Aramark’s last legal route to keeping Entier closed on October 7, when the Inner House of the Court of Session refused the company’s appeal against the Competition and Markets Authority’s order to divest the offshore catering business. Aramark, the Philadelphia-based food and facilities group with 14 billion pounds of 2024 turnover, acquired 90 percent of Entier in January 2025 for an undisclosed price.
The CMA’s final report in January 2026 concluded the deal substantially lessened competition in offshore catering and facilities management for infrastructure assets on the UK Continental Shelf, combining two of the three major suppliers, and ordered Aramark to sell Entier to a CMA-approved buyer. The legal fight turned on a filing error: Aramark’s lawyers filed the appeal notice on February 13, 2026, a day after the deadline, and the Competition Appeal Tribunal twice refused to extend time. The Court of Session granted permission to appeal in June, heard the case on an expedited basis in September, and has now refused it.
Entier, based in Westhill near Aberdeen, turned over 82.5 million pounds in its last full accounts with 2.8 million pounds of pre-tax profit, and employs people across the UK, Australia, Trinidad, Canada, Singapore and Saudi Arabia. The CMA’s order excludes Entier Australia, which stays with Aramark. The ruling clears the way for the divestment process the CMA has been managing under a final order since April 2026.