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           <title><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates’ Sara Orsbourn wins ELBA Award for her work with East London residents ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates’ Sara Orsbourn has been awarded the Best Industry Training award at the East London Business Alliance (ELBA) Project BOOST Awards. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ ESS strikes gold at RoSPA Awards 2013 ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ ESS Support Services Worldwide, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has struck gold with its approach to occupational safety and health in an awards scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Eurest Chef Andy Twells scoops Craft Guild of Chefs Award ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Andy Twells, Executive Development Chef for Eurest, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has won the Development Chef Award at the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Levy Restaurants exhibits joint partnership with Earls Court and Olympia London ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Levy Restaurants, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland's Sport, Leisure and Hospitality business, has been awarded a new contract with Earls Court and Olympia worth £23.8 million.  ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates champions forgotten foods ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ As part of its partnership with Slow Food UK, next week Restaurant Associates will be celebrating Slow Food Week (1-9 June 2013) by showcasing some very special yet forgotten foods.  ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK &amp; Ireland celebrates industry acclaim for responsible initiatives ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland is celebrating after a double whammy of industry award wins recognising its corporate responsibility initiatives on Thursday 23 May in London and Glasgow. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK &amp; Ireland appoints Corporate Affairs Director ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Compass_appoints_Corporate_Affairs_Director.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland has appointed Andrew Pickup as Corporate Affairs Director. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Rapport celebrates significant new contract wins ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Rapport, Compass’ guest services brand, has had a fruitful start to 2013, having secured new contracts with a major global bank, financial services company BNY Mellon and multinational media and information firm, Thomson Reuters.  ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass kicks off its busy sporting season with appointment of new Managing Director for Sports, Leisure and Hospitality ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland has appointed Colin Bailey as Managing Director for Sports, Leisure and Hospitality. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass forms new franchise partnership with Marks &amp; Spencer ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland has opened its first Marks & Spencer (M&S) Simply Food Store at the Royal Derby Hospital, under a new franchise agreement with M&S that will see Compass embed M&S Simply Food into its core retail offer. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates' talent battles it out for hospitality accolade from industry greats ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/1643.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ A panel of hospitality greats including Albert Roux, Michel Roux Jr, and Silvano Giraldin turned up the heat on Restaurant Associates' chef and front-of-house talent this week. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ VSG certified for its outstanding employee offerings ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/VSG_certified_for_outstanding_employee_offerings.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Leading security specialist VSG is certified as a Britain's Top Employer 2013. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass Group Recognised for Excellence in Strategic Account Management ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group is celebrating after winning the Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA)'s Excellence Award. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Chartwells statement regarding a Fredericks product supplied to Westminster City Council ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Chartwells statement regarding a Fredericks product supplied to Westminster City Council ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass scoops two MIDAS awards ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK and Ireland was celebrating last week after picking up two Menu Innovation and Development (MIDAS) awards. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Chartwells sustains Oxford Brookes University partnership with new &#163;25m contract ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Chartwells_sustains_Oxford_Brookes_University_partnership_with_new_£25m_contract.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Oxford Brookes University's partnership with Chartwells – which has helped it to become a leading university for ethical sourcing and sustainability – will continue for a further five years in an extension of its catering contract worth £25 million. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK &amp; Ireland announces additions to Executive team ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced a number of internal additions to its Executive team along with new appointments to the roles of HR Director and Director of Business Excellence.   ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass grows Fairtrade commitment with launch of new EATFAIR retail range ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Compass_grows_Fairtrade_commitment_with_launch_of_new_EATFAIR_retail_range.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced that it is launching a new Fairtrade retail range this Fairtrade Fortnight (25 February to 10 March). ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Statement regarding a Rangeland Foods product in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ It was recently reported that Rangeland Foods had discovered horse DNA in a raw ingredient labelled as beef at its manufacturing facility in Co. Monaghan, Ireland. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Chartwells chef is first to book place at School Chef of the Year Final ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Chartwells' School Catering Manager, Dalila Christopher, has become the first chef to book a place in the national final of LACA's School Chef of the Year by winning the competitions London regional final. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass Group partners Change4Life in central Government contracts ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Compass_Group_partners_Change4Life_in_central_Government_contracts.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland has partnered with the Department of Health's Change4Life programme as part of its ongoing commitment to putting health at the heart of its business and helping its customers make an informed choice about what they eat. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ ESS secures new &#163;57m soft facilities management contract with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/ESS-secures-£57m-soft-facilities-management-contract-with-Defence-Infastructure-Organisation.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ ESS Support Services Worldwide (ESS), has been awarded a contract with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to provide a range of soft services to the Ministry of Defence (MoD), worth £57 million over three years. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates helps Kids Company create a magical Christmas for thousands of children ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ This Christmas, Restaurant Associates is supporting London based charity Kids Company by supplying a festive feast for 3,500 children at its Christmas Day party, while also providing over 4,000 additional meals in the form of festive food hampers. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass barista sets world record at global Costa competition ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Compass-barista-sets-world-record-at-global-Costa-competition.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Compass coffee making queen, Laska Goldsack, set a new world record at the global final of the Costa Coffee Barista of the Year competition, and has been named the number two barista of all the Costa baristi in over 2,000 stores worldwide.  ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Chartwells stirs up celebrations for National School Meals Week ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Chartwells-stirs-celebrations-for-National-School-Meals-Week.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ This National School Meals Week (5-9 November), leading school meals provider Chartwells is doing its homework to assess how thousands of parents feel about their children's eating habits and the services it delivers in schools nationwide. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates partners with Slow Food UK ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates announced a new partnership with Slow Food UK yesterday evening at an exclusive event for the company's diverse client base which includes leading law firms, investment banks and innovative marketing agencies. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass barista to compete at global Costa competition ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Compass-barista-to-compete-at-global-Costa-competition.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Compass' coffee making ace Laska Goldsack is through to the global final of the Costa Coffee Barista of the Year competition. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ VSG wins Aon security contract ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/VSG-wins-Aon-security-contract.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Leading security services provider VSG, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been awarded a new two year contract with Aon, the risk management services company. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates receives MSC certification for all its restaurants ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Restaurant-Associates-receives-MSC-certification-for-all-its-restaurants.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates, the executive dining arm of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has today announced that it has received the MSC certification for all of its clients' restaurants. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass chefs shine at World Culinary Olympics ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland is celebrating after returning from the World Culinary Olympics with a haul of 29 awards. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass chefs cook up a storm to be named Chef of the Year ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Compass-chefs-cook-up-a-storm-to-be-named-Chef-of-the-Year.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ The fiercely contested Compass Chef of the Year final took place at the Restaurant Show on Wednesday 10 October, at London’s Earl's Court.  ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates makes a winning impression at UK Customer Experience Awards ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Restaurant-Associates-makes-a-winning-impression-at-UK-Customer-Experience-Awards.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates, the executive dining division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has made a winning impression at the UK Customer Experience Awards 2012. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass chefs go for gold at World Culinary Olympics ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Compass-chefs-go-for-gold-at-World-Culinary-Olympics.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ While our sporting heroes continue to revel in the glory of this summer's success, the UK's culinary talent is stepping up to the plate to compete for global recognition. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ ESS expands services to Transocean in new &#163;1.6m contract ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/ESS-expands-services-to-Transocean-in-new-contract.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ ESS Support Services Worldwide (ESS), the specialist offshore and remote division of Compass Group, has been awarded a new three-year contract with Transocean.  ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass Instore secures &#163;12m contract with Beales ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Compass-Instore-secures-new-contract-with-Beales.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland's Instore division has been awarded a new contract with high-street retailer Beales worth £12 million. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass to trim millions of calories from its recipes with Flora Buttery ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland is adapting a large number of its core recipes to replace butter with Flora Buttery. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass serves up career opportunities to school leavers ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ This August, leading foodservice and support services provider Compass Group UK & Ireland will open applications for a new professional cookery apprenticeship programme available to 16-18 year olds called The Chefs' Academy.  ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Chartwells secures catering contract with Isle of Wight schools ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Leading school meals provider Chartwells, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been awarded a new catering contract by schools on the Isle of Wight through the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) Catering Framework.  ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Three Compass restaurants shortlisted for design awards ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Three-Compass-restaurants-shortlisted-for-design-awards.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Three Compass Group UK & Ireland restaurants have been recognised amongst the best designed premises in the world after being shortlisted in the prestigious UK and International Restaurant & Bar Design Awards.  ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ WhiteOaks awarded new &#163;1.4 million contracts by Somerset Redstone Trust ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ WhiteOaks, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland's healthcare business, has secured two new contracts with Somerset Redstone Trust worth a combined total of £1.4 million. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Chartwells funds new kitchens to feed African children ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Leading school meals provider Chartwells has established new kitchens in two African schools, supporting its ethical enterprise to feed school pupils in Malawi. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates customer service makes an impression at UK Customer Service Training Awards ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates, the executive dining division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been recognised for excellence in training at the UK Customer Service Training Awards.  ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass chefs to compete for new Know Your Food Award ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland is introducing a new award at its prestigious Chef of the Year competition, which will see chefs demonstrate their ability to create amazing food that reflects Compass' commitments to health, wellbeing and sustainable sourcing. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates chef talent to compete in Craft Guild Chef of the Year final ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Two Restaurant Associates chefs are among the eight finalists who will battle it out in the Craft Guild of Chefs annual National Chef of the Year competition. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass raises &#163;1 million for Cancer Research UK ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Compass-raises-1-million-pounds-for-Cancer-Research-UK.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland's support of Cancer Research UK has reached the impressive £1 million mark. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ VSG wins seven BSIA National Security Personnel Awards ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/VSG-wins-seven-BSIA-National-Security-Personnel-Awards.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Leading security specialist VSG is celebrating after its dedicated employees won seven of 15 British Security Industry Association (BSIA) National Security Personnel Awards.  ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Levy Restaurants scores winning goal with Leeds United contract ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Levy Restaurants, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland's Sport, Leisure and Hospitality business, has been awarded a new contract with Leeds United Football Club. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass joins forces with WRAP to reduce environmental footprint ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland has signed up to the Hospitality and Foodservice Agreement, committing to working with WRAP to achieve collective environmental targets for the industry.  ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass continues to innovate at Edinburgh Zoo with new retail offerings ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Compass-continues-to-innovate-at-Edinburgh-Zoo-with-new-retail-offerings.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland's Leisure team - which operates the catering outlets at Edinburgh Zoo - has, in partnership with 442 Design, re-designed three more of the venue's food kiosks. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass' Vicky Williams joins Women 1st Top 100 Club ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Vicky Williams, HR director for Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been inducted into the Women 1st Top 100 Club - joining the most influential women in hospitality, passenger transport, travel and tourism. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ ESS to provide support services at DEMSS ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ ESS Support Services Worldwide (ESS), part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has successfully expanded its contract with the Ministry of Defence Army Command at Oxon MAC. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass Executive Chef Nick Vadis presented with British Culinary Federation award ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Nick Vadis, Executive Chef of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been presented with the Classic Fine Food Award by the British Culinary Federation (BCF), recognising contributions of excellence to the hotel and catering industry. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass Scotland chefs put on stunning display at inaugural Salon Culinaire ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ The heat was on at Motherwell College on Friday 27 April as more than 50 chefs from various sectors of Compass Group UK & Ireland came together to compete at Compass Scotland's first Salon Culinaire. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass to help you Know Your Food ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Leading foodservice provider Compass Group UK & Ireland has launched a new programme to drive consumer education around its health, wellbeing and sustainable sourcing activities called Know Your Food. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Chartwells chef triumphs at LACA competition to secure place at School Chef of Year National Final ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Chartwells' Catering Manager at Claverham Secondary Community College in East Sussex, Alison Gann, is the winner of LACA's South East School Chef of the Year. Her win has secured her a place in the School Chef of the Year National Final. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Reading school pupils get a taste of the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Leading school meals provider Chartwells is in the good books of Reading school pupils after organising a fun day out to the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival.  ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Medirest wins new contract with South Bristol NHS Community Hospital ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week this year (6 to 10 February), Compass Group UK & Ireland organised an action-packed week of activities to raise awareness of the benefits of apprenticeships while also raising money for a very worthwhile cause! ]]></description>          
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           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/Compass-apprentices-address-AAN-Honorary-Apprenticeship-Awards.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Two Compass Group UK & Ireland apprentices attended the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network (AAN) Honorary Apprenticeship Awards last month (Wednesday 14 December 2011), addressing a 100 strong audience to advocate training in the workplace. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Leading school meals provider Chartwells will continue to provide catering services to Reading Borough Council for another four years after a contract win worth £2 million, following a competitive tender.  ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Following its hugely successful launch last year, London's Barbican Lounge has beaten off tough competition to claim the FX International Interior Design Award for Best Bar or Restaurant of the year 2011.  ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Chartwells recently welcomed Queen Elizabeth II for Goodenough College's 80th anniversary celebrations in London. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass was among the foodservice elite at the inaugural Foodservice Management (FSM) Awards on Monday 21 November, with UK executive chef Nick Vadis winning the prestigious FSM Chef Award. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Ian Sarson, the man who went from a hotel and catering course in Crewe to group managing director for Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been awarded an honorary doctorate for his services to business. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland's Creative Manager for Sports, Leisure & Hospitality, Roy Westwood, has been selected as a judge for the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards 2012. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Leading school meals provider Chartwells is taking part in the celebrations for National School Meals Week this year, running from 7-11 November 2011. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ The much anticipated annual Compass Chef of the Year final took place at the Restaurant Show on Wednesday 12 October, at London's Earl's Court 2.  ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Leading security services business VSG, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been awarded a contract to provide manned guarding to international multimedia news agency Thomson Reuters. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK and Ireland's healthcare business, Medirest, has revealed its new brand which will be rolled out across all of its NHS estate. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Eurest Services is delighted to announce the appointment of Steve Davies, Managing Director of Eurest Services (FM), as Chair of the Asset Skills Business Services Board.  ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ While Boris Johnson announced his target to reach 20,000 apprentices this year, Compass Group UK & Ireland made its own pledge too: to offer 1,600 apprenticeship places to its employees in 2011/12. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Anne-Marie Owens, the Head Gardener for Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons hotel and restaurant, chose a winner in the Best Brookes Vegetable Plot competition as part of the university’s successful kitchen garden scheme. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland is delighted to announce the appointment of Carol Hudson as Retention Director, Compass Group UK & Ireland from July 2011. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Following a successful relationship providing catering to two of its sites, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has awarded Eurest Services the foodservice contract for its entire estate. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Following the announcement last month of key internal appointments within Compass to strengthen the business, Compass is pleased to announce two further appointments to the UK & Ireland Executive team. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Edinburgh Zoo has a momentous year ahead as it welcomes two Giant Pandas from China later in the year and Compass Group UK & Ireland will be part of the landmark occasion after winning a 10 year catering contract. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK and Ireland's Sport, Leisure and Hospitality business is pleased to announce a new joint venture with Rose Bowl plc. The two companies have signed a 12 year deal worth up to £4 million in annual revenue. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group PLC today announces the acquisition of PPP-Infrastructure Management Limited (PPP-IML), the special purpose vehicle of Semperian PPP Investment Partners Group Limited, which provides support services to the public sector.  ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Following the successful operation of Costa Coffee cafés in the University of Warwick's main campus and business school, Compass Group UK and Ireland has been awarded a new contract to manage a retail area in the Westwood campus. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK and Ireland's Sport, Leisure and Hospitality business is pleased to announce a new joint venture with Warwickshire County Cricket Club in a 12 year deal worth up to £10 million in annual revenue. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ As the only foodservice provider on the Government's Public Health Responsibility Deal plenary group, Compass Group UK & Ireland is leading the way in introducing calorie labelling across the business ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland's Retail business has secured several new contracts to provide retail to hospitals around the country including The Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Kent. The new contracts represent approximately £1.7 million in annual turnover. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland's Sport, Leisure and Hospitality business has signed an exciting new contract with Regent Street's iconic department store, Liberty, to operate its second floor restaurant 'Café Liberty'.  ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland's Retail business has partnered with bookshop retailer, Blackwell's, in a new contract at Nottingham University. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland is delighted to announce the appointment of Greg Mace, as Managing Director, Client Services, from Spring 2011.  ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland's Head Chef at Hampshire's The Rose Bowl has been chosen to represent his country at the forthcoming 11th Culinary World Cup in Luxembourg. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Eurest Services, Compass Group UK & Ireland's support services provider to the business and industry sector, walked away with two coveted awards at the recent PFM Awards 2010. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group Northern Ireland, part of the world's largest catering and support services company, has been awarded Level One in the recent ARENA Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey.  ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ JCC's investment to upgrade the existing, and hugely popular, Golden Miller has transformed the previously enclosed bar into a modern, spacious and fresh looking environment with a £900,000 investment in the bar and catering facilities. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Jockey Club Catering (JCC), the joint venture between Jockey Club Racecourses (JCR) and Compass Group UK & Ireland, has collected three awards The highest tally of any racecourse caterer. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Eurest Services, part of Compass Group is a finalist in both the BIFM Innovation in Technology & Systems Award and the i-FM e-Business Award, one of the PFM Partnership Awards. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Sandown Park Racecourse has joined forces with Costa Coffee to enhance the customer experience for visitors to the leading event venue. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Last week, ten FM professionals from Compass Group UK & Ireland celebrated completing the UK's first Advanced Apprenticeship in Facilities Management at National Grid's headquarters in Warwick. ]]></description>          
           
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           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/security-services-acquisition-vsg.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire Vision Security Group (VSG), the UK's leading independent security services provider. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Jockey Club Catering, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland and Jockey Club Racecourses is delighted to announce the appointment of Colin Bailey, as Managing Director - Jockey Club Catering. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland's partnership with Hatfield House and Park, which houses the magnificent Old Palace childhood home of Elizabeth I, is set to continue following a new 15 year contract. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland is delighted to announce the appointment of John Brownless as UK Sales Director, Eurest Services (FM).  ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Celebrated chef Tom Aikens is set to build on the success of the recently launched Tom’s Terrace and Tom’s Deli with “Tom’s Kitchen at Somerset House”, which will open on the 1st September. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ At the recent awards ceremony which celebrates the outstanding commitment to the Bramley apple, Compass Group UK & Ireland, was declared the winner of both the Best Bramley Catering Foodservice Company and the Best Bramley Foodservice Product Award.  ]]></description>          
           
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           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/ra-chef-jason-atherton.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates is partnering with top chef Jason Atherton to enhance its corporate and fine dining offer.  Jason will work with Restaurant Associates to develop a new corporate dining offer which will be tailored to the needs of individual clients. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Following the success of Tom's Terrace and prior to the opening of Tom's Kitchen comes Tom’s Deli, providing the perfect setting for a morning coffee, light lunch or afternoon tea. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ An outstanding chef from Frimley Green has made it into the industry hall of fame after winning a Craft Guild of Chefs Award, the coveted ‘Chef’s Oscar’. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Twenty Reading cooks and customer service assistants celebrated with Reading Borough Council and their employer – the Council schools’ catering partner – Chartwells after successfully taking their first steps into formal catering qualifications. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Launched this week in support of Sussex Day, West Sussex County Council’s catering provider Chartwells is running a competition for primary school children across the county to create a meal to be served on Sussex Day next year. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ As football fever sweeps the nation, pupils at Chartwells catered schools in Brighton and Hove are joining in the atmosphere, eating fun, football-themed school meals to celebrate the first full week of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Eurest Services is strengthening its leadership team with the appointment of Andy Barry as Managing Director, Eurest Services – Foodservice. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Tying in with British Sandwich Week (9th - 15th May) Compass Group UK and Ireland, the current holder of the Workplace Sandwich Supplier of the Year, has launched a new sandwich offering: the Great British All Day Breakfast Sandwich. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Oaklands College, one of the largest colleges in England, has announced it is extending its catering contract with Chartwells for a further 10 years. The contract was won by Compass’ education business, Chartwells, after a competitive extension proposal. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Michelin-starred chef Tom Aikens is set to become the star attraction at Somerset House this summer with the opening of the Tom’s Kitchen restaurant and Tom’s Terrace. Tom’s Terrace will replace the River Terrace Café and will open later this month. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Last week at the annual Cost Sector Catering awards, Compass Group UK and Ireland walked away with two awards, recognising its ongoing commitment to Corporate Responsibility (CR) as well as the achievements of one of its Executive Chefs, Andy Aston. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Nick Vadis, Executive Chef of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been presented with an Honorary Professorship from The London School of Hospitality and Tourism, Thames Valley University. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Sherborne Girls School, Dorset, will continue to enjoy nutritious menus and onsite cleaning services with the signing of a five year contract with Chartwells, Compass Group UK and Ireland’s education catering and support services business. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Ian Sarson appointed Group Managing Director for Compass Group UK and Ireland ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Sarson as Group Managing Director for Compass Group UK and Ireland, effective from April 2010.  Ian will report directly to Richard Cousins, Group Chief Executive and join the Group Executive Committee. ]]></description>          
           
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           <title><![CDATA[ Chartwells and Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival launch nationwide letter writing competition for students ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Leading education catering company Chartwells has joined forces with the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival to launch a nationwide letter writing competition for children and young adults about an aspect of food that inspires them. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ Last week at the annual Cost Sector Catering awards, Compass Group UK and Ireland walked away with two awards, recognising its ongoing commitment to Corporate Responsibility (CR) as well as the achievements of one of its Executive Chefs, Andy Aston. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Leading contract caterer Compass Group UK and Ireland was named victor at the Menu Innovation and Development Awards (MIDAS), picking up the Fairtrade award for the second year running for its company-wide commitment to ethical trading. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ This involved a number of contract retentions within its Sport, Leisure and Hospitality business, including a five year deal worth circa £12 million per year, with Chelsea FC at the iconic Stamford Bridge. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Last week the Eurest Services team behind the employee catering at ScottishPower in Glasgow won the award for Healthy Workplace Restaurant of the Year in the Scottish Restaurant Awards 2010. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Chartwells' Winter 2010 newsletters are now available ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/1204.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ Chartwells' Winter 2010 newsletters cover pertinent topics across all education sectors: universities, colleges, state and independent schools. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ The Big Sugar Swap - Compass Commits to 100% Fairtrade Sugar ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland has committed to purchasing 100 per cent Fairtrade certified sugar across the entire business operation by June 2010. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ The National Farmers' Union (NFU), the union representing farmers and growers of England and Wales, has declared its public support for Compass Group UK & Ireland’s campaign to eliminate confusion around local sourcing. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Staying in hospital can be a difficult experience for a child.  It is for this reason that Medirest has completely re-branded its patient catering offer for children and teenagers with Greenacre Garden. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ One of Compass Group UK & Ireland's up-and-coming apprentices will join forces with Gary Rhodes, one of the catering company's consultant chefs, to appear on the Good Food Channel's Market Kitchen in celebration of Apprenticeship Week. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ The University of Cambridge, one of the world's oldest universities and leading academic centres, has chosen Compass Group UK & Ireland to provide the university with its first outsourced central catering service. ]]></description>          
           
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           <title><![CDATA[ Cardiff City Stadium joins Healthy Stadia Network as first Welsh representative ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK and Ireland's Sport, Leisure and Hospitality sector, which has operated the catering contract at Cardiff City stadium since it opened in July 2009, worked closely with the stadium and its Community Foundation team on their application. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ With locally sourced food having an increasingly prominent place in shopping bags and baskets today, A Taste of Sussex is pleased to announce its support for Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Truly British, Truly Local food sourcing campaign. ]]></description>          
           
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           <description><![CDATA[ In the middle of the rugby season, Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced two new catering contracts at Twickenham Rugby Stadium, the home of England rugby, strengthening a relationship which began more than 20 years ago. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK and Ireland wins two Springboard Awards ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland was celebrating last week with the news that it was the only contract caterer to win two Springboard Awards – one to the Compass Academy and the other to Shane King, a Restaurant Associates chef, based at the Bank of England. ]]></description>          
           
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass Group PLC announces outstanding annual results ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ "Compass has delivered an excellent performance in a challenging environment." ]]></description>          
           
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           <title><![CDATA[ Eurest Services substantially expands its existing international FM contract with Shell ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Eurest Services, part of Compass Group, has signed one of the largest international facilities management (FM) contracts of its kind with the global energy and petrochemicals company, Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Shell”). ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Eurest Services signs landmark deal with Lloyds Banking Group ]]></title>           
           <link>http://www.compass-group.co.uk/eurest-services-signs-deal.htm</link>
           <description><![CDATA[ A deal worth circa £100 million in revenue has been signed between Eurest Services and Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) which result in nil cost to LBG and includes a profit share. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ New Compass Group UK website goes live ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK has unveiled its brand new website, a central location for information on each of our operating companies and a showcase of the excellence and passion that underpins our business. ]]></description>          
           
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           <title><![CDATA[ Gary Rhodes and Compass launch Truly Local campaign ]]></title>           
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           <title><![CDATA[ Restaurant Associates and Arora Hotels scoop Business Traveller Award ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Sofitel London Heathrow, for which Restaurant Associates provides the catering, has been awarded the title of the 'Best New Business Hotel in the World' at the recent Business Traveller Awards 2009 ceremony. ]]></description>          
           
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass brings together hundreds of suppliers with IGD ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ On 22 October 2009, our annual supplier conference will be organised for the first time by IGD, bringing together hundreds of food and non-food suppliers under one roof. ]]></description>          
           
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass celebrates a fruitful season with 100% English apples and pears ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK is celebrating the best of the English apples and pears harvest by sourcing 100 percent of their apples and pears from the UK during October and November 2009 when the season is providing the best quality produce. ]]></description>          
           
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass brings Costa Coffee to the University of Warwick ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ The contract, won by Compass' retail business after a competitive tender, is worth almost £1 million in annual revenue and will last seven years. It is the first time the University has outsourced any of its food and drink provision. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass beefs up local sourcing ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ As British Food Fortnight gathers momentum, Compass Group in the UK has announced that from October all of its fresh beef will be sourced from Britain. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Chartwells and Medikidz team up to fight obesity ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ In the fight against obesity among school students, Chartwells has enlisted the help of Medikidz - five superheroes that manage weight through healthy eating and exercise. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK &amp; Ireland brings Eurest Services and Restaurant Associates under common leadership ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group UK & Ireland has created a new managing director role which will bring common leadership to its Eurest Services and Restaurant Associates businesses. ]]></description>          
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           <description><![CDATA[ ESS Support Services Worldwide is delighted to announce that it has signed a three-year £12 million contract extension with Transocean Offshore (North Sea) Limited. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass opens its first post office at University of Surrey ]]></title>           
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           <title><![CDATA[ Queen Alexandra Hospital welcomes retail experience ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Compass Group's retail business has signed a contract with Carillion to install and manage an Amigo convenience store and Costa Coffee outlet in the Queen Alexandra hospital. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Compass supports sustainable seas with increased 'Fish to Avoid' list. ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ Leading the field, Compass Group has made a significant decision to increase its 'Fish to Avoid' list in the UK and Ireland from 13 species to 69. ]]></description>          
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           <title><![CDATA[ Rose Bowl begins redevelopment with catering partner, Compass Group UK &amp; Ireland ]]></title>           
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           <description><![CDATA[ The Rose Bowl, home of Hampshire Cricket, has announced that Compass Sport, Leisure and Hospitality has been awarded the 10 year contract for the stadium. ]]></description>          
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