ESS was contracted by the U.S. Marine Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, the British Ministry of Defence, the Coalition Provisional Authority, along with the major defense contractors Fluor, RMS, Bechtel, and most notably KBR (a subsidiary of Halliburton) under the U.S. Army troop support contract called LOGCAP III to provide dining and construction services at desert bases and encampments in Kuwait and Iraq from the start of operations in 2003 to 2006. Reorganization In 2011, Morrison Management Specialist was re-organised into three sectors (Morrison Healthcare, Morrison Living, Touchpoint Support Services). Then in 2013 the Czech branch of Eurest was listed as one of the "100 Best Czech Companies" in 2013. The company also acquired Integrated Cleaning Management in 2013. CEO Richard Cousins' death On 31 December 2017, CEO of the company at the time Richard Cousins was killed in a seaplane accident at Cottage Point near the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney, Australia. The aircraft was a six-seat de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver seaplane. Cousins planned to retire in 2018, with the intention that he would be succeeded as CEO by Dominic Blakemore on 1 April; the succession was brought forward to 1 January 2018. The acquisition of Unidine, which has annual revenues of around $220m and margins broadly in line with Compass North America, was completed on 31 December 2017. Unidine is one of the largest, pure-play food service providers in the rapidly growing healthcare and seniors market in the United States. Feedr acquired In 2020, Feedr was acquired by Compass Group for $24m. Compass Group acquired Feedr just before the COVID-19 pandemic, which allowed the company to use Feedr's online technology to support both the business and people as it was able to send free meals to those in need using Feedr's technology. Operations Compass Group Index is the parent/holding firm and directly owns Compass Group. Compass Group owns the following brands and businesses: 14Forty 24 All Leisure Hospitality Best Vendors Management Bon Appétit Management Company Canteen Vending Chartwells Higher Education Chartwells K12 Crothall DeltaFM Eurest Support Services Foodbuy Fulfill Grill and Co ICM Instore Keith Prowse Corporate Hospitality Kimco Lackmann Culinary Services Leisure Support Services Leith's Levy Restaurants Medirest Morrison Management Specialists Omega Security Services Payne & Gunter Plural Rapport Restaurant Associates Steamplicity The Jockey Club Catering White Oaks It also does cleaning, housekeeping, waste management, building operations, maintenance, gardening and outdoor services for schools and educational