Elior UK

What Elior UK does

Elior UK is the United Kingdom subsidiary of Elior Group, a French multinational contract caterer listed on Euronext Paris. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Macclesfield (registered office), the company describes itself as the UK's #1 contract catering company, employing more than 10,000 people across catering, hospitality, and wider facilities management. The group legal structure sits under Elior UK Holdings Limited, with operating subsidiaries including Elior UK Plc, Elior UK Services Limited, Waterfall Elior Limited, Taylor Shaw Limited, Caterplus Services Limited, The Riverside Events LLP, Lexington Catering Limited, Edwards and Blake Limited, and Lexington Independents.

The core offering is outsourced contract catering and hospitality delivered to institutional clients across seven primary verticals: workplace (the lead segment), education, NHS trusts and hospitals, stadia, defence, attractions and heritage sites, and care and retirement living. Multi-brand positioning is a notable feature: Elior at Work targets the regional business-and-industry (B&I) market, Lexington Catering operates as a B&I and events caterer, Lexington Independents serves independent education, and Taylor Shaw and Edwards and Blake cover education catering. Underlying technology is limited to operational systems and a strategic partnership with Lolly, a point-of-sale and customer-facing platform providing pre-ordering, transaction processing, and real-time operational insight.

Revenue is generated through negotiated multi-year B2B contracts with enterprise and institutional clients, secured via a sales-led go-to-market motion. No pricing tiers are publicly disclosed; contract value is bespoke, as illustrated by the £4 million Paisley Town Hall deal over five years. The company is privately held as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elior Group, which reported H1 2025-26 organic growth of 1.3% and adjusted EBITA margin of 3.9%, and issued a June 2026 profit warning. No standalone Elior UK revenue is disclosed.

Name

Elior UK

Legal name

Elior UK Holdings Limited

Website

https://elior.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Elior UK is the UK subsidiary of French-listed Elior Group and self-described #1 UK contract caterer, employing 10,000+ staff to deliver outsourced catering, hospitality, and facilities management across workplace, education, NHS, stadia, defence, attractions, and care sectors via multi-year B2B contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Catering Services

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (72231), Community Food Services (624210), Mobile Food Services (72233)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Application Outsourcing (AO) (BPAEAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Institutional Catering (Schools, Hospitals, Government) (THAFAIAE), Mobile Beverage Vendors (Coffee/Juice/Tea Carts & Trucks) (THAFAHAF)

Keywords

• Contract catering
• Workplace catering
• Education catering
• Hospital catering
• Hospitality services

Headquarters

HQ city

Staines

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Contract Catering Services: Elior UK generates revenue through multi-year contract agreements to provide catering and hospitality services across various sectors including workplaces, education, healthcare, stadia, defence, and attractions. The company employs more than 10,000 people delivering food service operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Elior UK provides outsourced contract catering, hospitality, and wider facilities management services to institutional clients across the UK. Operating across seven primary sectors (workplace, care and retirement living, NHS trusts and hospitals, education, stadia, attractions and heritage sites, and defence), the company delivers food service operations through multi-year contracts, employing more than 10,000 people across the country.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Elior at Work: Regional B&I (Business and Industry) catering brand of Elior UK providing catering and hospitality services
• Lexington Catering
• Lexington Independents

Products and services

• Workplace Contract Catering
• Education Contract Catering
• NHS Trusts and Hospitals Catering
• Care and Retirement Living Catering
• Stadia Catering
• Attractions and Heritage Sites Catering
• Defence Catering
• Elior at Work
• Lexington Catering
• Lexington Independents

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• OneRencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026Elior at Work, regional B&I catering brand of Elior UK, appointed as catering and hospitality partner to Paisley Town Hall for five years. OneRen is the local charity providing culture and leisure opportunities at Paisley Town Hall.
• WWT London Wetland CentrecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 March 2026Elior UK awarded a five-year contract to provide catering and hospitality services at WWT London Wetland Centre. Covers food provision across the main café, retail areas, and event spaces. The main visitor café will be rebranded as The Reedbed Café.
• Champ RugbyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 March 2026Elior UK secured title sponsorship of Champ Rugby, English rugby's second tier. This is Elior's first title sponsorship in six years for the league, marking a potential shift in commercial appetite.
• LollysupportingTechnology or IntegrationLolly is a strategic partner platform for point-of-sale and customer-facing technology used by Elior at Work. The system supports pre-ordering, speedier transactions, and integrated operational insight.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Compass Group UK & Ireland:
• Sodexo UK: Sodexo's UK division is one of the largest contract caterers in the country, operating across workplace, education, healthcare, defence, and stadia — directly overlapping with Elior UK's sector portfolio and B2B contract-led model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xinstagram.com/elior.uk
• Facebookfacebook.com/EliorUKofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elior-uk
• Instagraminstagram.com/elior.uk

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Elior UK