The insights shaping the future of workplace food, wellbeing and experience
Compass Group UK and Ireland’s Global Eating at Work 2025 report reveals how employee expectations are changing and what that means for employers designing food and workplace experiences today.
Based on research with almost 30,000 employees across 21 countries, this biannual study delivers a powerful, evidence-led view of how people eat, feel and function at work.
Why Global Eating at Work matters
The workplace is evolving fast. Employees are rethinking how they use their time, what they expect from onsite food, and how work supports their wellbeing.
Global Eating at Work 2025 helps organisations to:
Understand changing employee behaviours and expectations
Identify trends shaping food, wellbeing and workplace experience
Compare insight across countries, sectors and demographics
Inform strategy, service design and investment decisions
Strengthen conversations with credible, longitudinal research
The five themes defining eating at work in 2025
Our latest analysis uncovers five global themes shaping the employee experience:
Global Eating at Work Report 2025
Download the report
Discover the themes and insights shaping the future of workplace food, wellbeing and experience and how employee expectations are changing– and what that means for employers designing food and workplace experiences today.
On-Demand Webinar
In this session, we explore three core themes in depth:
Balanced Worklife
My Food at Work
Ease & Efficiency
You’ll hear the key research findings, practical actions for employers, realworld case studies and panel perspectives on how these insights are being applied today.
Host: Fern Ramsey
Panel:
Sarah Tait, Senior Workplace Experience Lead, Lloyds Banking Group
David Jackson, Director of Campus Experience, Northumbria University
Phil Shelley, Senior Operational & Policy Manager – Soft FM and National Lead for Food, NHS
Joined by Michelle Sanders, Chief Growth Officer, Compass Group UK&I