News
21 Jun 2021
FoodServiceEurope elects new board member
During the General Assembly that took place on 11 June, FoodServiceEurope members unanimously elected a new board member. Thomas Guether, Compass, was elected as Vice-President, following the resig...
22 Feb 2021
Joint call from business and trade unions for the setting up of an EU hospitality task force
FoodServiceEurope, along with 12 other European business associations and trade unions, representing European hospitality, many of its supplier sectors and their workers, have sent a letter to the le...
26 Jan 2021
Sector calls for an EU hospitality task force to help with COVID-19 crisis recovery
Trade associations in the hospitality sector, including FoodServiceEurope, have published a joint statement calling for the immediate setting up of a hospitality task force across EU Institutions to d...
24 Nov 2020
Diverse and adaptable forms of work are essential to Europe’s recovery
FoodServiceEuroope, EFCI, Eurocmmerce, HOTREC and World Employment Confederation-Europe launch today a joint statement in support of diverse and adaptable forms of work as essential to Europe’s reco...
14 Oct 2020
Hospitality sector calls for reduced VAT rate
FoodServiceEurope, HOTREC and FoodDrinkEurope have published a paper calling on the EU to introduce temporary reduced VAT rates in the hospitality sector in order to mitigate the impact of the CO...
07 Oct 2020
Public procurement in the EU: the way ahead
FoodServiceEurope took part today in the very interesting discussions with representatives from the Commission, the legal profession, contracting authorities and service providers, about public procur...
21 Sep 2020
EBSA to host online seminar on public procurement in the EU
On 8 October, EBSA will host an online seminar on Public Procurement in the EU. The event aims at presenting the main issues regarding the application of the 2014 Public Procurement Package before EU...
31 Aug 2020
FoodServiceEurope’s Call to Action: For the Strategic Deployment of Contract Catering in the Aftermath of COVID-19
FoodServiceEurope presents its Call to Action: For the Strategic Deployment of Contract Catering in the Aftermath of COVID-19. This paper outlines the essential role that the contract catering industr...
13 Jul 2020
EBSA highlights business services’ essential role in Europe’s economic recovery
The European Business Service Alliance, of which FoodServiceEurope is a member, calls on the Commission to recognise and enable business services' essential role in Europe's economic recovery from t...
14 May 2020
The European Business Services Alliance supports good contracting practices in the COVID-19 crisis
The European Business Services Alliance,of which FoodServiceEurope is a member, supports good contracting practices in the COVID-19 crisis and calls on the European Commission to urgently provide guid...
11 May 2020
Joint statement on supporting the hospitality/tourism sector during COVID-19
The hospitality-tourism sector is one of the major players in the EU economy. EFFAT, FoodDrinkEurope, FoodServiceEurope and HOTREC, have come together as European social partners to call on the EU for...
03 May 2020
Covid-19: EBSA statement on lifting containment measures
The European Business Services Alliance,of which FoodServiceEurope is a member, supports this Roadmap to lifting the containment measures. Based on several economic support packages andtheuseful recom...