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News

Sodexo Deploys AI-Powered Self-Checkout Kiosks at DKR – Texas Memorial Stadium

Sodexo has deployed 14 Mashgin self-checkout kiosks at the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, the home of The University of Texas Longhorns. The new point-of-sale, touchless self-checkout kiosks have already sped up concession checkouts at six locations across the stadium, helping college football fans get back to enjoying the action on the field…

Brazil

Sodexo in Major Brazilian Employee Benefits Partnership

Sodexo’s employee experience brand Pluxee and private bank Santander Brazil have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver meal and food benefits via 750,000 merchants. The collaboration will deliver benefits services offered by the Pluxee brand exclusively through the Santander network, integrating with the bank’s own staff benefits programme, ‘Ben’, which boasts a network of…

News

Sodexo Live! Collaborates with HBCU Chefs for MLB All-Star Week Culinary Operations

Sodexo Live!, the longstanding hospitality partner of the Seattle Mariners T-Mobile Park, teamed up with two top chefs from Sodexo-managed Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to enhance the culinary operations during MLB All-Star Week. The collaboration kicked off with the HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile and powered by the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation…

China

Sodexo Attends China-Europe Sustainable Consumption Forum

Sodexo has participated in the China-Europe Sustainable Consumption Forum at the 17th EU-China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair held in Chengdu. The forum, which aims to build bridges between China and European Union, was dedicated to the theme of exploring opportunities for development, innovative through cooperation, and opportunities for furthering sustainable consumption, and took place…

News

Sodexo Takes Control of STH

Sodexo has acquired 100 per cent ownership of STH (Sports, Travel and Hospitality), the global provider of travel, hospitality and ticketing programmes it launched with the Mike Burton Group in 2005. STH designs and markets travel and hospitality programs for a number of prestigious sporting events including the Rugby World Cup and the Australian Open.…

News

Sodexo and L’Oréal Come Out Top for Gender Equality in France

Sodexo and L’Oréal have achieved joint first-place in Equileap’s annual ranking of companies at the forefront of advancing gender equality in France, with the food and facility services provider also scoring highly in the social enterprise’s global “Top 100” ranking of companies. Equileap’s annual Gender Equality Global Report & Ranking report presents key findings and…

News

Sodexo to Standardise Staff Benefits Globally

Sodexo is claiming a first for the foodservice and facility services sector following its launch of a common programme of minimum employee benefits across 53 countries. Furthering the company’s commitment to “Create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all”, Vita by Sodexo standardises provision of parental benefits and care…

FM

BASF Extends IFM Contract with Sodexo

BASF has awarded a two year extension to Sodexo’s soft and hard services contract at six sites in the UK and Ireland including its UK head office in Stockport. The foodservice and facility services provider has delivered services to BASF for over 30 years, with the current agreement for integrated facilities management (IFM) services at…

News

Recognition for Sodexo Brazilian “Fairy Godmother” Female Safe Spaces Scheme

Sodexo has been awarded a Gender Equality for European & International Standard (GEEIS) SDG Trophy for an initiative that creates safe spaces to support female employees who are victims of domestic abuse in Brazil. Under the scheme, specially trained volunteer employees who are known as “fairies” provide psychological and legal support to their female colleagues.…

Belgium

European Partnership to Support Surplus Food Donations

Sodexo and Stop Hunger have launched a region-wide partnership with the European Food Banks Federation (FEBA) to prevent food waste and help alleviate food insecurity. The new initiative builds on an existing collaboration between the organisations at the European and local levels by formally recognising FEBA, which represents a network of more than 340 food…

FM

Sodexo Live! Introduces Robot Busser at Dulles International Airport

The Lufthansa lounge at Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C. has welcomed a futuristic new employee. Named LUFTH-I, this beta-stage robotic busser from Bear Robotics is helping employees by quickly collecting dirty dishes and glassware as it roams the lounge. LUFTH-I is then able to autonomously go to the cleaning area to drop off dishes…

Contracts

Sodexo Awarded £264 Million UK Prison Contract

Sodexo’s government business has been awarded a contract by the UK Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to manage HMP Lowdham Grange in Nottinghamshire following a competitive tender process. The new contract has an estimated value of £264 million over a ten-year term, and MoJ has the option to extend for a further two one-year terms. The…

FM

Sodexo India Celebrates Silver Jubilee

Sodexo is celebrating its first quarter of a century operating in India. Since entering the market in 1997, the multinational foodservice and facility services provider has demonstrated agility and innovation by expanding its offering year-on-year to become a comprehensive employee experience services provider. With a team of 40,500+ professionals, Sodexo India is improving the quality…

Environment

Quorn and Sodexo Launch Novel Carbon Neutral Contract Catering Solution

Meat free brand Quorn has joined forces with leading food services provider, Sodexo, to begin the global roll out of Carbono Cero, the world’s first carbon neutral solution for food services. The solution could save at least 7,296 tonnes of carbon each year. This month sees the initial roll out of Carbono Cero at a…

France

Seven RoSPA Gold Medals for Sodexo

Sodexo is celebrating seven Gold Medal Awards at the 2022 RoSPA Health and Safety Awards. Its corporate services business also received the President’s Award for over ten consecutive years of receiving a Gold Medal, and the Sodexo Property Professional Services business also won the Safe@work-Safe@home trophy.  RoSPA’s Health and Safety awards are internationally recognised and…

Foodservice & Catering

Powering Performance at Independent Schools

A ‘Healthy Futures’ Partnership between Sodexo and the British Nutrition Foundation is helping to enhance an evidence-based Powering Performance programme introduced at independent schools in the United Kingdom to inspire young people to make informed, healthier and more sustainable food and drink choices, Powering Performance also empowers chefs at independent schools to support good nutrition…

News

Sodexo Reaction to UK Spring Budget Statement and Provision for Apprenticeships

Sean Haley, Chair of Sodexo UK & Ireland, responds to the UK spring budget statement and the development of apprenticeship standards. At Sodexo we are so pleased that the Chancellor took time in what was a critical and highly-anticipated spring statement to talk about apprenticeships and the apprenticeship levy. The themes he picked up on…

News

Food Waste Action Week 2022: Helping to Tackle Food Waste

Sodexo has released a new report as part of its Appetite for Action campaign to support the reduction of food waste and carbon emissions by the food services sector.  In the UK, Monday 7th March marks the start of Food Waste Action Week, a highlight of WRAP’s Love Food Hate Waste campaign which aims to…

News

Sodexo Recognised for LGBT+ Inclusion

Sodexo has received a Silver Employer award from Stonewall, the world’s second-largest LGBT+ charity, for its commitment and efforts in being an LGBT+ inclusive employer.     The award comes as part of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index and Bring Yourself to Work campaign, which highlights the importance of inclusive work environments. Every year Stonewall publishes…

FM

The Hospital Experience and Patient Recovery

According to new YouGov research for Sodexo Healthcare, 93 per cent of inpatients believe they are more likely to get better quicker and leave hospital sooner if they have had a positive hospital experience. 87% of inpatients surveyed believe quick resolutions to any issues that may arise during their hospital stay are more likely to…

Events

A Focus on Wellbeing

Sodexo UK and Ireland have announced a strategic health and wellbeing partnership with Spectrum.Life to provide their Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to all colleagues with a comprehensive suite of health and wellbeing solutions to support their mental and physical health. Since 2015, Sodexo has provided an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support colleagues with life’s…

Cleaning

British Cleaning Council Consultation on Sector-wide Apprenticeship Levy Scheme

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) is urging employers, training operatives and providers and assessment organisations operating in the cleaning and hygiene sector to have their say on proposals for an Apprenticeship Levy accredited industry-wide training programme and apprenticeship. Consultation on proposals for the Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship opens today, Wednesday 26 January, and runs to…

Foodservice & Catering

Supporting the Wellbeing of a Military Base

Sodexo has launched Mindful Active, an educational tool to provide members of the military family with holistic guidance on health and wellness. First introduced to Her Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) in Portsmouth in the United Kingdom, Mindful Active reinforces the company’s commitment to improving the lived experience, as well as the health and wellbeing of…

News

Preparing Prisoners for the World of Work

Metal recycler EMR has invested £40,000 in a new workshop facility at HMP Forest Bank to enable inmates to gain key skills and employment opportunities as they prepare for their release. Offering an introduction to the recycling industry within the Sodexo operated prison, offenders have the opportunity to join a unique team removing tyres from…

Environment

Veganuary: Corporate Demand for Vegan and Vegetarian Menu Choices

As it marks “Veganuary” 2022, Sodexo is reporting increasing sales of vegan and vegetarian menu options at  corporate foodservice locations in the UK. Food sales data from the global foodservice provider shows that, by the end of 2021, vegan and vegetarian meal options made up 13 per cent of all meal sales at offices and…

Cleaning

Golden Service Awards Finalists

The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) has announced the finalists for the Kimberly-Clark Professional™ Golden Service Awards 2022. Dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the cleaning industry by their organisers, the awards recognise “excellence, performance and commitment” within cleaning and facilities management. An independent panel of judges from BICSc has shortlisted 59 finalists from 24 companies,…

Appointments

ASM Global Names Chris Bray as EVP Europe

02.12.2021, 18:04 ASM Global Names Chris Bray as EVP Europe Chris Bray has joined ASM Global from Sodexo UK&I as executive vice president of European operations. In his new role, Bray, who will be based in Manchester in the United Kingdom, will assume responsibility for all aspects of the global entertainment company and venue operator’s…

Foodservice & Catering

Bringing Specialty Coffee and Food to Corporations Across North America

12.11.2021, 15:30 Bringing Specialty Coffee and Food to Corporations Across North America Sodexo has announced an exclusive, 10-year partnership with For Five, a premium coffee and food solutions company that serves the New York Metro area. As a result of the partnership, clients of the French multinational foodservice and facilities management major’s services will benefit…

Foodservice & Catering

Tackling Food Waste with Smart Technology

08.11.2021, 10:20 Tackling Food Waste with Smart Technology Sodexo’s use of technology to tackle food waste has been recognised with a Best Waste Prevention Project award at the Waste2Zero Awards. The Waste2Zero Awards were held at the exclusive In & Out in London’s St James’s Square and celebrated excellence in Waste Management and Prevention, providing…

News

Sodexo Recognised for LGBTIQ+ Workplace Inclusion

05.11.2021, 13:00 Sodexo Recognised for LGBTIQ+ Workplace Inclusion For a second consecutive year Sodexo has achieved Advocate status in the Workplace Pride Global Benchmark which measures LGBTIQ+ inclusivity among top employers. The benchmark consists of a detailed review and analysis of eight categories that show progress on LGBTIQ+ inclusion within the workplace: Policy & Communication, Employee…

News

Commentary on Sodexo Full-Year 21 Results

Sean Haley, Chairman of Sodexo UK and Ireland, comments on the Group’s full-year 2021 results and the contribution of the United Kingdom and Ireland to reported global half-fiscal year revenue growth of 18.1 per cent. Sodexo UK & Ireland has had a strong year and some significant successes despite trading still below pre-pandemic levels. We…

Environment

Sodexo Live! Awarded Paris 2024 Catering Contract

18.10.2021, 14:51 Sodexo Live! Awarded Paris 2024 Catering Contract Sodexo Live! has been announced as an official catering partner to the athletes’ village at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. For a five-week period, the Sodexo Group subsidiary will deploy 1,000 people at the Village to serve 40,000 daily meals for 14,850 athletes from 206 Olympic…

Environment

Sustainable Catering Comes to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

07.10.2021, 13:58 Sustainable Catering Comes to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Sodexo Live! recently supported the delivery of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the UK’s ultimate celebration of all things horticultural. Hosted by the Royal Horticultural Society, the annual event which has been held annually for over a century ran from Tuesday 21 September until…

Foodservice & Catering

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2021

28.09.2021, 14:37 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2021 On the eve of the second annual United Nations awareness day for preventing food loss and waste, Sodexo has provided an update on its ‘Wastewatch powered by LeanPath’ food waste reduction programme in the United Kingdom. The French multinational foodservice and facility services…

Contracts

DW Stadium Announces Venue Partnership

09.09.2021, 13:14 DW Stadium Announces Venue Partnership DW Stadium—the home of Wigan Athletic Football Club and rugby league side Wigan Warriors, has appointed Sodexo to provide hospitality and catering under an 11-year contract. Sodexo will deliver matchday and non-matchday experiences at the stadium which is a major conference and events centre in the Greater Manchester…

Education

Social Media Trends Influencing School Dinners

02.09.2021, 14:04 Social Media Trends Influencing School Dinners Sodexo’s education catering brand Alliance in Partnership (AiP) is drawing inspiration for its latest school menu offerings in the UK from TikTok and Instagram. The food services brand which was acquired in 2018 serves more than 75,000 freshly cooked, nutritious and locally sourced meals a day at…

Appointments

Sodexo Announces Senior Corporate Services Appointments

24.08.2021, 16:46 Sodexo Announces Senior Corporate Services Appointments Sodexo has made three appointments to its Corporate Services leadership team in the United Kingdom and Ireland as it strengthens its Vital Spaces workplace services proposition. Paula Stevenson has been appointed managing director, with Libby Escolme joining as marketing director and brand head, and Harpreet Cheema becomings Head of…

Foodservice & Catering

Sodexo Expands North American Corporate Food Offering

Sodexo is expanding the geographical reach of its latest acquisition, the Vancouver-based corporate catering aggregation platform Foodbee, to New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas and Montreal. Acquired by the French multinational foodservice and facility services provider on 12th July, Foodbee services businesses with flexible workforces and currently features 800+ local restaurants in 14 cities across…

Environment

Sodexo Signs L’Autre Cercle LGBT+ Commitment Charter

17.06.2021, 12:46 Sodexo Signs L’Autre Cercle LGBT+ Commitment Charter Sodexo has become the latest signatory to the Commitment Charter from L’Autre Cercle, France’s leading advocacy organisation for the inclusion of LGBT+ people at work. Launched in 1997, L’Autre Cercle aims to promote employee development policies that respect people in all their diversity, regardless of their sexual orientation…

Australia

Connecting Critical Remote Workers During the Pandemic

15.06.2021, 06:46 Connecting Critical Remote Workers During the Pandemic Sodexo’s MyWay app is making life more connected for critical workers living and working on remote sites in the energy sector. Staying away from home for work can be tough. Research suggests it creates work-family conflicts that impact on on psychological safety and psychological wellbeing. People working on…

Belgium

Just Eat-Sodexo Partnership Launches in Belgium

27.05.2021, 14:21 Just Eat-Sodexo Partnership Launches in Belgium Just Eat Takeaway.com and Sodexo have selected Belgium for the launch of a new partnership that will allow users of the global online food delivery marketplace to pay with Sodexo’s meal card. Meals may now be ordered at a wide variety of Belgian restaurants via the Takeaway.com website and…

Environment

Supporting France’s Urban Renewal Programme

11.05.2021, 14:28 Supporting France’s Urban Renewal Programme Sodexo has launched La Passerelle which it describes as a “new economic model” for the promotion of employability, health through food, and social cohesion in priority neighbourhoods identified by France’s National Urban Renewal Agency. Developed in response to calls from the agency for creative proposals for regenerating “Quartiers…

France

Offering Uber Eats to Sodexo Employees

09.04.2021, 10:25 Offering Uber Eats to Sodexo Employees Sodexo Pass Restaurant card holders in France will be the first beneficiaries of a global agreement that allows meals to be ordered and delivered through the Uber Eats app. The new service which utilises APIs to integrate the card with Uber Eats, will eventually allow hundreds of thousands of…

Environment

Inclusion in Euronext CAC 40 ESG Index

25.03.2021, 12:35 Inclusion in Euronext CAC 40 ESG Index Sodexo has been included on the first iteration of the Euronext CAC 40 ESG index which identifies the 40 companies within the CAC Large 60 Index that demonstrate the best Environmental, Social and Governance practices. Launched last week, the CAC 40® ESG index combines measurement of…

Healthcare

Sodexo Announces New Chief Communications Officer

22.03.2021, 09:08 Sodexo Announces New Chief Communications Officer Sodexo has appointed Anne Bardot as Group Chief Communications Officer. Reporting to Denis Machuel, Sodexo Chief Executive Officer, Bardot will be a member of the Executive Committee and will join the company in early April. Bringing varied international experience in communications, brand management, public affairs and strategy…

Foodservice & Catering

United for a Hunger-Free World (11 March)

08.03.2021, 11:52 United for a Hunger-Free World (11 March) Stop Hunger, Sodexo’s initiative to support charities tackling food poverty in more than 40 countries, will hold its first virtual event on 11 March at 7.00pm Central European Time (CET). The event is being organised under the theme, “United for a Hunger-Free World”, and will feature…

Appointments

Appointment of Sarosh Mistry as Rentokil Non-Exec Director

04.03.2021, 15:35 Appointment of Sarosh Mistry as Rentokil Non-Exec Director Rentokil Initial has appointed Sarosh Mistry to its Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 April 2021.   Mistry, who will also become a member of the company’s Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee from this date, has extensive experience as a senior executive,…

Contracts

Building Successful Working Relationships in CRE

04.03.2021, 13:21 Building Successful Working Relationships in CRE Hannah Koole-Browne, associate director at CRE consultancy Incendium, discusses the growing importance of collaborative approaches in developing corporate real estate strategy. One of the outcomes of the last 12 years is the sea-change we are seeing in the way corporates are approaching their real estate strategy. But…

News

One of the World’s Most Admired Companies

09.02.2021, 08:41 One of the World’s Most Admired Companies Sodexo has been named to FORTUNE’s World’s Most Admired Companies List for an 11th consecutive year. Produced by Fortune Magazine in collaboration with partner, Korn Ferry, the listing is based on a survey of corporate reputations that begins with around 1,500 candidates: the 1,000 largest U.S.…

Contracts

FSU Dining Services Contract

10.12.2020, 19:17 FSU Dining Services Contract Aramark will assume responsibility for dining services at Florida State University after Sodexo’s early termination of a contract worth an estimated US $31 million annually. Under the agreement, Aramark will serve students, faculty, staff and visitors from more than 30 campus eateries, catering and athletic dining halls. FSU previously…

Environment

Dow Jones Sustainability World Index 2020

27.11.2020, 15:11 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index 2020 Ecolab and Sodexo have been named in this year’s Dow Jones Sustainability™ World Index (DJSI World), which tracks the leading sustainability-driven publicly listed companies globally. Since launching in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices have benchmarked the world’s largest companies based on economic, environmental and social performance.…

Foodservice & Catering

Supporting Communities in India with Meals

12.10.2020, 17:42 Supporting Communities in India with Meals A partnership between Sodexo and public service organisations, India Food Banking Network and Zomato Feeding India, is providing 900,000 meals for COVID-affected communities. Targeting 85,000 wage-earners and low-income families in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Patna and Varanasi, the initiative is part of the…

Maintenance

Innovative Lift Maintenance Solution Expands to UK

17.09.2020, 15:59 Innovative Lift Maintenance Solution Expands to UK French PropTech company WeMaintain has launched its proprietary lift maintenance platform and service in London.   Established in 2017, the Paris-based company provides building managers with lift maintenance services which combine the technical skill of lift engineers and agility, and predictive power, of its platform.  …

Environment

Championing Sustainable Food Supply

24.07.2020, 12:44 Championing Sustainable Food Supply Sodexo and WWF have extended a decade-long partnership focused on reducing the French multinational foodservice and facility services provider’s carbon footprint. Under the partnership which is a commitment made by Sodexo in support of its corporate responsibility roadmap, “Better Tomorrow 2025”, WWF has helped the group improving its sustainable…

Energy Management

COVID-19 Impacts Sodexo Fiscal Q3 Results

07.07.2020, 11:49 COVID-19 Impacts Sodexo Fiscal Q3 Results Sodexo has reported a -29.9 per cent slide in organic revenue growth as a result of falling demand from the education sector during Covid-19, with its FM division reporting a more modest decline of just 2 per cent. Q3 Highlights Q3 Fiscal 2020 Group revenue was 3,910…

Environment

Supporting a Greener Economic Recovery

05.06.2020, 15:55 Supporting a Greener Economic Recovery Sodexo has committed to working for a green and more resilient economic recovery from Covid-19, and reaffirmed existing commitments to sustainability on World Environment Day 2020. The company was the first global foodservice provider to commit to carbon reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement which demands that global temperatures rise…

China

On the Front Line with Healthcare Professionals

07.04.2020, 14:57 On the Front Line with Healthcare Professionals Sodexo is supporting healthcare professionals and patients in their battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. 95,000 Sodexo employees are currently working in hospitals, residential care homes, or with public administrators in regions that are experiencing strain as a result of COVID-19 related staff shortages and restrictions on…

Appointments

Sodexo Reinforces Commitment to Disability Inclusion

15.01.2020, 15:27 Sodexo Reinforces Commitment to Disability Inclusion Sodexo is supporting The Valuable 500 initiative for organisations committed to putting disability inclusion on their business leadership agenda. Following the announcement, the French multinational foodservice and facilities management services provider has made a commitment to introduce a “non-discrimination” policy for people with disabilities and launch dedicated…

Contracts

Rugby World Cup Helps Sodexo to Solid Results

09.01.2020, 11:31 Rugby World Cup Helps Sodexo to Solid Results Sodexo is forecasting organic revenue growth of around 4 per cent this year, buoyed by a successful 2019 Rugby World Cup and a further boost expected from the group’s involvement with Tokyo 2020. Renewed focus: Denis Machuel, Sodexo’s Chief Executive Officer. The French multinational foodservice…

Appointments

Sodexo CSR Chief Elected President of French Services Professions Association (GPS)

16.12.2019, 13:02 Sodexo CSR Chief Elected President of French Services Professions Association (GPS) Damien Verdier, Sodexo’s Group Chief Strategy and Corporate Responsibility Officer, will succeed Christian Nibourel, former chairman of Accenture France and Benelux, as President of the French Services Professions Association (“GPS”) in January following his selection by its members. Verdier joined Sodexo in…

Environment

Sodexo Rolls Out Wx Workplace Consultancy

15.11.2019, 13:54 Sodexo Rolls Out Wx Workplace Consultancy Sodexo has announced it will be offering its Wx data-driven workplace analytics and optimisation at its locations in Paris, London, Singapore and Montreal. The concept, which was originally announced in 2012, utilises data collated from infrared and thermal sensors, artificial intelligence (AI) applications and accelerometers to reduce an organisation’s…

Environment

Tech for Good Award

16.10.2019, 14:01 Tech for Good Award Sodexo has achieved 10th place in this year’s eCAC40 ranking of the digital performance of France’s biggest companies, with its data-driven food waste prevention program receiving a “Tech for Good” award at a ceremony organized by Les Echos. The eCAC40 programme evaluates the comparative digital competitiveness of constitutent companies…

Environment

From Farm to Fork

01.10.2019, 09:10 From Farm to Fork Sodexo is the first global food services company to connect its corporate financing to food waste reduction targets, following a pledge by CEO Denis Machuel at the annual meeting of Champions 12.3 coalition partners which supports UN efforts to reduce food loss and waste. The move which introduces a…

Education

Exploring the Future of Wellness

23.09.2019, 17:24 Exploring the Future of Wellness A research collaboration between Sodexo and uOttawa LIFE Research Institute will assess the impact of emerging technologies on wellbeing and healthcare delivery. Sodexo has pledged Canadian $217,000 (€150,000) for the first year of the three-year partnership, with funds being allocated towards three projects initially. Thomas Jelley, Vice-President of the Sodexo…

News

Sodexo Joins G7 Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) Coalition

23.08.2019, 14:09 Sodexo Joins G7 Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) Coalition The OECD has recognised Sodexo’s leadership in tackling gender inequality by including the French multinational food and facility services group in its listing of G7 Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) coalition partners. In 2018, Sodexo undertook an internal Gender Balance Study to expand previous…

Contracts

MedStar Health Contract for Sodexo

28.03.2019, 12:20 MedStar Health Contract for Sodexo MedStar Health which operates more than 120 community entities in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area, has awarded an integrated food services contract for ten hospitals to Sodexo. Under the agreement, Sodexo will enhance and expand patient and retail dining services, provide 24-hour dining, catering and vending, and introduce a…

Education

Catering for Lifelong Learning

20.03.2019, 09:39 Catering for Lifelong Learning Jim Jenkins, CEO of Universities East for Sodexo North America, considers the practices tertiary education providers can follow to make job-related training even more fulfilling for an estimated 63 per cent of U.S. employees who are professional learners. It has been over 30 years ago since I finished college…

News

International Property Award for APAC House

15.03.2019, 08:10 International Property Award for APAC House Sodexo’s APAC House regional headquarters building in Singapore has won an award in the Office Category of the 2019 International Property Awards. The awards which are split into regions covering Africa, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Canada, the Caribbean, Central & South America, Europe, the United Kingdom…

News

Encourage Mums into Leadership

11.03.2019, 11:40 Encourage Mums into Leadership Compass Group and Mumsnet, the UK’s largest network for parents, have launched a Leadership Accelerator Programme with training provider, Corndel, to support mothers returning to work. Focused on advancing women into leadership positions, the programme will provide tailored support and training for maternity returners who manage teams. Discussing the…

Appointments

Senior Appointments at Bartlett Mitchell

07.03.2019, 13:21 Senior Appointments at Bartlett Mitchell Bartlett Mitchell has appointed Neil MacLaurin, former managing director of Keith Prowse and former Chair of event caterer Absolute Taste and hospitality group Fabulous Fan Fayre, as a non-executive director. The UK contract caterer has also appointed James Greetham, a former managing director of Sodexo Prestige Venues & Events…

Construction

IFMA Foundation Scholarship Program

06.03.2019, 09:09 IFMA Foundation Scholarship Program The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program from students of facility management and related disciplines worldwide. The program which was launched by the IFMA Foundation in 1991 with support from industry sponsors, the association’s national chapters, and the wider facilities management community,…

Net Zero

RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook 2019

26.02.2019, 12:48 RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook 2019 Sodexo has received a SAM Gold Class award in recognition of its sustainability practices for the 12th consecutive year. The award recognises the top 1 per cent of companies in their industry peer group. Under its Better Tomorrow 2025 plan, Sodexo has committed to aligning its corporate development and…

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