Our business is structured to reflect the markets we operate in. We call it sectorising, which we deliver through a portfolio of unique brands.
We operate these brands in five distinct sectors each of which enables us to get closer to our clients to better understand their specific needs and in turn meet their expectations.
We understand the increased pressure on our clients to offer healthy, exciting and innovative dining experiences to their people. Utilising our scale, experience and evolving digital capabilities, we can offer attractive cost benefits, tailored menus and a wide range of digital solutions that can add flexibility to operating models around the world.
We work closely with every client to ensure we meet their unique needs – on price, on choice and on the delivery of a great dining experience. We also innovate constantly to keep our offer fresh and exciting.
We understand the needs of Business & Industry and the increased pressure our clients are under to provide great food and exciting dining experiences that are cost effective. We believe we can support our clients in achieving this, thereby unlocking the full value of outsourcing their food services.
We combine the benefits of our scale, our ability to design, bespoke menus and the passion of our people to deliver engaging experiences for our clients’ employees. From their first morning coffee to a late evening snack and every meal in between. Efficiently, safely and cost effectively.
We can also help clients beyond food with a range of hospitality-led services including events, reception services, office cleaning, light maintenance, grounds and gardens and even security services in some countries. We can create a cost effective outsourced services solution – bundling these services where appropriate.
We work directly with healthcare providers to prepare food services that improve patient and senior living experiences – from restaurant-style cafés to in-room patient dining and specialist feeding. We firmly believe that good quality, nourishing food can transform experiences for both patients and visitors.
In hospitals and senior living environments, food is more than just a part of the operation. It can touch lives, promote healing, and transform the experience – for both patients and visitors. And with our fundamental passion for food at the heart of our business, we enable our clients to fully realise its potential, from restaurant-style cafes to in-room patient dining and specialist feeding.
For patients, we ensure their food is nutritious and safe. For seniors, we ensure our services create and maintain a ‘home away from home’ environment and a sense of community that is important to our clients and their residents. We do this with expertly created meals that promise to be a highlight of a resident’s day.
Because of the sector’s unique demands, we offer bespoke support services that are central to ensuring hospitals and senior living environments are safe, clean and well run. We deliver these services cost effectively, reliably and with true innovation. These include environmental services, patient transportation, laundry & linen services, clinical equipment services, facilities management and ambulatory services.
With decades of experience in this specialist sector, we understand and can anticipate our clients’ unique needs – and fulfil them efficiently, safely and cost effectively with dedicated, professional and passionate people who love what they do, and with services customised to a client’s facility.
We strive to provide healthy, balanced meals right through the learning journey, from nursery, through to higher education. Our catering solutions come in multiple formats, from traditional onsite dining, to retail convenience stores and vending and takeaway options.
Guiding all that we do is a strong belief that healthy and nutritious food is paramount to the development of young people.
From large public school districts and local education authorities to independent schools, colleges and university campuses, our experience in educational food services makes us an invaluable partner for any learning environment.
For students, our nutritional meal planning aims to educate them in how to lead a happy, safe and healthy lifestyle while contributing to a sustainable world. We want to help young people make the connection between their diet and the way they feel and perform – we strive to show them that through healthy nutritious food they can feel great and achieve more. Our guiding principles – EAT, LEARN, LIVE – capture this ambition and direct our initiatives.
For our clients, they get the best possible day-to-day service from motivated and well trained on-site teams, as well as the support of a wide range of experts – from skilled Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) teams and award winning chefs to qualified dieticians – all of whom depend on our responsible supply chain. All our work is supported by a great pro-active global team who are passionate about food innovation and dedicated to keeping our offer fresh, fun and current.
On site, our food service solutions include:
Tailored support services
We can also create tailored support service packages along with our dining solutions – including a range of soft services such as cleaning, housekeeping, waste management, light maintenance, gardening etc. These help institutions do what they do best – teaching and developing students.
We have vast catering experience within this market – providing food, beverages and hospitality across large stadiums, conference venues, museums and galleries, at high profile events and private parties. We cater to all sizes of event, working closely with clients to meet their specific requirements.
In selected markets, you’ll find our teams at the top of their game at well-known events and venues.
From top-class corporate hospitality to operating restaurants, cafés and bars, we are the fans’ and spectators’ choice for food and beverage and hospitality.
In addition, we have the specialist in-house expertise and resources to provide a single source for the complete marketing and management of corporate hospitality packages.
We are the leading specialist supplier of food service for high-profile events and major international concerts venues.
Our hospitality is also enjoyed by thousands of visitors every day at unusual and historic venues, museums, art galleries and other major visitor attractions where we operate restaurants, cafés and bars and provide fine dining for corporate and private events.
Not only do we have the expertise to cater for events of any size – from private dinners and press briefings through to weddings and banquets on a grand scale – we also have the imagination and skill to bring your event space to life. We do this through conceptualising themes, arranging decor, entertainment, lighting, gifts and much more.
No-one understands how to cater for thousands of visitors to major exhibitions better than we do. We operate public restaurants, hospitality suites, bars, cafés and mobile food outlets at major exhibition centres.
We present excellent, fresh and contemporary food using the finest ingredients by sourcing seasonal and local produce wherever possible. Our innovative approach to menu development means that you can constantly enjoy new dishes that reflect the changing seasons.
In selected markets, we can also provide some of the behind-the-scenes support services such as cleaning.
We are an industry leader in supplying food and support services to many of the major companies in the oil, gas, mining and construction industries. Our clients and customers rely on us to provide uninterrupted support, however challenging the conditions.
Over forty years of experience in the sector assures our clients of our technical and operational experience in the village design, construction and operating phase of any project. This experience and proven competence, our commitment to health and safety and our ability to effectively mobilise at any time and with very short notice, have earned us an outstanding reputation for providing fully integrated food and support services for clients across the world.
We are experts in Remote Mining & Construction Camps, Offshore Fixed and Mobile, and Defence Bases.
With our depth of experience and our commitment to always doing the right thing, we are the market leader in providing food and support services to companies in the mining, oil & gas and construction industries. For our defence sector clients, we are a partner that runs efficient operations outside areas of conflict.
Our services provide support in every aspect of daily life in facilities that offer a home away from home environment. Our consumers need a nutritious meal, a clean room, freshly laundered workwear and quality recreation facilities. By meeting their needs and expectations, we help create a harmonious and safe environment for everyone – anywhere around the world.
Whether it is a single service or a fully integrated multi-service solution, our industry-leading model has processes that underpin our delivery. Our ability to adapt and meet our clients' and consumers’ needs, using a tried and tested solution, has seen us remain the market leader in this sector. We bring consistency and excellence in execution to every client location.
Food is a local business, and our decentralised, sectorised approach has seen us become the world’s leader in food service.
We recognise that some global organisations want to operate their food service in a more centralised way. For those clients, we offer a partnership that means you can manage your food programme globally and with consistency, whilst maintaining all the benefits of a fantastic service that's delivered locally.
With over 20 years’ experience of managing global food service programmes for some of the world’s largest and most iconic brands, we are uniquely placed to shape the future of your food service.
The role of our Global Client Partnerships team is to work seamlessly with clients across multiple countries and regions:
As the world leader in food service, we work in partnership with our clients to deliver food internationally, driven by flavours locally.
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