18th May 2010
Catering firm back on track

Global catering firm Compass has reported a 14% rise in its half-year profits, suggesting that the company is now back on track following its fall from grace several years ago. The fall happened when celebrity chef Jamie Oliver blasted the firm for the poor quality of its school meals.

Today, Compass is perhaps best known for running catering at Chelsea Football Club, Wimbledon tennis championships, and events at the 02 arena.

Chief executive Richard Cousins said that the "reputational issues of some years back are resolved and are not something that bother us now."

The catering form reportedly employs 386,000 people worldwide and serves in excess of 4 billion meals every year.