Compass Group controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
Australian ransomware incident
A ransomware affiliate claimed to have stolen data from Compass’s Australian subsidiary and issued payment demands.
2021
UK school meal parcel criticism
Chartwells apologized after poor-quality or insufficient school meal parcels supplied during lockdown attracted widespread criticism.
2019
Cenikor labor controversy
Chartwells ended a relationship with Cenikor after allegations that people in a rehabilitation program were being used as involuntary labor in cafeteria operations.
2016
New York school-meal overcharging settlement
Compass USA settled allegations concerning overcharging on school meals in New York City.
2013
Undeclared horse meat in school burgers
Testing during the European horse-meat scandal identified concealed horse meat in burgers supplied to a small number of schools in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
2008
Listeria concern at Ontario correctional facilities
Eurest Dining Services informed Ontario health authorities that routine samples associated with food supplied to correctional facilities had tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
2005
United Nations procurement controversy
ESS faced allegations that confidential information had been improperly obtained in connection with UN peacekeeping food contracts. Compass conducted an internal investigation, dismissed employees and reorganized the subsidiary; related settlements followed in 2006 without an admission of legal liability.