK leadership team
Leading contract caterer Elior UK has announced the appointment of Matt Wood, the managing director of Lexington Catering, to its UK leadership team. Lexington Catering is Elior UK’s corporate catering specialist, which provides premium catering and hospitality services for organisations and independent schools predominantly in London. Wood said: “It is…
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Sep- 2023 -12 SeptemberCatering Companies
Caterplus renews £45m Anchor catering contract
Elior’s catering arm that specialises in the care and retirement living sector, Caterplus, has retained and grown its contract with Anchor, which is now worth £45m. Anchor, which is England’s largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for the elderly, employs approximately 400 people from Caterplus to provide specialist catering…
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Jun- 2023 -20 JuneFeatures
Word on the street: The secrets of Street Kitchen Collective
What was the idea behind the new street kitchen collective? So it was driven actually, from a combination of client demand operational feedback. We have a central innovations team here at Elior who scan the market, look at trends, and especially post Covid street food seem to be on the…
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