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FROM OUR DIVISION PRESIDENT
MARK H. MALONEY PRESIDENT, EASTERN DIVISION & HOTEL RESORT CASINO NATIONAL MARKET
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We have exciting updates in this month’s newsletter, including stories about current trends in the hospitality industry, a special look at Uncle Joey’s Hot Deli, bold new offerings from Street Eats, and as always, Eurest’s perspective on the foods, flavors and forces defining the year ahead.
There are so many exciting things happening in Eurest. Enjoy the newsletter. I truly thank you and value our partnership. Stay safe and be well.
INSIDE THE ISSUE
EUREST’S BRAND IDENTITY
Expanding our footprint across food and hospitality
CULINARY
Street Eats: Arayes and Uncle Joey’s Hot Deli coming soon
TRAINING MVP AWARD WINNER
Recognized alongside top companies for leadership in training and people development
Highlighting Eurest’s
OUR TOP STORY
EUREST DEBUTS NEW BRAND IDENTITY AS FOOTPRINT EXPANDS ACROSS FOOD AND HOSPITALITY
For 30 years in the U.S., Eurest has helped shape how people experience food at work and in a variety of hospitality settings as a leading division of Compass Group.
Our updated brand identity features a new logo, refreshed visual style and a clear, confident tagline that builds on our strong foundation while signaling momentum for the future. It reflects how Eurest delivers elevated, culinary-led experiences across settings wherever work and life intersect.
“This refreshed brand encompasses who we are today and where we’re going next. Our scope has expanded, but our focus has never changed: food first. hospitality always.”
TONY MCDONALD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
IN THE NEWS
As more workers are coming to the office, Eurest is reimaging the start of the week with Good Mood Mondays, a rotating experiencedriven program designed to lift moods and spark connection.
“There’s not only a direct correlation with people feeling good in the workplace and being more productive, but if you can start Monday feeling good, then that carries through the week.”
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER LISA LAHIJI
As Eurest marks 30 years in the U.S., we invite you to explore our annual magazine. Food First. Hospitality Always. shares insights from our leaders on the trends shaping today’s workplace, how we are designing innovative solutions for our clients, and the ways Eurest is expanding the impact of work beyond foodservice.
Introducing
STREET EATS: ARAYES
Street Eats is Eurest’s global street food program, launched in 2023 to bring some of the world’s most popular street foods into the workplace. Each iteration highlights a new region or cuisine, offering guests familiar, craveable flavors served in a fast, approachable format.
The next addition is Arayes, a street food favorite from the Middle East’s Levant region. Arayes is a crispy, savory handheld pita stuffed with a seasoned ground filling and grilled until golden.
A TAST OF PHILLY WITH UNCLE JOEY’S HOT DELI taste
Uncle Joey’s Hot Deli is a premium East Coast–style sandwich concept bringing the traditions of a classic Italian deli counter to the workplace for breakfast and lunch.
The menu features slow-roasted pork with broccoli rabe, classic chicken cutlets, and beef dip sandwiches, built with authentic Philly ingredients like seeded hoagie rolls, sharp provolone cheese, Italian long hot peppers, and “Made in Philly” favorites such as Peanut Chews.
SUM>ONE COFFEE DELIVERS VALUE
Sum>One is a new full-service coffee program created with Farmer Brothers that delivers artisanal quality and value amid rising coffee prices.
THE COFFEE CONVERSATION
Hear from Jessica Zucker, vice president of marketing innovation and strategy, on trends she’s watching and how Eurest coffee bars are becoming all-day destinations for guests.
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EUREST NAMED TRAINING MVP AWARD WINNER
Eurest has been named a 2026 Training MVP Award winner by Training magazine, recognizing excellence in employee training and development.
The honor highlights the impact of our Elevate People, led by Elev8 Hospitality, and reflects our commitment to building strong teams that drive performance, growth, and client success.
“Our 2026 Training MVP Award winners are gamechangers, training champions, and major league L&D bar raisers.”
Celebrating
THE 10TH ANNIVERSRY OF STOP FOOD WASTE DAY
Founded in 2017 by Compass Group USA, Stop Food Waste Day is now a globally recognized movement uniting people around the world to take action on food waste.
For a decade, Compass Group has led the fight against food waste by turning awareness into action and everyday choices into measurable impact. Stop Food Waste Day educates and inspires practical behavior change, empowering our teams, engaging our clients, and motivating our guests to waste less at work and at home.
FOOD WITH PURPOSE
Change
MAKERS
We’re honoring the Food with Purpose Change Makers who put sustainability and well-being into action for clients and guests in innovative ways. Recent Change Makers have helped guests make more informed food choices that support long-term health and embedded low-waste and food recovery practices while seeing a nearly 40% sales growth.
READ ABOUT OUR CHANGE MAKERS
SMARTER TOOLS, STRONGER TEAMS
We’ve upgraded our frontline engagement platform to Nudge+. This is an enhancement to our previous platform, now incorporating daily micro-learnings that drive stronger performance and service consistency while providing managers with real-time insights to support team development. Nudge+ empowers every team member to deliver their best for guests each day.
Teaching Kitchen allows our guests to explore food, gaining culinary and nutrition literacy that positively impacts their food choices and experiences in the marketplace and beyond.
Eurest joined SBA for a televised Teaching Kitchen to celebrate National Nutrition Month. The featured recipe was submitted by an SBA employee to their company cookbook
Elena & Aleks held a Teaching Kitchen for our Marketplace Guests, providing recipes, tips & tricks to create professional meals at home. Our guests learned how to prepare a flavorful Roasted Corn & Cabbage Desi Salad with Chickpea Masala Balls - a dish sure to impress!
ROBERT BRADLEY GRILL COOK
Robert Bradley was recently entrusted as Safety Coordinator within his Marketplace, and performs his duties with great diligence and care. He mentors new employees with safety and takes Team Members under his wing, so they are upholding Eurest safety standards from the minute they enter the Marketplace.
KEVIN RULE CHEF MANAGER
Kevin Rule joined his Marketplace in 2022, and quickly proved his leadership potential. His Team recognizes the value he brings to the Marketplace and commends his dedication to delivering a Better Than Great guest experience. Kevin enrolled in the GULL program in 2024 to continue his lifelong learning, and share his to excellence with his team.
CPRtraining
CPR TRAINING SAVES LIVES
One life-changing moment sparked a life-saving effort that continues to expand across Eurest. More than 1,000 managers have completed CPR training, with at least five lives saved—showing how preparedness can make a critical difference when emergencies happen.
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THEIR INCREDIBLE STORIES
ANDREA MAYER/ LIFE SAVER
ANOTHER LIFE SAVED BY CPR TRAINING AND OUR FANTASTIC TEAM: What began as an average Friday for our Sr VPO Andrea Mayer soon changed into a day that would change several lives forever. While on a work call in her home office, Andrea heard screaming and banging on her front door. Her neighbor’s daughter was hysterical, screaming that her father had just had a heart attack. Having just completed her recertification in CPR (we retrain every year) Andrea rushed next door to find her neighbor not breathing, with his eyes rolled back in his head. He appeared to be in full cardiac arrest. “I immediately thought about Tom and reminded myself that this is what I trained for.”
The daughter called 911 while Andrea began chest compressions and mouth to mouth resuscitation. While staying in conversation with the 911 operator, Andrea continued the compressions for 13 minutes until the EMTs finally arrived. By this time, the man had begun breathing and regained consciousness. Before leaving, the EMTs told Andrea she had saved the man’s life.
CPR
Andrea’s neighbor was rushed to the hospital, underwent bypass surgery and, thankfully, is now recovering.
This makes six lives that have now been saved by our teams and their CPR training. We are all very grateful to Andrea for being courageous, and for using her training to save her neighbor. Please join me in thanking Andrea, and if you haven’t yet gotten CPR certified, I hope you’ll consider it. We owe that to each other.
ELEVATE YOUR MEETING WITH
Seasonal CATERING
When the weather is cold, let catering deliver warmth. Eurest’s Fresh Fork winter catering lunch menu features a Winter Earth Bowl made with seasonal vegetables and multiple protein options, ideal for groups of 10 or more. Breakfast meetings can be set with a Biscuit Board or a selection of sweet and savory hand pies. Plus, add a seasonal Citrus Ginger Turmeric Mocktail to any order.
Connect with your on-site catering lead to learn more.
We look forward to serving your event!
