Compass Group

Compass Group plc
FormerlyCompass Demerger Limited (September–November 2000)
Company typePublic limited company
LSECPG
FTSE 100 Component
IndustryFoodservice
Founded1941 (1941)
HeadquartersChertsey, England, UK
Key people
Revenue £46.070 billion (2025)
£2.964 billion (2025)
£1.880 billion (2025)
Number of employees
580,000 (July 2025)
Websitewww.compass-group.com

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 580,000 people as of July 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.