Compass Group USA Division

They come in promising the world to you and to your employees…
Don’t believe it. Their bean counters decide what products you get, not you.
Their machines are old and constantly malfunction. They’ve fired so many employees (repair guys and route drivers) that now they don’t show up in a timely manner to fix what’s wrong. The route guys are in such a hurry that they don’t push shelves in, they don’t stack the correct drinks in the correct lines so you get the wrong drink from what you wanted and they absolutely never, ever clean or wipe down any of the machines so they’re dusty and gross.
Canteen knows no other vending people out there do any better, so they have no reason to step up their game… it’s unfortunate. Just know what you’re getting into before you sign that contract, and put their service number on speed dial… you’re going to need it.

The compass group manages my office’s cafeteria in Philadelphia. they are a HUGE conglomerate in the food/​hospitality management industry.
The food in our cafeteria is mediocre at best but it is clean, safe and very, very inexpensive to eat there.
There are 2 – 3 hot soups each day. Most are pretty salty.
There is a hot grill with «junk food» items like hot dogs, chili, fries, onion rings and burgers. the turkey burger is DRY so I always get some tomatoe slices and lettuce along with alittle mayo and ketchup to make it more palatable.
There are also cold sandwiches made to order, but you must be willing to wait while the ONE sandwich chef (who is overwhelmed by the long line at lunch) makes each and every sandwich to order. They are good — but you must be willing to wait.
I have not yet tried the hot entrees.
I am truly thankful that our office has a cafeteria, so I dare not complain too much. It is open for breakfast and lunch Monday thru Friday. They close from 10:30 — 11:30 for a while between breakfast and lunch. It shuts down completely at 2:30 PM.
It’s great to come here when the weather is bad, rain or snow — but again — be prepared for a long wait for mediocre cafeteria grub.
Service is slow. but friendly. they could use more cashiers and sandwich makers during peak lunch times. (12 — 1:15)