<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Alert Data News | Business | Companies | UK | Hospitality and Catering services</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><description>Latest Hospitality and Catering services Business News powered by Alert Data</description><language>en-gb</language><copyright>&amp;copy; Alert Research Ltd 2005-2012</copyright><webMaster>rss@alertdata.co.uk</webMaster><ttl>30</ttl><docs>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/rss.php</docs><generator>PHP/5.2.13</generator><image><title>Alert Data</title><url>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/images/alertdata.gif</url><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><width>216</width><height>51</height><description>Latest Hospitality and Catering services Business News powered by Alert Data</description></image><item><title>Compass Group PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/354.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Sales growth - Turnover 4.9bn - 428,200 Employees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Compass, a caterer for schoolchildren and troops across the world have recorded a sales drop in UK and Europe, but growth in US.   Overall sales are expected to rise by 8.5% in the six months to March, helped by rapid growth in emerging markets. Like-for-like sales, which discount the impact of acquisitions, grew by nearly 5%.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:28:12 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/354.htm</guid></item><item><title>Compass Group PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/354.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Acquisition of Dora Gastro - Turnover £1.9bn - 471108 Employees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Compass Group has completed its acquisition of Dora Gastro in the Czech Republic through its subsidiary Eurest.</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:25:15 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/354.htm</guid></item><item><title>Compass Group PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/354.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;New Board member appointed - Eight members re-elected&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Food and support services company Compass Group PLC, based in Surrey, has elected John Bason as a Member of the Board.  In addition, at its Annual General Meeting held in February 2012, the company re-elected Sir Roy Gardner, Richard Cousins, Gary Green, Andrew Martin, Sir James Crosby, Susan Murray, Don Robert and Sir Ian Robinson.  </description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:07 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/354.htm</guid></item><item><title>Iss Facility Services Ltd</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2893.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Green Business Award for Partnership - partnership with 3663&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;A joint venture comprising ISS Facility Services Healthcare and 3663 First for Foodservice, has won the 2011 Green Business Award for Partnership.  The award recognises the two firms' innovative and open approach to working together which has helped to reduce carbon emissions and costs, and improve efficiency.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:45:51 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2893.htm</guid></item><item><title>Compass Group PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/354.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Acquisition agreed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Compass Group are to acquire the foodservices provider DORA Gastro in Czech Republic, through its subsidiary Eurest.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:00:02 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/354.htm</guid></item><item><title>Sodexo Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/364.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Sodexo appoints new chief executive&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sodexo UK and Ireland has appointed a new chief executive, Debbie White, who moves over from Sodexos North American operations.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:45:01 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/364.htm</guid></item><item><title>Compass Group PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/354.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Acquisition of Supercare in South Africa - Revenue 63.6m - Assets £12m&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Compass Group, through its subsidiary Compass Group Southern Africa (Proprietary) Ltd, is acquiring Supercare Services Group (Proprietary) Limited.  Supercare's revenues are £63.6m and assets £12m and currently employs 16,000 people.  Andy Furlong is Group Managing Director.</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/354.htm</guid></item><item><title>Sodexo Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/364.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Sodexo FY11 Profit Rises; Eyes Sales Growth In FY12 - Update&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;(RTTNews)  - French catering and vouchers company Sodexo SA (SDXAY.PK: News ) Wednesday reported a higher profit for the fiscal year ended August 31, as revenues grew 5.4 percent helped mainly by its...</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:20:35 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/364.htm</guid></item><item><title>WSH Group Ltd</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/358.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;BaxterStorey wins £20m Goldman Sachs catering deal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Contract caterer BaxterStorey has scooped the prestigious catering deal at Goldman Sachs, thought to be worth around £20m</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:42:57 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/358.htm</guid></item><item><title>Compass Group PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/354.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Compass Group UK &amp; Ireland expands its UK Executive team&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Compass Group UK &amp; Ireland has announced the appointment of Andy Barry, managing director of Eurest Services Foodservice, Steve Davies, managing director of Support Services and Keith Francis, managing director of VSG, to the UK Executive team.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:06:21 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/354.htm</guid></item></channel></rss>
