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Leading NHS campaigner joins Compass’ social value team

Compass Group UK & Ireland has bolstered its social value expertise with the appointment of Neely Mozawala, the founder of the successful NHS ‘No Hungry Staff Campaign’. Mozawala is joining the social value team, as Social Value Lead and will ...

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EatFirst acquires Compass’ technology food business Feedr

Berlin-based EatFirst, a corporate food ordering platform, has acquired Compass Group UK & Ireland’s London-based technology food business, Feedr, for an undisclosed amount. Whilst EatFirst takes ownership of the platform, Compass will remain a partner in the UK market. The ...

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Compass Group’s social value measured at over £590m

Working with Social Value Portal, Compass Group UK & Ireland has had its social value measured, resulting in a total social and local economic value of £591 million. The majority of this figure is made up of the company’s local ...

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Compass reports growth across all regions

Compass Group has provided a trading performance update for the three months ended 31 December 2022 ahead of the Company’s Annual General Meeting, which is taking place today. In the first quarter of the year, the Group’s organic revenue grew ...

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Ed Morrow named as Sodexo’s MD for energy & resources

Sodexo has appointed Ed Morrow as Managing Director of its Energy & Resources business in the UK and Ireland, which delivers catering, hospitality, welfare, facilities management services, property management and refurbishments services to over 40 onshore energy and offshore & ...

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Second cohort of culinary apprentices embark on Compass’ Forward with Marcus Wareing programme

The second cohort of up-and-coming Compass Group UK & Ireland chefs have started their journey on the ‘Forward with Marcus Wareing’ programme, building on the success of the first group who have focused on subjects including sustainability, commerciality, people, and ...

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Compass partners with FoodCycle

Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced FoodCycle as its key charity partner. The partnership, which strengthens the company’s social impact strategy to support local communities, will see Compass provide a grant through the newly launched Compass Group Foundation, to ...

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Range of single-use plastics to be banned in England from October

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has announced there will a far-reaching ban on single-use plastics in England, which will include plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks, and certain types of polystyrene cups and food containers. The ban will come into force ...

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Veganuary: Sodexo reports increase in sales of vegetarian and vegan dishes in 2022

To mark Veganuary 2023, Sodexo has published its food sales data showing a year-on-year increase in the proportion of vegetarian and vegan meals sold across 476 of its UK and Ireland client sites. Released today, Sodexo’s data shows that the ...

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Foodbuy acquires Regency Purchasing Group 

Compass Group UK & Ireland’s food procurement business, Foodbuy Europe Limited, has acquired Regency Purchasing Group to drive regional coverage and supplier flexibility across the UK. Based in Weston-Super-Mare, Regency Purchasing Group operates in the hospitality and leisure market with a ...

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