Awards
NACUFS | Chartwells Takes Home 25 Awards in 2025
Chartwells Higher Education is proud to announce that 14 of its dining programs received 25 awards from the National Association of College & University Food Services.
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Disability:IN | Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion 2025
Compass Group USA has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” for the third consecutive year.
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Newsweek | America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025
Compass Group USA has been named by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women 2025.
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Business Group on Health | Best Employer for Excellence in Health & Well-being 2025
Compass Group USA wins recognition as a Best Employer for Excellence in Health & Well-being by Business Group on Health.
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Fortune | World’s Most Admired Companies 2025
Compass Group PLC named World’s Most Admired Company, earning top spot in the category.
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Hermes Creative Awards | Platinum Hermes Award 2025
Chartwells received Platinum, the highest honor in the competition, for its First Year Eats program.
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Newsweek | America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2024
Compass Group named one of America’s greatest workplaces for diversity by Newsweek.
Newsweek | America’s Greatest Workplace for Women 2024
Compass Group named one of America’s most greatest companies for women by Newsweek.
International Association for Food Protection | Black Pearl Award 2023
Compass Group North America honored by the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) as the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Black Pearl Award.
Newsweek | America’s Most Trustworthy Companies 2023
Compass Group named one of America’s most trustworthy companies by Newsweek.
Food Management Magazine | Best Concept Award 2022
Chartwells Higher Education’s residential station at The University of Utah has been recognized as a 2022 Best Concept Awards winner.
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NACAS | Outstanding Business Partner of the Year Award 2021
Chartwells Higher Education was recognized by partners for ongoing commitment to elevating student experiences.
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Fortune | World’s Most Admired Companies 2021
Compass Group named one of the world’s most admired companies by Fortune for the second year in a row.
Forbes | Best Employers For Diversity 2021
Compass Group named one of the top employers for diversity for the fourth year in a row by Forbes.
Forbes | Best Employer for New Grads 2021
Compass Group named by Forbes as one of the top employers for new grads for a fourth year in a row.
Fortune | World’s Most Admired Companies 2020
Compass Group named one of the world’s most admired companies by Fortune Magazine and ranked #1 in the Diversified Outsourcing Services industry grouping.
Food Management Top 50 Contract Management Companies 2018
Compass Group named #1 in Food Management’s Top 50 Contract Management Companies 2018 list.
Forbes | Best Employers for Diversity 2018
Compass Group named one of the top 100 best employers for diversity in 2018 by Forbes Magazine.
The University of Miami Wins Several 2018 Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards
The University of Miami wins Grand Prize overall and Gold Award for large school subcategory for Catering – Special Event.
Fast Company | World’s Most Innovative Companies 2018
Compass Group named the #34th most innovative company in the world by Fast Company.
Foodservice Director Magazine and the Culinary Institute of America Goldies Award in the Focusing on the Guest category
Chartwells’ YouFirst guest service platform
National Restaurant Association Operator Innovations Award in Health and Nutrition, Chartwells’ Balanced U health
Wellness and Sustainability Platform
Chartwells Digital Magazine
Compass Group named one of the Fortune Magazine’s Top 50 Companies changing the world.