Compass Group UK

Name

Compass Group UK

Legal name

Compass Group, UK & Ireland Limited

Website

https://compass-group.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Catering & Facilities Management

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (72231), Caterers (72232)

SIC

Services-Business Services, Nec (7389)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Foodservice Management (Outsourced Catering) (THAFAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Amenity & Vendor Coordination (Catering, Dry Cleaning, Repairs Scheduling) (BPABAEAJ)

Keywords

• Contract catering services
• Facilities management
• Corporate food services
• Hospital support services
• Institutional catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Chertsey

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Contract Catering Services: Compass Group generates the majority of its revenue through long-term contract catering agreements with businesses, healthcare institutions, educational facilities, defence clients, and sports/hospitality venues. Revenue grew 9% with organic growth of 7.2% in H1 2026, driven by new contract wins and price increases of nearly 3%.
2. Facilities Management Services: In addition to food services, Compass provides FM services including cleaning, vending, guest services, and procurement & supply chain management, all delivered under multi-year contractual agreements.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Compass Group UK & Ireland provides outsourced contract catering, hospitality, and facilities management services across more than 5,000 locations in the UK and Ireland. Its core offerings include food and catering services, cleaning, vending and smart retail, guest services, facilities management, and procurement and supply chain, delivered through specialist sub-brands tailored to workplaces, education, healthcare, defence, sport/leisure, and retail sectors.

Product overview

Compass Group UK & Ireland operates a platform-plus-modules architecture offering integrated catering, hospitality, and facilities management services across 5,000+ locations. The portfolio includes core service lines (Food & Catering, Facilities Management, Vending & Smart Retail, Cleaning Services, Guest Services, Procurement & Supply Chain) delivered through specialist sub-brands. Key sub-brands include Compass One (combining ESS, Healthcare, One Retail), Levy (sports/leisure/hospitality), Chartwells (education), Eurest (workplace dining), CH&CO (hospitality venues), Medirest (NHS/healthcare), Restaurant Associates (premium corporate), and Foodbuy (procurement). Additional specialist brands include Company of Cooks, 14Forty, Cuisine Centre, Peabodys Coffee, White Oaks, Vacherin, and others serving sectors including workplaces, education, healthcare, defence/government/energy, sport/leisure/hospitality, and retail.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 14Forty: Facilities management services
• Amplifi
• Chartwells
• CH&CO
• Company of Cooks
• Compass Ireland
• Compass One
• Constellation
• Create
• Cuisine Centre
• Dine
• ESS
• Eurest
• Foodbuy
• Gather + Gather
• Jockey Club Experiences
• Keith Prowse
• Levy
• Levy Ireland
• Lodestone House
• LVP
• Medirest
• Medirest Signature
• One Retail
• Payne & Gunter
• Peabodys Coffee
• Rapport
• Restaurant Associates
• The Venues Collection
• Ultimate
• Vacherin
• White Oaks

Products and services

• Food & Catering Services
• Facilities Management
• Vending & Smart Retail
• Cleaning & Hygiene Services
• Guest Services
• Procurement & Supply Chain (Foodbuy)
• Medirest — Healthcare Support Services
• ESS — Defence, Energy, Government & Marine/Aerospace Services
• Levy — Sport, Leisure & Hospitality Catering
• Chartwells — Education Catering
• Restaurant Associates — Premium Workplace Dining
• CH&CO — Hospitality Venue Catering

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 383,000 single-use packaging items eliminated through Cauli reusable packaging partnership
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CaulicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompass Group UK & Ireland partnered with Cauli to deploy technology-enabled reusable food and drink packaging across its Restaurant Associates Group, Eurest, Chartwells and Healthcare sectors. Cauli's system uses smart tracking technology and AI-powered Reverse Vending Machines, with each piece of packaging reusable up to 400 times. The partnership aims to eliminate single-use packaging as part of Compass's sustainability commitments.
• FareSharecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompass Group partners with FareShare, along with Olio and Too Good to Go, to redistribute surplus food, reducing waste while supporting community food access.
• OliominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood redistribution partnership to prevent surplus food from going to waste.
• Too Good to GominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood redistribution partnership to prevent surplus food from going to waste.
• Flora Food GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on reducing salt content in menus, contributing to health and nutrition commitments. Compass reduced salt content by 2,700 kg through this partnership.
• Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding charity partnership supporting the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity as part of Compass's Armed Forces community commitments.
• SSAFAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLongstanding charity partnership supporting SSAFA (the Armed Forces charity) as part of Compass's Armed Forces community commitments.
• Forces Employment CharitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Forces Employment Charity to support veteran employment, including collaborative workshops delivered at Compass's Restaurant Associates' Learning Loft.
• Army Benevolent Fund (ABF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partnership supporting the Army Benevolent Fund as part of ongoing Armed Forces community support.
• RAF Benevolent FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable partnership supporting the RAF Benevolent Fund.
• Career Transition Partnership (CTP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking with CTP to support the employment of Service leavers as part of Compass's veteran recruitment commitments under the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Forces Families Jobs ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support employment of military spouses and partners, recognising the unique challenges they face with frequent relocation.
• VermaatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompass Group completed the acquisition of Vermaat, a catering and hospitality services provider based in Ijsselstein, for approximately $1.75 billion in July 2025. Vermaat expands Compass's presence in the hospitality sector.
• Pro Care ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompass completed the $270 million acquisition of Pro Care Management in Germany, expanding into the German healthcare catering market.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mitie Group: UK-listed integrated facilities management and professional services company providing cleaning, catering and security across workplaces and public sector; comparable to Compass UK & Ireland's broader FM service lines though less catering-focused.
• Elior Group: France-based contract catering group with operations across Europe including the UK; competes head-to-head with Compass in business & industry, education and healthcare catering segments.
• Sodexo: French-headquartered global contract catering and facilities services group operating across workplaces, healthcare, education and defence with comparable multi-year B2B contract model; directly competes with Compass Group UK & Ireland for the same enterprise and public sector clients.
• ISS A/S: Danish-headquartered global facility services group providing catering, cleaning and workplace services; closely comparable to Compass Group UK & Ireland's combined catering + facilities management model, especially in workplace and public sector segments.
• Baxter Storey: UK-based premium contract caterer focused on workplaces, heritage venues and cultural attractions; competes with Compass's CH&CO and Restaurant Associates brands in the high-end corporate and hospitality segment.
• Atalian Servest: UK-based facilities management and contract services provider offering cleaning, catering, security and building services; directly comparable to Compass's 14Forty and broader FM/catering bundle in UK workplaces and retail.
• Aramark: US-listed global contract foodservice and uniform provider serving workplaces, sports, healthcare and education; directly comparable in business model and customer base to Compass Group UK & Ireland's contract catering and facilities management offering.

Emerging players

• Wilson Vale: Independent UK contract caterer serving workplaces, independent schools and corporate hospitality; competes with Compass's Chartwells and Eurest in the education and workplace segments but at smaller scale.
• Genuine Dining Company: Independent UK contract caterer focused on workplace dining and hospitality; partial overlap with Compass's Eurest and Restaurant Associates brands in the corporate workplace segment.

Broad incumbents

• Serco Group: UK-listed public services outsourcer operating across defence, healthcare, justice and transport with significant UK MOD contracts; comparable to Compass UK & Ireland's ESS defence/government portfolio though broader in scope than catering alone.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/compassgroupuk

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries35 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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