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Recognized for Innovation - Sodexo Education Summer Training Earns Virtual Event Excellence Award
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 16, 2011 - For the second consecutive year, Sodexo Inc. and its Education segment received a Virtual Event Excellence Award from ON24, Inc. for its 2010 virtual summer training, a program that brought together more than 4,500 Sodexo employees from across the country to share operational best practices in student well-being and the overall student experience. Read More

Sodexo Chef Andrew Cox of Harvard Kennedy School Preps for Low-Impact Throw Down at the James Beard House
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Chef Cox of Harvard Kennedy School was named one of five finalists in Sodexo's Recipes for a Better Tomorrow Culinary Competition, where chefs were tasked with creating appealing dishes that have a low environmental impact, supporting Sodexo's goals for  the environment, community, health and wellness. Chef Cox's recipe for all natural Vermont roast turkey with organic quinoa pilaf and citrus secured his opportunity to advance to the finals, where he will compete against four other finalists at the James Beard House in New York on May 18. Read more

Jazzman's Café & Bakery Launches 'At Home' Online Store
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 10, 2011 - Customers at Jazzman's Café & Bakery have another way to get their coffee fix today as the award-winning coffeehouse launches 'At Home' an online store selling a selection of Jazzman's proprietary line of specialty coffees. After a successful pilot earlier this spring, the online store is now accessible to consumers via jazzmanscafe.com or Jazzman's Facebook page. In addition, the store is conveniently accessible from smart phone mobile devices. Read more

Sodexo Again Recognized as Best Place to Work for Hourly Workers by Working Mother Magazine
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 15, 2011 - For the second consecutive year, Sodexo, Inc. has been named a "Best Place to Work for Hourly Workers" by Working Mother Magazine for having a culture and programs in place that help hourly workers succeed and advance. The magazine's list reflects best practices across a spectrum of employer policies and programs including health benefits, employee assistance programs, paid leave and training.  Read more

Re:sourxe by Sodexo Enhances In-Hospital Retail Shopping to meet Patient/Staff/Family Needs
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 5, 2011 - While hospital gift shops traditionally offer items to help patients to feel better and offer convenience items for visitors and staff, Re:sourxe by Sodexo – the new retail offer developed for hospitals by the leader in comprehensive service solutions – provides a new and critical link between the care patients receive in the hospital and follow-up care at home by increasing patient understanding of, and compliance with discharge instructions through a combination of a wide range of products as well as staffing the store with trained professionals who work with patients/customers (or their friends and family) to help them to identify the correct products they need to promote healing as well as to understand their proper use.  Read more

Sodexo Earns Melcrum Award for Engaging Hard-To-Reach Employees
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 5, 2011 - Meeting the challenges of engaging more than 120,000 employees working at more than 6,000 separate client sites scattered across the United States has earned Sodexo, the worldwide leader for Quality of Daily Life Solutions, Melcrum's 2011 Employee Engagement Award for the Best Strategy for Engaging Hard to Reach Employees. In 2010, at a time when many companies were experiencing a decline in employee engagement due to the poor economy, Sodexo had an overall five percentage point increase to an already-high level of employee engagement.  Read more

Sodexo Recognizes Winners of Youth Poster Art Contest at 2011 National Cherry Blossom Festival
(3BL Media / theCSRfeed) GAITHERSBURG, Md. - April 1, 2011 - Winning students from Washington, D.C.’s public and charter schools were recognized for their Youth Poster Art Contest entries on Family Day during the opening ceremonies of the 99th annual National Cherry Blossom Festival. Their works were showcased to thousands of festival visitors at the National Building Museum. The Youth Poster Art Contest is one of two National Cherry Blossom Festival youth programs sponsored by Sodexo Inc., the world leader in Quality of Daily Life solutions. Read more

That's a Wrap - Helena, Mont. Fourth-Grader Wows America to Win Sodexo's Future Chefs: Healthy Snack Challenge
Student's Winning Recipe, Dulcie's Wrap Duo, Makes Fighting Obesity Delicious and Fun - GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Dulcie Robertson, 9, a fourth-grader from the Helena School District in Montana won Sodexo's first-ever Future Chefs: Healthy Snack Challenge, a nationwide program that teaches students about good nutrition and encourages them to make healthy choices by creating their own nutritious snack recipes. Robertson won the national challenge when the video for her yummy Dulcie's Wrap Duo received the most votes on the program's YouTube page. Read more

 

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