Compass Group USA News & Media

Compass Group to bring indoor farms to customer locations

February 23, 2022

Compass Group plans to introduce indoor farms at its foodservice locations nationwide to allow the foodservice operator to offer locally grown produce…

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Compass Group reports strong Q1 2022 revenue growth

February 4, 2022

Compass Group PLC, which owns Canteen Vending Services Inc. in the U.S., reported Q1 2022 revenue rose 38.6% over Q4 2021, according to a trading update ahead…

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Compass Group to manage Five Star Senior Living dining operations

December 7, 2021

Compass Community Living, a division of Compass Group, will assume management of dining service operations owned by Five Star Senior Living Inc., according to…

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Compass Group improves 2021 earnings on revenue decline

November 23, 2021

Compass Group PLC, which owns Compass Group North America and Canteen Vending Service in the U.S., reported progress in recovering from the pandemic's impact…

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Compass Foodbuy approves Habco Manufacturing

November 4, 2021

Foodbuy, a product and equipment purchasing organization owned by Compass Group USA, has listed Habco Manufacturing, a manufacturer of commercial refrigeration…

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Compass Group, 365 Retail Markets settle consumer privacy lawsuit for $6.8 M

November 1, 2021

Compass Group USA Inc. and 365 Retail Markets LLC agreed to pay $6.8 million to resolve a lawsuit claiming they collected fingerprint data from vending machine…

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Compass Group names new CFO

October 4, 2021

Compass Group PLC has named Palmer Brown to replace Chief Financial Officer Karen Witts, who steps down on Oct. 31, according to a MarketWatch report.

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Compass Group expects strong Q4 2021 finish led by sports, leisure

September 21, 2021

Compass Group PLC expects fourth quarter revenue to rise to 86% of its 2019 Q4 revenue by the close of its financial year on Sept. 30, according to an update…

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Compass Group posts Q3 2021 36.4% organic revenue gain

July 30, 2021

Compass Group PLC, the parent company of Compass Group North America and Canteen Vending Services, reported third quarter organic revenue grew by 36.4%…

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Canteen teams with Le Bread Xpress to sell robotic bakery machines nationwide

May 26, 2021

Canteen Vending Services has teamed with Le Bread Xpress to install and manage Bake Xpress robotic bakery vending machines throughout North America, according…

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COVID hammers Compass Group sales, profits for first half 2021

May 12, 2021

Compass Group Plc, which owns Canteen Services in the U.S., continued to suffer losses in the first six months of the year due to COVID-19, as revenue declined…

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Cashierless checkout brings a new convenience to University of Houston

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The University of Houston installed its first cashierless convenience store, 'Market Next,' enabling guests to purchase items without having to scan packages…

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Compass Group acquires food delivery platform Eat Club

April 29, 2021

Compass Group North America, which owns Canteen, has acquired Eat Club, a Redwood City, California-based food delivery platform, according to a Crunchbase News…

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Compass Group introduces delivery app to support virtual kitchen in Ireland

April 26, 2021

Compass Group Ireland has introduced a Feedr delivery app in Dublin, in partnership with a virtual kitchen facility, Copper Pan Kitchen, to offer employers a…

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Eurest Services joins healthy buildings initiative to support customers’ return-to-work strategies

April 20, 2021

Eurest Services, the corporate facilities management division of Compass Group USA, has joined the International Well Building Institute and will participate…

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Compass Group to introduce self-order kiosks and mobile ordering

March 18, 2021

Compass Group PLC customers will be able to use self-order kiosks, mobile ordering and menu display systems, thanks to the company's acquisition in September…

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Standard Cognition raises $150M, teams with Compass Group and Circle K on autonomous checkout

February 18, 2021

Standard Cognition, which provides an autonomous checkout solution that can be quickly installed in retailers' existing stores, has raised a $150 million round…

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Compass Group revenue decline continues for Q1 2021

February 4, 2021

Compass Group Plc., which owns Compass Group USA and Canteen Vending Services in the U.S., reported that Q1 2021 organic revenue was down by 33.7%, which was…

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Compass Group 2020 sales, earnings tumble due to COVID-19

November 24, 2020

Compass Group PLC, which owns Canteen in the U.S., reported revenue fell 18.8% year on year from £24.8 billion ($33.06 billion) to £20.2 billion ($26.9…

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DraftServe Technologies introduces touchless beverage dispensing system

November 24, 2020

DraftServ Technologies has introduced a patented touchless beverage dispensing system that provides retailers real-time visibility of their dispensers and…

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