WhiteOaks signs Surrey business

Compass Group UK & Ireland's senior living business, WhiteOaks, has been awarded a £1.6 million contract with Abbeyfield Wey Valley Society Ltd to provide residents' catering for the next five years.

Press Release : Compass Group
Compass Group news team
Friday 01 July 2011

As part of the deal, WhiteOaks will provide freshly cooked meals to the 78 residents based in three of Abbeyfield's homes, all of which are based within a two mile radius in Surrey. The menus, designed by a team of dieticians, will feature monthly themed events with celebratory dishes, decorations and posters. One such popular event is a Wimbledon celebration where menus feature traditional British summer favourites such as strawberries and cream, afternoon tea, Eton mess and Pimms and lemonade.

WhiteOaks will also introduce a Saturday breakfast club during which the team will serve all-morning brunch, with freshly-brewed coffee and the morning papers to provide a welcoming and relaxed environment for residents to be visited by family and friends.

Steve Cenci, Managing Director of Compass Group UK & Ireland's healthcare business, said, "Abbeyfield's three Surrey care homes are very comfortable and homely and WhiteOaks' homemade meals will complement the setting perfectly. We look forward to the start of a strong partnership."

The contract goes live this month and follows the news of WhiteOaks' agreement with Staffordshire Housing Association in June.

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Notes to editor

For more information:
Katya Heath, Compass Group UK & Ireland
Tel: 01895 554114 / Mob: 07795 452522
Email: katya.heath@compass-group.co.uk

About WhiteOaks
WhiteOaks, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, provides catering, cleaning and specialist support services to over 100 private, NHS and voluntary sites in the care and senior living sector across the UK and Ireland, serving more than 3.3 million meals to residents and service users, and delivering almost 300,000 hours of cleaning a year.

About Compass Group UK & Ireland
Compass Group UK and Ireland is part of Compass Group plc, the world's leading foodservice company. We specialise in providing food, vending and related services on our clients' premises and we generated annual revenues of £14.5 billion in the year to 30 September 2010. The company operates across the following core sectors of Business & Industry, Defence, Offshore & Remote Site, Healthcare, Education, Sports & Leisure and Vending with an established brand portfolio.