✨ New café alert ✨ Our Lightbox Café at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus is now open, welcoming the community of South Oxfordshire and campus residents.

Menus feature ingredients sourced from local suppliers, with a focus on zero-waste recipes. 🌿♻️

Learn more:…

Imagine this… you step into your workplace on a gloomy Monday, and the mouthwatering aroma of roast chicken, zesty citrus, toasted flatbread, and sweet honey fills the air. 🤤

It’s your Greek-themed lunch in the making. 🥙🌯

Believe it or not, this is a reality for countless…

🍽️ Seven surprising lunch break stats!

35,000 workers spilled the beans on lunch breaks in our Compass Group UK & I Global Eating at Work Survey.

Here’s what they had to say:

1. Nearly half of UK workers eat lunch alone.
2. 70% of workers choose to eat lunch with colleagues in…

Taste the rainbow 🌈 🍓 🥑 🍋 Did you know that eating all the colours of the rainbow brings day-to-day business benefits as well as bettering long-term health?

Introducing our vibrant and refreshing summer salads, loaded with nutritious ingredients. 🥗

Eating an array of…

Introducing our new urban farm – growing up to 198 edible plants all year round! 🌿 🌱

As part of our Climate Promise we have partnered with squaremilefarms to install an urban farm into our parent company’s headquarters.

In one month’s time, the farm will be harvested and…

How to use food to bring people together in the workplace 🧑‍🤝‍🧑🧑‍🤝‍🧑 #lonelinessawarenessweek

When done right, workplace catering has the power to:

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Break employee silos: 70% of people will eat with their colleagues if they have access to a workplace restaurant
✨ Boost employee…

Who said mid-week lunches have to be boring?! Introducing our three newest summer specials for workers across the UK 😋

🥙 Greek celebration: a delicious range of tasty Greek street food dishes including souvlaki, gyros, salads and dips
🥗 Summer salads: vibrant, refreshing and…

There is a star among us! 🌟 Congratulations to our Culinary Lead Gemma Evans-Hurley – one of this year’s WeAreTheCity's Rising Star Award winners. ♀️

Using her passion to encourage others, Gemma has helped us build our Women in Food initiative, which aims to tackle the…

Our Culinary Director Ryan Holmes recently paid a visit to our local mushroom supplier to discuss the role of mushrooms in our menus, which are designed to gently nudge the UK workforce towards healthier choices. #NationalVegetarianWeek

We've teamed up with personal carbon footprint platform Giki 💚 Think Carbon to enlighten our team about their lifestyle's environmental impact.📱

In just 3 weeks, they have saved:

• 221,718 litres of water ( 1,231 bathtubs 🛀)
• 4,020 m2 of land use (20 tennis courts 🎾)

And more!

Did you know that we were one of the first contract caterers to have our roadmap to Net Zero validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative? 🙌

So, what does this mean for our clients?

1. Credible commitments
2. Progressive menus
3. Resilience against upcoming legislation

3 simple ways to boost employee health ✔️ #nutritionandhydrationweek2023

• Nudging: make the healthier foods more visible
and accessible

• Social spaces: inviting break-out areas for refuelling and socialisation

• Water stations: widely and conveniently distributed

Yesterday we joined Compass Group UK & I for two inspirational afternoon tea sessions to celebrate International Women's Day.

We’re proud to say that women make up two thirds of our people - we believe in celebrating diversity and embracing equity together.

#IWD2023

We’ve been shortlisted for four categories at this year's Contract Catering Awards 🎉

🌎 CSR Award
🏢 Business & Industry Award - Fiona Cowan
🌟 Rising Star Award - Chloe Shevills
👨‍🍳 Unit Chef of the Year - Ryan Landucci

Wish us luck!

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There is always something new to learn from our talented frontline teams.

Last week our MD David Kenny went back to school for a day to join some of our Compass Group UK & I apprentices catering in the 'food for thought' van for Quinton House sixth form! 🎓

#apprenticechef #chefjob

Ready to kickstart your culinary career? 🔥

Here are our Culinary Lead, Gemma's, top tips for standing out in the kitchen:

👩‍🍳 Let your passion and love for cooking shine
👩‍🍳 Keep up with the latest food trends and techniques
👩‍🍳 Demonstrate strong teamwork

#chef #jobs #catering

Our culinary apprenticeship programme 'Forward with Marcus Wareing' is back!

Our second cohort of aspiring chefs is embarking on a one-of-a-kind 18-month journey, focusing on sustainability, innovation and skills such as foraging and preserving: lnkd.in/ekgjEXaP

#chefs

Are your teams getting the most out of break times?

Our meals are packed with carbohydrates, protein, and iron to boost serotonin and energy.

Taking a break to eat together also allows teams to connect and have meaningful conversations: lnkd.in/eEXxQV28

#TimeToTalkDay

Our Super Saver Menu ensures affordable high quality meals for workforces every day.

We believe great food should be accessible to everyone, regardless of budget.

Find out more about our workplace foodservices: lnkd.in/eF3CBC2

#costofliving #catering