The Top 25 of the largest caterers compiled annually by Misset Catering has a new number 1 this year: Albron. Number 2, Sodexo, reports a higher total turnover, but this also includes revenue from other facility services such as cleaning and security. For Albron, it purely concerns the f&b revenue achieved in the Netherlands.
The f&b revenue rose significantly from 244 million euros in 2015 to 255 million euros in 2016. The merger of the caterer with Facilicom, in mid-2016, ensured that this latter company parted ways with its 'own' catering branch Prorest and continued its activities under the name Albron.
Albron grows profitably again
For commercial director Catering Corno Stam, the business high and low points for 2016 are close together. According to him, the partnership provides 'a fantastic starting position in the Business & Government segment. It also offers opportunities for further growth in the Hospitality & Leisure segment and for further engaging healthcare institutions. At the same time, the partnership also resulted in the creation of multiple dual roles, leading to farewells with colleagues. There were 3344 employees left (1922 FTEs). According to Stam, the trend among clients is that both added value and financial advantage are requested, and there is more focus on output. The caterer must now primarily relieve burdens and show a high degree of loyalty by continuously improving itself. Due to declining subsidies, guests ultimately pay more for their lunch and expect higher quality in return. 'Among clients in the Business & Government segment, this leads to more risk-bearing contract forms for us.' Yet he is indeed optimistic. 'Albron is growing profitably again by creating valuable moments with food and drink from a positive perspective for all involved.'
Source: Missetcatering.nl