Compass Group

company

About

Compass Group is a food and support services company that provides a wide range of innovative dining solutions.

Details

Last Funding Type
Grant
Last Funding Money Raised
$1.20M
Industries
Apps,Food and Beverage,Hospitality,mHealth
Founded date
Jan 1, 1941
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
lse:CPG
Legal Name
Compass Group PLC

Compass Group is a food and support services company that provides a wide range of innovative dining solutions, which generated annual revenues of £17.6 billion in the year to 30 September 2013.

The company operates in around 50 countries, employs 507,000 people, and serves over 4 billion meals every year. The company specializes in providing food and a range of support services across the core sectors of Business & Industry, Healthcare & Seniors, Education, Defence, Offshore & Remote, Sports & Leisure, and Vending with an established brand portfolio.

By combining fresh ideas with the industry’s greatest talent, the company continues to set the standards for food and service excellence. Behind everything we do at Compass Group is a focus on Great People, Great Service, and Great Results.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$2.50B
Compass Group has raised a total of $2.50B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on May 19, 2020 from a Post-IPO Equity round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
May 19, 2020 Post-IPO Equity $2.50B Detail
Dec 16, 2015 Grant $1.20M 1 Detail
Feb 9, 2001 IPO Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
4
1
Compass Group has made 4 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 30, 2022, when Infracommerce CxaaS SA raised $77M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Private Equity(PE) $77M B2B
May 25, 2022 Kitchen Robotics
Corporate Round Food and Beverage Yes
Jan 14, 2022 Giddy
Seed $8M Blockchain
Oct 11, 2016 VenueNext
Series B $15M Consumer

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
Compass Group is funded by 1 investors. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Grant

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
17
Compass Group has 17 current employee profiles, including Employee Richard Cousins
Employee
Executive
Employee
Employee
Executive

Exits

Compass Group has had 2 exits. Compass Group most notable exits include Infracommerce CxaaS SA ,   VenueNext

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
May 4, 2021 Infracommerce CxaaS SA IPO B2B Detail
Mar 4, 2021 VenueNext M&A Consumer Detail

Acquisition

Compass Group has acquired 24 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was SHRM Group on Jul 3, 1997. They acquired SHRM Group for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Jul 3, 1997 SHRM Group
Catering acquisition Detail
Catering acquisition Detail
Food and Beverage acquisition $ 563M Detail
Jul 17, 2001 Foodbuy
Food and Beverage acquisition Detail
Health Care acquisition Detail