The first kiss of death was the Contract Caterers, Compass Caterers comes to mind from the wild Moors of North Yorkshire in the Eighties and again before demobb down South, driven by profit and declining standards.
They could'nt do Silver service in the mess for a dining in Night, so had to do a trial run with the full Menu at their cost and the peas were everywhere, they got it right in the end.
Now look where they are
Profits, nothing else.