March is National Nutrition Month. A time to focus not only on how much you eat, but what you eat. For the 2011 campaign, the emphasis is on color – the colors on your plate! With the theme "Eat Right with Color," the focus is on incorporating colorful fruits and vegetables into your diet.

At Sodexo, healthy eating and good nutrition are a key part of our culture, and we are incorporating them into many of our business segments. For example, in Education Services, you will find National Nutrition Month promotions at our college campus accounts. Read more»

Sodexo was ranked #2 on the 2011 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity® list, affirming its position as a benchmark employer in leveraging diversity and inclusion expertise as a competitive advantage in business. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Sodexo has been recognized on DiversityInc’s Top 50 list. In addition to DiversityInc’s Top 50 ranking, they also release specialty lists of the top 10 companies in various key areas. Read more»

Sodexo, Inc. was named to the 2011 NAFE Top 50 Companies and 10 Nonprofits for Executive Women by the National Association for Female Executives. The list recognizes organizations whose policies and practices encourage women’s advancement and whose numbers at the highest levels of leadership demonstrate that commitment.

Sodexo’s initiatives to promote gender equality in the workplace have had tremendous results, including a 76 percent increase in the number of women in executive and senior leadership positions from 2006 to 2010. Despite reduced management hiring in the last fiscal year, hiring of women has continued to grow. Today, more than 45 percent of Sodexo’s managers are women.

Sodexo was named a recipient of the 2010 Excellence in Practice Award from the American Society for Training & Development for its Sodexo University course "Come Alive with Sodexo," which helps new Sodexo managers flourish and grow throughout their first year. The program introduces employees to the company, its strategy, required compliance training, software applications training, critical operations functions, management techniques and personal development.

Sodexo received the first annual President’s Award from Bread for the World and the Alliance to End Hunger, recognizing the company’s outstanding achievements in alleviating hunger in the United States and around the world.

"It’s an honor to be named as the first corporate recipient of this award," said George Chavel, president and CEO, Sodexo North America. "It is a tribute to the service spirit of our employees, and an honor that we share with the many clients, customers and vendor partners who greatly contribute to our work to end hunger." Read more»

Sodexo, Inc. has developed a comprehensive, industry-leading Sustainable Seafood Initiative, including a commitment to have 100 percent of its contracted fresh and frozen seafood certified as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) or Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) by 2015.

Sodexo’s Sustainable Seafood Initiative, "Your Better Choice in Seafood," is part of Sodexo’s Better Tomorrow Plan, the company’s global roadmap for sustainability. The commitment to source sustainable seafood is one of 14 Better Tomorrow commitments to the environment, nutrition, health & wellness, and support for local communities. Read more»

As you may know, Sodexo has a history of offering solid facilities management services to our customers. Now, we are expanding our offerings to include specializations in energy management.

Sodexo’s Energy Initiative focuses on providing our clients in all markets with energy solutions aimed at reducing energy consumption. Examples of some of these solutions include analyzing client facilities to inspect windows, lighting, heating and cooling systems, insulation and the overall efficiency of the buildings to identify inefficient systems to replace or operate more efficiently. Read more»

Spring Career Fairs are always an exciting time for Sodexo as we seek out our future leaders and reconnect with alumni from leading colleges and universities. When you visit a Sodexo booth, be prepared and get the biggest bang for your buck! But before you go, here are some tips:

How to prepare before the Career Fair/Job Event:

• Have copies of your updated and error-free resume
• Jot down employer booths that you would like to visit Read more»

Sodexo recognizes that the loved ones in our lives are at the heart of everything we do. Therefore, Sodexo offers resources to help employees take care of their families.

Whether you need medical coverage for a member of your household, mental health assistance, child care resources, caregiver help or legal advice, Sodexo has a resource available to employees for these and other issues. Read more»