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Meet Evelina Andersen, our new colleague and student assistant in Marketing & Communication at Compass Group Denmark. Evelina brings a very special journey with her – both literally and professionally. It all began with a gap year and an idea to explore the world. Evelina traveled around Asia and ended up in New Zealand, where

“The cleaning staff prepared my lunch today.” It might sound like an unusual sentence, but if you know someone who works at Verdo, you might have heard it before. Dorthe Dahl Ohlsen, kitchen manager at our canteen at Verdo, dreamed of refreshing the menu and serving an authentic Thai lunch. For that, she needed a

What do you do when faced with leaving a workplace you truly love? You do what Sara Neldeberg Nielsen did. Since 2022, Sara has been a happy kitchen manager at Compass Group. However, in September last year, her cafeteria had to close, and she was left to explore new internal opportunities to stay within the

It is said that the Christmas season is the children’s holiday. But not all children experience the everyday magic that Christmas brings. For many children in Denmark, loneliness, bullying, overweight, low self-esteem, and lack of friends are a reality. But every child deserves the joy of Christmas. That is the belief of Julemærkehjemmene, and we

We will be speaking out on Monday in Fødevarewatch alongside Økologiske Landsforening, advocating for the importance of long-term funding for the Organic Cuisine Label. The negotiations for next year’s finance act did not result in additional funding for the label, meaning it appears set to disappear after 2025. At Compass Group, we are deeply concerned

Based on the number of employees, we are the largest gazelle company in the country. This was reported by Børsen on November 28, 2024, the day after the gazelle awards in Copenhagen. To be named a gazelle, one of the requirements is that we have doubled our revenue over four fiscal years. The gazelle is

Friendships in the workplace significantly impact employees’ well-being and engagement. Yet, one in five feels lonely at work, according to The Power of Socialisation, a new global survey conducted by Compass Group in collaboration with Mintel. The study also highlights that a social and inclusive work environment can enhance job satisfaction. A Good Friend Makes

We believe in collaboration. At Compass Group, we collaborate daily and find solutions across departments and areas of expertise. And when it comes to larger challenges, we believe we must join forces with other actors in our industry to play better together. That is why we are exceptionally happy to have become a member of

24 of our great colleagues at Compass Group participated last Friday in Denmark’s largest 24-hour fundraising and team-building event, Cycling4cancer, organized by Charity for Cancer. At Compass Group, we sponsored one of the 140 bikes for the event, giving our colleagues the opportunity to actively support this important cause. One by one, they hopped on

“I had no choice but to celebrate.” This was the statement made by Henrik Bjerke, Operations Director in our cleaning division, when he gathered the division’s leadership team yesterday. Our growth in the cleaning service is almost 50% for 2024. That’s a huge achievement! The impressive results were recognized at the leadership meeting, where Henrik

Food and social breaks strengthen job satisfaction and inclusion in companies. This is evident in a new global study, The Power of Socialisation, based on over 30,000 responses from employees in 21 countries, mapping out the importance of socializing and community for well-being in the workplace. In Denmark, 2,000 respondents took part. The study, conducted

54% of food waste in Europe comes from households. This is revealed by 2022 data from Eurostat. To address the issue, the European Commission has launched a new cookbook aimed at inspiring people to make the most of the food they have at home. The cookbook is titled “Zero Waste, More Taste! 27 Chefs’ Secrets

Four times a year, we offer inspiration trips to our kitchen staff, enabling them to bring fresh ideas, knowledge, and creativity back to their kitchens. Sustainable fishing was on the menu during one of our recent inspiration trips, arranged in collaboration with Fiskerikajen. This time, the journey took us to Helsingør Harbor, where Søren Jacobsen,

At Compass Group Denmark, we have no problem making commitments—especially when it comes to protecting the planet. That’s why we’ve joined ‘Denmark Against Food Waste,’ the voluntary reduction agreement initiated by the think tank One\Third. The agreement aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, which aims to halve food waste in Denmark’s food sector by

Our CEO, Thomas Kempf, is wearing his uniform at work today and leaving his shirt at home. He is doing this in celebration of Uniform at Work Day, which aims to highlight the many reservists and volunteers in the Armed Forces, Home Guard, Emergency Management Agency, and the Coastal Rescue Service. A conversation starter “Are