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Food waste is on the agenda when Stop Food Waste Day is celebrated for the first time in Denmark on April 26th. This initiative can be experienced by Compass Group Danmark’s more than 65.000 guests in more than 170 staff and campus-restaurants, cafes and convenience stores.

From the marshland farm in Southern Jutland comes Sødam’s organic chickens, especially chosen by Compass Group Danmark’s Culinary Council – comprised of some of our best food experts from across the country. They have chosen Sødam’s chicken as a special taste experience for the guests in Eurest’s staff restaurants.

Compass Group Danmark has entered into a collaboration with Grambogård, an independent slaughterhouse on Fyn. This collaboration is about focusing on the raw ingredients. Compass Group has therefore bought 300 apple pigs, which many of their staff and campus restaurants will be able to serve to their guest in the coming months.

It has just been announced that Maersk Oil’s newly built headquarter office at Amerika Plads in Copenhagen will be supported by a full Facility Management contract from Compass Group under Eurest Services.

Eurest Services and FLSmidth have recently extended their partnership with an additional three years. Not only have they extended the collaboration, but it has also been expanded with two new locations, Dania and Airloq, in Mariager. Both parties are happy to continue this relationship, which is built on transparency and dialogue.

In our previous, we wrote about the importance of considering all four generations in the workplace. But how is this done on a practical level, when Compass Group serves food to over 100,000 guests a day? Read this article and get a unique insight into Compass Group’s knowledge of generation-specific food solutions and how they are applied in practice.

Where, when and what we eat depends on many different things. One person’s eating habits do not necessarily reflect those of their colleagues. Therefore, in order to deliver the best food, and the highest level of service, companies must recognise the many different preferences and eating habits of their guests, all of which have to be addressed.

In January 2017 Compass Group was proud to announce that Søren Olsen from Eurest at Nilfisk in Hadsund, got one of the coveted spots on the National Catering Team of Denmark. The team aims at developing talent by focusing on gastronomic innovation. So, what does it takes to become part of the team?

To open oysters on top of the Chinese wall is not something anybody gets to experience. But that is exactly what Head Chef at Eurest, Jesper Mølgård Knudsen, did on his recent trip to China. Being an active competitor in oyster opening, Jesper was invited to show off his talent on a promotional tour around China. He did this with the support of, and sponsorship from, Eurest.

Kristian Frederik Bruun, Cater from Compasss Group's Centre For Excellence in Copenhagen at Mikado House, has received a silver medal from The Copenhagen Federation of Crafts. Kristian was awarded in recognition of his talent and creativity as a newly qualified food craftsman – but also because he is a great representative of Danish craftsmanship.

It has just been announced that Chartwells will run the canteens at the University of Copenhagen, Center for Health and society, CSS, with nearly 8,000 students and employees eating and snacking at the university on a daily basis.

In January 2017 Denmark's new National Catering Team was set and there was fight to the finish to get hold of one of the few vacant seats.

Since 2014 Eurest Service has been responsible for food service and facility management at Maersk Oil's Danish business unit, including all of their locations in Esbjerg.

Compass Group Denmark's Centre for Excellence is situated in Copenhagen. Mores specifically at the company house Mikado House near Islands Brygge. This is where we excel ourselves as Eurest Food craftsmen, where we test the newest trends and improve food quality and even more importantly: the overall impression hereof.

Compass Group Denmark and Det Danske Madhus have entered into an agreement for Compass Group Denmark to divest its business, Din Private Kok, to Det Danske Madhus. The transaction includes all activities, customer contracts, employees and facilities relating to this part of their Danish business.