14forty Announces New Head of Food

Compass Group's integrated facilities management business 14forty has appointed Jeremy Nutsford as Head of Food.

Nutsford first joined Compass as a relief chef manager in 2015, serving most recently as Culinary Lead for the group's Business & Industry (B&I) division.

His new remit will include expanding 14forty's food offer and raising its profile within the company's service portfolio.

His new remit will include expanding 14forty's food offer and raising its profile within the company’s service portfolio.

The appointment comes at a time when Managing Director, Antony Collett, is leading an ambitious growth strategy which aims to double the size of the business by promoting its hard and soft FM expertise.

Collett explains: “Food and beverage service is an important part of the integrated FM mix for 14forty and Jeremy brings enormous experience and energy to the role.

There is huge potential at 14forty and I will be focusing on delivering consistently high-quality food service, strong client engagement and strategic planning across all our current accounts.

“He will help us lean into Compass Group’s world-leading reputation in the contract catering sector, with an opportunity to support current and new clients with an outstanding self-delivered food offer.”

“My experience is that clients want a delicious and inspiring food offer which delivers health, wellbeing and sustainability benefits – delivered with a ‘wow’ factor that makes their people want to eat at work.

“We’ll be engaging with clients to understand their priorities around all those elements as well as delivering training for our teams and searching out new business opportunities.”