Compass right on track

Trading at contract caterer Compass was in line with expectations during the first four months of its financial year, the contract catering company's annual general meeting heard last week.

Chairman Francis Mackay said: "The group continues to generate significant organic growth in each of its business divisions."

Recent contracts have included an exclusive £7m-a-year-turnover deal with German firm Metallgesellschaft to feed 20,000 workers at 27 sites and a contract at Volkswagen's new site in Brussels, worth more than £1.6m in annual turnover.

Healthcare catering wing Bateman has been appointed to provide catering at the Southend Hospital NHS Trust in a contract worth £1.5m in annual turnover.

"The group is in a strong position to maintain its progress in all its divisions," Mackay added.

Compass's financial year starts at the beginning of October.