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The Happy Pear to open new Café at Dublin Airport

www.hospitalityireland.com – 20.08.2019

The Happy Pear is set to open a new café in Dublin Airport's first terminal next month.  The Dublin Airport outlet, which is being opened in association with global food service group HMSHost International and will be located beyond terminal one's security screening area, will offer customers a wide range of healthy food on the go, including healthy cakes, a selection of vegan and vegetarian offerings, signature Happy Pear sandwiches, salads, soups and hot food bowls, and The Happy Pear's pesto and hummus products.  The new café will also serve Happy Pear hand-roasted coffee.

 

Contract Catering Sector

Sodexo appoints Margot Slattery as Global Chief Diversity Officer

Irish Times – 29.08.2019

International service and catering group Sodexo has appointed a new Global Chief Diversity Officer, with its Country President for Ireland Margot Slatterytaking up the role.  Ms Slattery will take up the role from September 1st, with the current Managing Director of Corporate Services Julie Ennis replacing her as Country President.  Sodexo employs 3,700 people around Ireland, working on 230 sites. The company provides food and facilities management services for companies involved in finance, pharma and technology, with well-known names such as Ervia, Gas Networks Ireland, Bord Bia, the Central Bank, PayPal, Dell and Microsoft among its clients. Its businesses in the Republic and the North had a combined turnover of €141 million in 2018.

 

CH&Co acquires Gather & Gather

www.thecaterer.com– 18.08.2019

CH&Co has announced the acquisition of Gather & Gather and Creativevents from Mitie. The caterer said that bringing the workplace caterer and events business into its growing portfolio would increase turnover by £137m.The deal will see catering continue to be supplied to Mitie by Gather and Gather under an exclusive partnership agreement.Bill Toner, chief executive officer, CH&Co said: “This acquisition is a key part of our growth strategy and represents a great opportunity for Mitie, Gather & Gather and CH&Co. “We also welcome a significant number of new clients to our family and we’ve gained a footprint in Ireland. It’s very much business as usual for all parties involved; the Gather & Gather name will be maintained, and clients will still deal with the same people as they do today.”