http://www.compass-group.com Compass Group is an international company with more than half a century of experience in the food service industry. EUREST t provides worldwide, more than 20 million meals and refreshments daily. Compass is the world's leading foodservice company. Our 400,000 employees specialize in providing food and related services on our clients' premises, in over 90 countries which is generating annual revenues of around £11 billion.   We distinguish ourselves by developing and delivering original food and service solutions whether in the business and industry or schools, colleges and hospitals. We are passionate in what we are doing and we are dedicated in providing quality service for our clients. We aspire to be a company who can set the benchmark against which other companies will be judged.

Vision and Values
Compass Group's starting point for its vision is Great People because, as a service business, people are at the heart of the company's success. Without them, Compass could not deliver the outstanding services and commitment to quality that its customers and clients have come to expect. Without Great Service, it would not be able to achieve the consistently Great Results that the business has enjoyed over the last decade and will continue to strive to achieve in the future.
The vision unites all of Compass Group's operating companies with a single objective.
The company's values describe how all employees should work together to achieve the vision:
- Have a 'can do' attitude
- Embrace diversity
- Share success
- Have a passion for quality and health safety
- Win through teamwork

Compass Group's five key focus areas help the company to concentrate on the issues that enable it to achieve its vision: Becoming the preferred employer. Today's business environment is intensely competitive. We remain in no doubt that our success comes from the contribution to overall performance made by our people. Reliable and dedicated to their work they know Compass Group provides exceptional opportunities for them to develop their careers and their full potential.

Operational excellence
From the moment we start, by identifying our clients' foodservice requirements, to the point at which on-site facilities have been installed and beyond, we use and apply superior systems, processes, equipment and standards. Our significant investment in Information Technology and our discerning approach to purchasing are just two examples of how we strive to adopt best practice throughout our business.

Customer and client satisfaction
Compass Group companies set out to provide a standard of service that is second to none. Underpinning all our activities is a genuine conviction that how our service is delivered is just as important as what is delivered. Putting the customer and client first therefore remains a priority. We work hard to develop a close working relationship and listen carefully and respond quickly to changing needs.

Financial performance
Compass Group sees the continuous growth in earnings per share and the achievement of superior returns on invested capital as major Group objectives. We are committed to building volume and net profit growth in order to maximise returns for our shareholders.

Market leadership
Outsourcing foodservice continues to be a fast, direct route to improved quality, cost effectiveness and customer satisfaction. Compass Group companies specialise in meeting the needs of their clients through dedicated teams experienced in the particular demands of specific market sectors. Each Group company can also draw on the power of a unique portfolio of world-leading foodservice brands.

Market Category - the Key to Compass Group's Success
As Compass Group has grown geographically, so has its market sector coverage. The more traditional business & industry sector is still an extremely important part of our work but other sectors such as healthcare, education, national defence and fine dining have increased in size and importance.
Clients are seeking more specialised solutions to their needs and Compass Group is unique in developing its sector focused strategy. We have developed a portfolio of companies which target specific market sectors, bringing with them benefits of tailored solutions, focus, consistency and specialist employee skills. International networks allow us to share ideas within the sectors and to develop them for local use.

We know that as a global foodservice company we have an enormous influence on what our 20 million customers a day choose to eat and drink. The purchasing decisions we make have implications for food production sustainability and the environment and we have obligations to our 400,000 people and the communities in which they live and work. We take these responsibilities very seriously and believe that we have the commitment and capabilities to make a difference to the lives of our people and society in general.

Compass Group companies set out to provide a standard of service that is second to none. Underpinning all our activities is a genuine conviction that how our service is delivered is just as important as what is delivered. Putting the customer and client first therefore remains a priority. We work hard to develop a close working relationship and listen carefully and respond quickly to changing needs.
Outsourcing foodservice continues to be a fast, direct route to improved quality, cost effectiveness and customer satisfaction. Compass Group companies specialize in meeting the needs of their clients through dedicated teams experienced in the particular demands of specific market sectors. Each Group company can also draw on the power of a unique portfolio of world-leading foodservice brands.
Our aim is to be the world's most profitable and highest quality foodservice company. With a wide geographic and market sector coverage in more than 90 countries, employing over 400,000 people, our business is various, operating in different regions and cultural environments. Our continued focus on customer's needs, healthy food and safety environment help us to remain the market leader.

Our Services
We operate in strong and growing marketplaces with a global footprint that leaves us ideally placed to respond to the growing trend towards outsourcing being adopted by a wide range of organizations. We are unique in having a sector-focused approach to developing specialized solutions to clients' foodservice needs. We have a portfolio of companies that operate in specific market sectors, bringing with them the benefits of unrivalled experience, tailored solutions, focus, consistency and specialist employee skills. Through a series of international networks we transfer best practice, share ideas and create new offers. We operate in seven clearly defined market sectors through distinct, client-facing operating companies.

Compass in the Community
Compass Group "in the community" is a term used for the activity that the company undertakes to discharge its social and corporate responsibility by giving something back to the communities in which it trades throughout the world. Across the business there is a wide range of charitable, social and philanthropic works being undertaken. Compass Group actively encourages its teams to be involved with their local communities using, whenever possible, their skills and the locations where they work to provide support to community initiatives.