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Bon Appétit Management Company (www.bamco.com) is an on-site restaurant company offering full food-service management to corporations, universities, and specialty venues. Based in Redwood City, CA, Bon Appétit has more than 1,000 cafés in 33 states, including ones for Google, Oracle, Emory University, and the Getty Center, as well as public restaurants such as STEM Kitchen & Garden and The Hangar in South San Francisco. Bon Appétit chefs cook from scratch, including their sauces, stocks, and soups. A pioneer in environmentally sound sourcing policies, Bon Appétit has developed programs addressing local purchasing, the overuse of antibiotics, sustainable seafood, the food and climate change connection, humanely raised meat and eggs, and farmworker welfare. We're proud to have received numerous awards for our work, from organizations including the International Association of Culinary Professionals, the James Beard Foundation, Chefs Collaborative, Natural Resources Defense Council, Seafood Choices Alliance, The Humane Society of the United States, and Food Alliance. 

Blue Plate was founded in 1983 by Jim Horan, a social worker who spent his weekends cooking for friends’ parties - driven by a passion for bringing people together through food. What began with a grill and a big heart has grown into one of Chicago’s most trusted catering companies. Today, over 40 years later, Blue Plate is an award-winning hospitality leader known for delivering exceptional experiences across weddings, corporate events, and social celebrations. Our philosophy, “We Care More,” is at the heart of everything we do - brought to life by a team of dedicated culinary and service professionals who bring creativity, warmth, and precision to every event. Our chef-driven menus are made fresh from scratch at our USDA-certified facility in Fulton Market and fully customized to reflect your style and needs. Whether you're hosting an intimate gathering or a large-scale gala, we offer full-service catering, staffing, and event coordination, ensuring every detail is thoughtfully handled. With preferred status at over 100 of Chicago’s most iconic venues, and the distinction of being the city’s first Green Restaurant Association-certified caterer, Blue Plate is proud to lead with purpose, passion, and a commitment to making every event unforgettable.

The Good Eating Company was set up in 1999 and has become an outstanding, successful hospitality business operating over 100+ sites globally with 30 sites in the UK. Founded on a simple mission - to bring restaurant quality food & hospitality to the workplace. We believe that fabulous, fresh food is the secret to a happy and dedicated workforce. That’s why we take pride in producing inspiring and well balanced dishes every day. We work in partnership with our clients to create engaging spaces which deliver relaxed and stylish dining environments that become the heart of their workplace Each team member cares about their job and enjoys the perks of working with us; competitive pay, training and development schemes and plenty of social activities. We use locally-sourced and seasonal produce wherever possible; it's better for our taste buds and our planet, which is why we're comitted to our officially recognised carbon-neutral status and the systems and processes that have allowed us to achieve ISO 14001 environmental standard accreditation. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to get all the latest updates and see our tasty new ventures.