Elior Group

Elior offers healthy, planet-respectful food through contract catering, serving clients from nurseries to nursing homes and companies for over 30 years.

Elior Group operates under several company-level brand names, both in France and internationally, enabling the Group to meet particular demands or to factor in specific regional characteristics.

Elior UK won the first Elior Chef Awards 2025, competing in an international chefs’ competition.

The Group remains fully confident in its medium-term profitable growth, supported by strong fundamentals, including a stable core shareholder base, a high level of liquidity (> €500 million as of end-March 2026), and management continuity ensuring alignment between operational execution and strategy

Elior prepares meals that are delicious, enjoyable, and balanced for workplaces, schools, hospitals, and retirement homes.

Elior Group offers work-study programs in its subsidiaries, providing knowledge transfer and skills development for over 1,200 students annually.

The commercial development manager defines and implements commercial strategy for their assigned region, collaborating with marketing to refine client and prospect insights.

This training program equips participants to perform electrical work, maintain installations, and ensure energy efficiency in buildings.

Boris Derichebourg joined the family firm in 2004 after a decade in motorsport, including Formula 1 and Le Mans. He later managed Penauille Polyservices, which became Derichebourg Multiservices under his leadership.

Caroline Grégoire Sainte Marie graduated from the Institut d’études politiques de Paris and Paris I University. She worked at Xerox France and Hoechst pharmaceutical group, holding financial roles before becoming Chief Financial Officer of Albert Roussel Pharma GmbH.

Denis Hennequin served as CEO of McDonald’s France from 1996 to 2005, then led McDonald’s Europe from 2005 to 2011, overseeing brand development and image changes. He later became CEO of Accor Group from 2011 to 2013.

Eric Cuziat is a graduate in Quantitative Economy. In 2000 he joined the Information Systems Management team at the Fédération Française des Sociétés d'Assurance [French insurance companies federation] where he made an active contribution to the digitalisation of the exchange of documentation.

Published in June 2016, Elior Group’s Ethical Principles were drafted to provide a reference framework that is shared by all employees in their daily working lives.

Elior Group published the Integrity Guide in 2018 to outline its Anti-corruption Code of Conduct, providing rules and recommendations for ethical behavior.

Elior Group operates an outsourced alert system for employees to confidentially report concerns, promoting ethical dialogue across all countries.

Elior Group, one of the world's leading operators in contract catering and support services, has become a benchmark player in the business & industry, education and healthcare. Operating in 5 countries, Elior Group is a leader in its main markets, in Europe and North America.