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  • Compass shares jump as it shrugs off inflation concerns with profit upgrade

    Hospitality

    Shares in Compass Group jumped on Monday morning as shrugged off concerns over inflation eating into its margins after upgrading its profit forecasts. The FTSE 100 catering giant, which has served meals everywhere from prisons to oil rigs, upped its profit growth estimate from 10 per cent to “above” 11 per cent for the year [...]

    Catering giant Compass Group has raised its expectations for profit. 
  • Prison porridge costs taxpayers £165m a year 

    Politics

    Porridge, baked beans and other prison food cost taxpayers a combined £165m a year, City PM can reveal, as questions around spending efficiencies loom over the Ministry of Justice.  The government has signed a blockbuster £826.7m deal with a leading catering distributor to supply food for prisoners and staff.  BFS Group, a subsidiary of South [...]

    A tray of typical prison food with portions of mashed potatoes, green beans, and a meat patty, reflecting inmate meal stan...
  • Social Pantry CEO: If we can employ prison leavers, so can others

    Opinion

    In this week's Square Mile and Me, Social Pantry CEO Alex Head tells us about working with prison leavers, and why more businesses should.

    Alex Head, CEO and founder of Social Pantry, smiling confidently in a business suit.
  • Compass: European deals on the cards as growth accelerates

    November 26, 2024

    Catering company Compass has reported double-digit growth in 2024 as it looks to grow its presence in Europe. Compass told markets this morning that underlying revenue grew by 10.6 per cent, to $42.2bn (£33.6bn) in the year ended 30 September, up from $38.1bn last year. Underlying operating profit grew 16.4 per cent year on year, from $2.6bn [...]

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