Working at Elior

Elior UK is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues delivering catering, hospitality and wider facilities services across a diverse range of sectors including workplace, education and healthcare and stadia. Our portfolio of brands includes Caterplus, Taylor Shaw, Edwards & Blake, Lexington Catering, Lexington Independents and Lexington Reception Services.

We bring people, businesses, and communities together through our food and service!

Our Purpose & Values

Our purpose is to enrich lives, everywhere, every day.

This means doing everything we can to create memorable experiences for our guests through tasty, nutritious food complemented by great customer service.

We have an intense focus on ensuring we have a positive impact on our communities and the planet too - together with our suppliers and partners we work hard to continually innovate and make a difference.

Our People Promise

Our promise to you as an Elior colleague is to value you like we value our customers. We want you to feel appreciated, supported and fulfilled and we aspire to do this by:

• Offering roles to support your way of life

• Employing people who care

• Trusting you to deliver

• Thanking you for a job well done

• Letting you know what you need to know

• Listening to you

• Providing opportunities for growth and progression

• Supporting you through life’s up and downs

Diversity & Inclusion

We believe creating a truly inclusive culture where people genuinely value difference is key to our success. This is something that will continue to support diversity of thinking across our business and increase innovation, which is essential to our business and our client’s success in our fast-paced and ever changing sector.

That's why with a firm belief in a diverse workplace, 95% of our colleagues feel we cultivate a culture where people of all backgrounds are welcome and valued!

Our 'Celebrate Equality' campaign aims to promote three topics that are hugely important to us:

Equality - Equal access to opportunities: everyone having the best possible chance to succeed.

Diversity - Everyone is individual and different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways.

Inclusion - A sense of belonging: feeling respected, valued & supported by others.

Our Award-Winning Approach to CSR...

Here at Elior UK, we are on a mission to enrich lives, everywhere, every day, through everything we do. This means:

- Reducing our carbon footprint

- Adding social value to the communities that we serve

- Reducing waste, contributing to a circular economy

- Improving health and wellbeing

Our ambitions for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability are driving positive change for our colleagues, supply partners, clients, and throughout the local communities that we serve. Our teams' commitment to driving these initiatives is something that makes us incredibly proud!

Career Development & Learning Opportunities...

When you join the Elior family, you will have access to a whole host of career development and learning opportunities. These include access to digital learning platforms, more structured formal courses and coaching & mentoring to name just a few.

You’ll be working alongside some amazing experts in their field, who will provide different perspectives and share what they know, helping you to build your confidence.

There really are no limits to how far a career with Elior can take you!

We work for world-leading commercial, professional and financial service companies, renowned and emerging industrial companies, the armed services, schools and universities, in education, the care sector, at world-famous sports stadia and wonderful heritage and entertainment venues.

Since Elior was formed in 1991 our group has become an international leader in the major player in the contract catering and related services sector, with operations in 15 countries and over 120,000 employees. There are more than 10,000 Elior people in the UK on more than 650 client sites.