Carol Sommerville, Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Chief People Officer, has joined the Social Mobility Commission’s Employer Advisory Group (EAG), which works to support organisations to create better socio-economic inclusion in their workforce. The Social Mobility Commission is an independent ...

Sodexo UK & Ireland has marked the first anniversary of Starting Fresh with the release of an employer toolkit. The toolkit builds on resources the organisation launched last March to help bridge the gap between businesses struggling with skills shortages ...

Hospitality food service provider, BaxterStorey, has promoted Louise Denton and Eimear Hargaden to its company board, as it continues to drive its ‘Fuel Your Individuality’ culture philosophy across a diverse portfolio of client businesses. Denton has been named as Regional ...

Food and support services company, Compass Group UK & Ireland has become the first in its sector to share a detailed transition plan aligned to the UK government’s Final Disclosure Framework following its recent release by the Transition Plan Taskforce ...

Global, science-led biopharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, has extended Sodexo’s food and facilities management services contract in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway for a further five-years. The collaboration between the two companies began in 2008 in the UK with a ...

The food and support services business has announced a “strong start to the year” in its trading results for the first quarter ended 31 December 2023. The Group’s organic revenue grew by 11.7% for the three months to 31 December ...

Compass Group UK & Ireland has agreed to acquire independent caterer and Royal Warrant Holder, CH&CO, for an initial enterprise value of £475 million, subject to regulatory approval. The proposed acquisition will bring together two well-known names in the industry ...

Almost three-quarters of consumers believe adopting a more sustainable way of eating is now urgent according to the results of Sodexo UK and Ireland’s first annual Sustainable Food Barometer, which surveyed more than a thousand UK consumers. The study, which identifies ...

Marking Veganuary 2024, Sodexo has reported another year-on-year increase in the consumption of meat-free meals. Analysis of over 2.7 million meals sold across 285 of its UK and Ireland client sites in 2023 reveals that 11 per cent were vegan ...

Carol Sommerville has been appointed as Compass Group UK & Ireland’s new Chief People Officer (CPO), with immediate effect. Sommerville joins the business from Watchfinder, a luxury pre-owned watch specialist business, part of Richemont Group, where she was Global HR ...