The event, taking place at Crowne Plaza City Centre, will offer career opportunities, apprenticeships and work placements for young job seekers in Birmingham.
The picnics are freshly prepared onsite and are then packaged in sealed packs that are ready to take away and eat.
Profits before interest and taxation (PBIT) is down to 300,000 due to planned investments for the year, but the company has enjoyed a period of significant growth in the past six months.
The new contract will see ESS deliver catering services to the 2,500 people that are on-site daily by early 2016.
Andrew Selley, chief executive of the new Bidvest Foodservice said: “The new name comes at the same time as a business drive to reinforce service excellence for customers.
The combined business will form a team of 4,500 providing services to over 400 operations across the UK.
The new academy, which will meet twice a year, is designed to encourage rising talent to share their experiences, knowledge and ambition.
Dart’s European facilities previously operated under the names Dart Products Limited in Cradley Heath, West Midlands; and Solo Cup Europe Limited in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
Aviko donated £2 for every follow and retweet on twitter using the hashtag #AvikoGFHeroes and those that engaged with the campaign were also entered into a giveaway for the chance to win a personal
Profits for its Splenda sucralose business fell 73% to £16m, a major factor in the group’s adjusted pre-tax profits, which were down by 30%, to £224m.