A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY
In 1996, Eurest USA was born as an evolution of Canteen Dining, a Compass Group on-demand retail and foodservice sector that was acquired in the mid 1990’s. However, unlike many of our sister sectors, we were not acquired but were created stemming off of an international Compass Group brand. That meant our leaders in the U.S. started from ground zero to build our culture, our operations and our client base.
“This is Compass Group’s homegrown sector. Compass never acquired Eurest; we created it. What is really cool about that is, we were able to mold and shape it into the powerhouse that it is today. What I love about how we evolved over the last 25 years is that we kept our ownership culture, and we have remained flexible in everything we did.”
– Rick Post, Chief Operations Officer, Compass Group North America
Landing client partnerships with some of the world’s top employers in technology and finance put Eurest on the map and led to its impressive growth rate over the years.
Today, Eurest serves more than 60% of the country’s Fortune 100 companies including industries such as oil and gas, manufacturing, aviation, life sciences, finance and technology. As we look ahead to the next 25 years, we are focused on advancing our company’s mission:
Delivering memorable food and guest experiences, Eurest is the leader in hospitality, foodservice and culinary excellence setting the table for our nation’s workforce and industries. We are innovators in creating solutions that are limitless, providing nourishment in healthy, sustainable environments and continually designing a better future for all.
LEAVING A LEGACY
More than 115 associates who were with Eurest when it began in the U.S. in 1996 still work with us today. They are an important part of our story as the nation’s leading foodservice provider in the business and industry market with more than 11,000 associates in nearly 1,400 locations nationwide. These incredible people are a part of our DNA.
Scroll through to read of few of their stories.
“I would like people to look at Eurest and say, ‘These were people that made the guest experience and the workplace so much better.’ I also want people to look at Eurest as not only putting a great meal on the plate but also caring about the community and are important topics like diversity and inclusion, sustainability, healthy and nutritious meals. I would really like Eurest to be known as a company that was a great place to work for all of our associates, something that they could go home and say to their children that they were proud to go to work every day.”
– Tony McDonald, Chief Executive Officer, Eurest & ESFM