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UK's Compass plans to boost India headcount as GCCs drive growth
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on August 19, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on August 19, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Compass Group plans to expand its India workforce by 75% over the next three years, focusing on global capability centres to drive revenue growth.
By Praveen Paramasivam
(Reuters) -Compass Group, the world's largest caterer, plans to boost its India workforce by up to 75% over the next three years as it adds more clients, including global capability centres, an executive told Reuters.
UK-based Compass Group, which employs about 40,000 people in India across functions including food catering and facilities services, aims to double its India revenue every three years, its India CEO Vikas Chawla said.
The caterer is sharpening focus on global capability centres (GCCs), which made up over half its new clients last year, as multinationals expand in India to tap talent for finance, tech, research and development.
Clients include SAP and Alphabet's Google.
"GCCs will help us power ahead in a big way," Chawla said.
Its India business, which ranks third by meals served after the U.S. and UK and also handles clients in the manufacturing and education sectors, helped drive overall organic revenue growth by 11% last year, when it posted revenue of $42.2 billion.
One of its India entities last reported annual revenue of nearly 15 billion Indian rupees ($172.31 million), up about 34% from a year earlier, according to Tofler data.
($1 = 87.0520 Indian rupees)
(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Chennai; Editing by Dhanya Skariachan and Nivedita Bhattacharjee)
Compass Group plans to boost its India workforce by up to 75% over the next three years as it adds more clients, particularly global capability centres.
The company aims to double its India revenue every three years, focusing on expanding its client base, especially in the global capability centres sector.
Clients such as SAP and Alphabet's Google are contributing to Compass Group's growth as they expand their operations in India.
One of its India entities reported an annual revenue of nearly 15 billion Indian rupees, which is approximately $172.31 million, marking a 34% increase from the previous year.
Compass Group serves various sectors in India, including food catering, facilities services, manufacturing, and education.
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