Since the start of 2016, Compass and its subsidiary Chartwells have won contracts worth almost £350m
Compass Group already knows how sensitive the subject of school meals can be: in 2006 it faced the ire of the public after celebrity chef Jamie Oliver revealed that it was serving turkey twizzlers – with questionable nutritional content – in school canteens.
The FTSE 100 company this week found itself at the centre of another controversy, after its subsidiary, Chartwells, was identified among the suppliers of food packages to families in place of free school meals during the latest coronavirus lockdowns. Images of the packages posted by parents on social media suggested they did not meet government guidelines.
