Sodexo was founded in 1966 by Pierre Bellong in Marseille, France. Sodexo originally served company restaurants, schools, and hospitals under the name Société d’Exploitation Hotelière (English: Hotel Services Corporation). Today Sodexo is on the Fortune Global 500 list and is the second largest employer among all French multi-national corporations.
In 2010, the company entered into two partnerships; first with United Coffee, which will provide all coffee-related products and machines, and the second with Numi, which will provide organic teas.
After the death of Pierre Bellon in 2022, his daughter Sophie Bellon took over as CEO
By the end of 2022, Sodexo’s revenue was nearly back to the same pre-pandemic levels.
Sodexo also provides voucher services for large companies and government agencies. In April 2023, the company announced that it was going to spin off the voucher business into its own company.
Sodexo North America maintains a corporate office in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Sodexo
Sodexo was founded in 1966 by Pierre Bellong in Marseille, France. Sodexo originally served company restaurants, schools, and hospitals under the name Société d’Exploitation Hotelière (English: Hotel Services Corporation). Today Sodexo is on the Fortune Global 500 list and is the second largest employer among all French multi-national corporations.
In 2010, the company entered into two partnerships; first with United Coffee, which will provide all coffee-related products and machines, and the second with Numi, which will provide organic teas.
History
After the death of Pierre Bellon in 2022, his daughter Sophie Bellon took over as CEO
By the end of 2022, Sodexo’s revenue was nearly back to the same pre-pandemic levels.
Sodexo also provides voucher services for large companies and government agencies. In April 2023, the company announced that it was going to spin off the voucher business into its own company.
Sodexo North America maintains a corporate office in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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