Compass Group

Compass Group plc
FormerlyCompass Demerger Limited (September–November 2000)
TypePublic limited company
LSE: CPG
FTSE 100 Component
IndustryFoodservice
Founded1941 (1941)
HeadquartersChertsey, England, UK
Key people
RevenueIncrease £46.070 billion (2025)
Increase £2.964 billion (2025)
Increase £1.880 billion (2025)
Number of employees
590,000 (September 2025)
Websitewww.compass-group.com Edit this at Wikidata

Compass Group plc is a British multinational contract foodservice company headquartered in Chertsey, England. It is the largest contract foodservice company in Europe, employing over 590,000 people as of September 2025. It serves meals in locations including offices and factories, schools, universities, hospitals, major sports and cultural venues, mining camps, prisons and offshore oil platforms. Compass Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange, as a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. As of July 2025, it has one of the highest market capitalisations on the London Stock Exchange. It is also a Fortune Global 500 company.