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Growth director hire at Sodexo’s corporate and energy & resources business

Laura Walker has been appointed as Growth Director for Sodexo UK & Ireland’s Corporate Services and Energy & Resources business. The role will see Walker responsible for driving Sodexo’s growth in the delivery of food and workplace services, and facilities ...

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Morag Freathy wins sustainability Business Leader of the Year award

CEO of Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Business & Industry (B&I) sector, Morag Freathy, has been named Business Leader of the Year at the edie Awards. Now in its 18th year, the awards celebrate sustainability leadership across all industries and ...

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Sodexo on track to halve its food waste by the end of FY25

To mark WRAP’s annual Food Waste Action Week (17–23 March 2025), Sodexo UK & Ireland has announced that it is on course to meet its goal of cutting food waste by 50 per cent by 2025 – five years ahead ...

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Aston Villa extends partnership deal with Levy UK + Ireland

Premier League club Aston Villa has extended its long-standing partnership with Levy UK + Ireland, the sports and entertainment arm of food services business, Compass Group UK & Ireland. The 10-year contract extension builds on a collaboration between Aston Villa ...

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Leadership hires at Compass

Compass Group UK & Ireland has appointed Michelle Sanders in the role of Chief Growth Officer and Sophie Smith as Chief People Officer, both will start next month and will join the Executive team. Sanders was previously the Managing Director ...

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Sodexo joins forces with Culinary Medicine UK to advance nutrition education 

​Sodexo Health & Care has partnered with Culinary Medicine UK, a non-profit organisation, dedicated to advancing nutrition education among healthcare professionals. As a leading provider of food services to the health and care industry, Sodexo understands the critical role nutrition ...

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Foodservice industry leaders champion embodied carbon transparency

The Foodservice Consultants Society International (FCSI UK&I) has set up a committee of influential organisations to champion sustainability within the commercial foodservice sector. Driven by increasing demand for transparent environmental data and evolving regulatory landscapes, this group issues a collective ...

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Compass and DFN Project SEARCH partnership offers internships for young adults with learning disabilities

Compass Group UK & Ireland and DFN Project SEARCH are expanding their partnership to provide one-year transition to work programmes for young adults with a learning disability or autism spectrum conditions, or both. The collaboration aims to offer valuable work ...

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ACE reveals new chair and board appointments

Laurent Lucas-Dufour has been appointed Chair of the Association of Catering Excellence (ACE) and is joined by a host of new board members. Sector Director at Company of Cooks, Lucas-Dufour was appointed Vice-Chair of ACE last year and has been a board member ...

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Navigating rising cost challenges in the foodservice and hospitality sectors

According to the latest Contract Catering Tracker from CGA by NIQ and Bidfood, changes to employer NIC contributions which are due to rise this April could intensify cost challenges. How is the foodservice and hospitality sector preparing to meet these ...

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