Newbury Racecourse Names Levy as Official Catering & Hospitality Partner Newbury Racecourse has selected Levy UK + I, the sports, and hospitality division of Compass Group UK and Ireland, as its official catering and hospitality partner.
The ten-year contract will build on the in-house capabilities Newbury Racecourse has used to date and enhance catering across the venue’s race day and corporate operations.
Levy will work together with Newbury Racecourse to deliver catering and hospitality, which aims to compliment the venue’s wider drive to deliver memorable experiences for guests and customers - whether it is at a 20,000 attendance race day, a team-building outdoor activity, a 1,000-person conference, or a small meeting. In addition to driving Newbury Racecourse’s catering and hospitality offering for race days and corporate events, Levy will also cater breakfast at The Lodge, Newbury Racecourse’s 36-bedroom hotel, located on the grounds of the venue.
Ivan Menezes, CEO, Diageo
Since becoming the CEO of Diageo (DGE.L) in 2013, Ivan has been passionate about driving inclusion and diversity at the company.
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In 2020 he launched a new 10-year sustainability action plan titled ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’.
The plan laid out goals including increasing the representation of ethnic minorities in leadership positions to 45% by 2030, as well as increasing the percentage of Diageo suppliers from female and minority-owned businesses year-on-year.
2020 also saw the roll-out of a new learning intervention ‘Confronting Racial Bias Learning’, and the opening of Diageo’s fourth global ‘INC’ week; an employee-led, grassroots movement encouraging employees around the world to celebrate diversity.
New Managing Director at Compass Group Ireland
May 12, 2021
Compass Group Ireland, one of the largest foodservice businesses in the country, has announced the appointment of Deirdre O’Neill as Managing Director, effective from July.
O’Neill joined Compass Group in 2016 as Marketing Director and was appointed to the new role of Future Food Offer Director earlier this year. She succeeds Chris Chidley, who has been promoted to Chief Growth Officer for Compass Group UK & Ireland. Chidley will also retain the role of Chairman of Compass Group Ireland .
Announcing Deirdre O’Neill’s appointment, Chris Chidley said that he and O’Neill have worked closely to ensure a smooth transition and have implemented a strong organisational foundation on which to build on the island of Ireland.
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Food services firm Compass targets net-zero emissions by 2030
The UK s largest food services company, Compass Group UK & Ireland, will switch to 100% electric vehicles (EVs), move 40% of its food offerings to plant-based proteins and will launch a £1m carbon reduction fund in a bid to reach net-zero emissions by 2030.
Compass Group has become a signatory of Business Ambition for 1.5°C
Compass Group UK & Ireland has unveiled the steps it will take to reach net-zero emissions across its own operations and value chain by 2030. The company will attempt to deliver a 55% reduction in emissions across the value chain by 2025, rising to 65% for 2030 from a 2019 baseline. Targets to be developed through the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) criteria.