Contract Catering & Trade Sector

Just Eat launches new employee benefit service in Ireland

The Irish Times – 06.09.2022

Food delivery platform Just Eat has launched a new employee benefit service through its corporate arm that will help companies provide daily or monthly meal allowances to staff. Digital food platform Just Eat Pay has no fixed costs, with companies managing their own accounts through a customised dashboard. It will also include a new debit card option that can be used to order food online from the company’s 3,525 partners, and also in person from hospitality businesses who are not part of Just Eat’s network, but support Mastercard and Maestro payments.

Compass raises more than £680m towards net zero ambitions

www.thecaterer.com – 13.09.2022

Compass Group, the world's largest food services company, has issued two sustainable bonds which will be used to fund its global net zero target. The bonds will be used on projects that will enhance responsible sourcing, among other initiatives and will include:

• Goods which are certified sustainable, Fairtrade or organic;
• Goods from local, socially diverse or minority suppliers;

• Expenditure in support of the group's net zero commitment, such as the costs of electrifying fleet, use of renewable energy, promotion of plant-based products, and investment in regenerative food production;
• Food waste reduction projects including measurement technologies and systems;
• Waste reduction projects including tackling plastic waste, and the promotion of reusable items; and
• Investment in healthy eating initiatives, including in unit education, labelling and staff training.