Sodexo has acquired Olive Catering Services Limited, a workplace catering business operating across the UK. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Olive Catering Services Limited serves approximately 150 clients and employs around 1,000 team members. The company is known for its fresh food, culinary expertise, and client relationships. Sodexo stated that Olive's specialist expertise combined with Sodexo's scale and broader capabilities strengthens the workplace offer for clients in the UK and Ireland.
The acquisition was reported on October 6, 2026. Sally-Ann Bradley, Andrew Norrie, and Damon Brown, the founders of Olive Catering Services Limited, sold the company. Paul Allen leads Olive's team members. Sodexo noted that food and hospitality play an increasingly important role in creating workplace environments as organizations rethink how they attract, engage, and support people.