Who We Are

NAAFI is the Ministry of Defence’s in house provider of catering, retail, leisure and soft facilities management services.

Our role is to support Forces communities by improving their quality of life wherever they are stationed.

We offer an ever-growing range of services and facilities; from retail stores selling popular British goods, to modern bars and coffee lounges where the community can socialise and unwind. Other NAAFI services and facilities include our famous mobile NAAFI Wagons that can be deployed quickly wherever and whenever needed. We also provide catering, cleaning and laundry services.

We currently operate in the UK, Ascension Island, Brunei, the Falkland Islands, Germany, Gibraltar and onboard HM Ships, providing convenience and a ‘taste of home’ to our British Armed Forces communities.

We are proud of our service and as a not-for-profit organisation, giving back is at the heart of all that we do. Every year we invest our surplus funds back into improving welfare for Armed Forces communities through contributions and updates to facilities.

In addition, our recently launched NAAFI Fund provides UK defence communities with the ability to invest in their own welfare projects.

NAAFI Careers

Working at NAAFI is a unique and rewarding experience. Whatever role you go for, you’ll join a supportive, tight-knit community united in its mission to give back to our Forces communities.

Latest News

NAAFI Launches The Wagon Rum

NAAFI Launches The Wagon Rum

Cheers to camaraderie, togetherness and the spirit of service! The NAAFI Wagon; our signature mobile service providing UK Armed Forces with a much needed taste of home for nearly a century. The Wagons quickly built a reputation for always being on step ahead of troops...

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NAAFI Needs You!

NAAFI Needs You!

Two years ago, we launched our first high street cafe in the heart of Catterick Garrison, shortly followed by cafes in Scarborough, Lancaster, Winchester and Fareham. The aim was to provide the same taste of home we proudly offer in our locations around the world, to...

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Did you meet in the NAAFI? We need you!

Did you meet in the NAAFI? We need you!

“We met in the NAAFI”  A phrase we love to hear, and something we hear often!   Having been around for over 100 years, we know there have been lots of memories formed at NAAFI establishments. Whether that’s life-long friendships, partners husbands and wives, we are...

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