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15/12/2011 IUF and Sodexo Group Sign international Framework Agreement  
Sodexo, the world's 21st largest employer with 391,000 employees worldwide and the International Union of Food (IUF) have announced the signing of an agreement confirming Sodexo's commitments to respect fundamental rights at work, namely freedom of association and collective bargaining.
14/12/2011 Sodexo crowns its winning employees  
More than 600 Sodexo employees gathered at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel in London for the company's annual Star Awards ceremony.
12/12/2011 Sodexo Defence supports awards to honour bravery  
Sodexo Defence is showing its appreciation of the work of British servicemen and women by supporting The Sun Military Awards, known as 'The Millies', for a second consecutive year.
9/12/2011 Celebrated chef Brian Turner dishes out prestigious food award to Sodexo  
Chef and restaurateur Brian Turner presented the prestigious bronze Food for Life Catering Mark to Sodexo for its commitment to transforming school food culture. The Food for Life Partnership award ceremony took place in London this week.
8/12/2011 Chefs meet the turkeys they will be cooking for Christmas  
A group of Prestige London chefs were recently treated to a trip to an organic turkey farm to see how their Christmas turkeys were being cared for in the run up to their busiest time of year.
7/12/2011 Sodexo Defence drives move towards environmentally-friendly electric vehicles  
Sodexo Defence has taken delivery of its first four electric utility vehicles as part of a programme to reduce its fuel consumption and carbon footprint.
7/12/2011 Big rise in private Christmas parties as staff book their own festive night out  
Prestige Scotland has seen a large increase in the number of private Christmas parties being booked this year by individual members of staff and friends determined to have a festive night out even though their companies have cancelled the traditional office party.
2/12/2011 Sodexo Justice Services receives two prestigious safety awards  
Sodexo Justice Services has been presented with the British Safety Council Sword of Honour for HMP Addiewell and HMP YOI Peterborough at a recent awards ceremony at the historic Goldsmiths' Hall, London.
1/12/2011 Sodexo helps dig a better future for school children  
Sodexo, a leading provider of onsite service solutions, has teamed up with Rocket Gardens to provide schools across the country with grow-your-own kitchen gardens.
23/11/2011 Duo steal the show at Conference Centres of Excellence Chefs' Challenge  
Two Sodexo employees, who work at Stirling Management Centre, have picked up an impressive six awards at the recent Conference Centres of Excellence Chefs' Awards 2011.
23/11/2011 Sodexo Helps Feed 5,000 In The Battle To Tackle Food Waste  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has joined forces with a number of organisations at a high-profile event aiming to help highlight the problem of food waste, and the many practical ways to solve it.
23/11/2011 Sodexo appoints new chief executive  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has announced the appointment of Debbie White as chief executive of its UK and Ireland business from 1 January 2012 replacing Aidan Connolly.
23/11/2011 The summer of 2012 - be more than a spectator with Sodexo Prestige  
Sodexo Prestige is powering full steam ahead with its recruitment campaign to fill thousands of vacancies needed to deliver a gold service at a number of high profile sporting events next summer.
23/11/2011 Four Wins For Sodexo At Prestigious Awards Ceremony  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has scooped four awards at the inaugural Foodservice Management (FSM) Magazine Awards.
23/11/2011 Sodexo Colchester Garrison Team Wins Top Award  
A Sodexo team has won a prestigious facilities management award for the service that it provides to the British Army at Colchester Garrison.
22/11/2011 600 employees show off talent at biggest ever Sodexo Salon Culinaire  
It was another successful year for chefs and non-chefs at the recent Sodexo Salon Culinaire which saw more than 600 employees take part in the day's activities.
24/10/2011 Top win for security team at excellence awards  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, became the ACS Champion of the Year at the Security Excellence Awards 2011, which highlights the very best people, projects and processes across the UK's security sector.
20/10/2011 Sodexo engages employees on environmental issues  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has revealed the winners of its Green Spark initiative which invited employees to submit their ideas to help make Sodexo a greener, more environmentally-friendly place.
17/10/2011 Sodexo Foundation donates £20,000 to Save the Children's East Africa food crisis appeal   ARENA Environmental Network - Northern Ireland
STOP Hunger, the Sodexo Foundation's global initiative active in almost 40 countries worldwide, has donated £20,000 to help Save the Children fill trucks with life saving food in East Africa.
27/9/2011 Booming sales for travel and hospitality packages for Rugby World Cup 2011  
Sodexo is delighted to announce that sales of travel and hospitality packages for Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) have exceeded expectations.
9/9/2011 New managing director appointed at Sodexo Justice Services  
Sodexo Justice Services has announced the appointment of Tony Leech to the role of managing director.
5/9/2011 Thousands invested for calorie labelling  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has made a significant investment in upgrading its nutritional analysis software, to help chefs provide nutritional information on the food it serves and to make it easier for customers to make informed decisions about the food they eat.
24/8/2011 Get fit and healthy through new look Healthworks  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has re-launched its Healthworks offer, which supports clients and their employees to reduce health risks, improve quality of life, and enhance personal effectiveness - ultimately helping to create a healthier workforce.
18/8/2011 Leading NHS Trusts in the South West name iPP as preferred bidder for pathology services  
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust have announced that Integrated Pathology Partnerships (iPP), a joint venture between Sodexo and Labco, is their preferred bidder to help them deliver improved pathology services across the county.
15/8/2011 Achieve award winning standards with Horticultural Services  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has launched Horticultural Services, formerly known as Land Technology, which will help establish a stronger position in the market as a specialist provider of all external and internal grounds maintenance.
12/8/2011 Delifresh re-launched with calorie labelling and GDAs  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has re-launched the Delifresh range - its own brand of sandwiches, wraps, sub-rolls and paninis, to include calorie labelling and GDAs (guideline daily amounts) with a traffic light system that reinforces the nutritional value.
10/8/2011 Sodexo launches new student survival App  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has launched its first Student Survival Guide App, which is available now to download for iPhones and androids.
9/8/2011 Keeping things clean wins Sodexo new catering contract at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has signed a new contract with Altrincham Grammar School for Girls in Cheshire worth more than £3.5m in total turnover. Sodexo will provide catering services at the school as well as cleaning which it has been already providing for four years.
19/7/2011 Sodexo achieves information security certification  
Sodexo, the on-site service solutions provider, has been awarded IS0 27001 certification - the internationally recognised standard for information security management.
19/7/2011 Sodexo offers RSPCA Freedom Food  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has become the first major contract caterer to offer products from RSPCA Freedom Food approved farms.
11/7/2011 Hooper wins prestigious Cateys award  
Phil Hooper, corporate affairs director for Sodexo UK and Ireland, this week received the most sought after accolade within the foodservices industry - the Food Service Caterer Award at the Cateys 2011, held at Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London.
6/7/2011 Sodexo wins 10-year deal with Gosport Borough Council  
Sodexo, a leading on-site service solutions provider, has won a ten-year deal to provide all horticultural services for Gosport Borough Council in Hampshire, a contract worth more than £8million.
4/7/2011 Sodexo announces industry first public commitment with national trade unions  
Sodexo, a world leading provider of on-site service solutions, is pleased to announce it has become the first in the industry to sign a National Framework Agreement with three of the UK's leading trade unions - Unite, UNISON and GMB, on Thursday 30 June.
1/7/2011 Circle and HMP Addiewell win two awards for helping families affected by imprisonment  
Circle, a Scottish charity providing community support to vulnerable children and families, has picked up two awards in June for its work with HMP Addiewell, a prison run by Sodexo Justice Services, in support of families affected by imprisonment.
20/6/2011 New three sector consortium to help deliver community justice services  
Nacro, Working Links and Sodexo Justice Services launch the Community Justice Partnership alongside their first public sector strategic collaborator.
10/6/2011 Sodexo appoints new chief financial officer  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has appointed Phil Andrew to the role of chief financial officer (CFO) for its UK & Ireland business.
8/6/2011 Sodexo achieves gold in prestigious corporate responsibility index  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has achieved a 'Gold' band ranking in Business in the Community's (BITC) 2011 Corporate Responsibility Index - the UK's leading voluntary benchmark for responsible business practice.
8/6/2011 Sodexo extends efforts to promote certified sustainable seafood through worldwide agreement with the Marine Stewardship Council  
Sodexo has signed a worldwide agreement with the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) for wild caught fish with a view to: - promoting MSC-certified seafood across the 80 countries where it operates and - maximising awareness and collaboration with both its clients and customers.
25/5/2011 Sodexo takes centre stage at industry forum on sustainability  
Sodexo, a leading food and facilities management company, has outlined practical approaches to embedding sustainability into foodservice at a top industry event.
23/5/2011 Sodexo scoops corporate responsibility award  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has won the top corporate responsibility award in the inaugural year of the Footprint Awards.
13/5/2011 Rugby star and foodie Matt Dawson launches 'Be part of it'  
Ex-England rugby star, Celebrity Masterchef winner and now Sodexo's own ambassador for health and wellbeing, Matt Dawson, this week launched the eagerly awaited new recipe range, 'Be part of it' at Thales UK in Crawley, West Sussex.
6/5/2011 Sodexo feeds Royal Wedding troops  
Whilst the world watched the Royal Wedding last week, Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, worked quietly in the background to ensure that all the troops on duty were fed and watered as they guarded one of London's most memorable and high profile events ever.
5/5/2011 35 years dedication to the industry wins Phil Hooper the Blue Ribband Award  
Phil Hooper, Sodexo corporate affairs director, took home Cost Sector Catering's prestigious Blue Ribband Award at a recent awards ceremony which took place to celebrate the success and excellence of individuals and companies throughout contract and public sector catering.
21/4/2011 Sodexo wins five-year deal with New College Swindon  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has won a five-year deal to provide catering and hospitality services at New College Swindon in Wiltshire, a contract worth almost £2.5million.
8/4/2011 Sodexo brings home Large Business Award  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, was announced as the winner of the Large Business Award by Women 1st at the recent 2011 Shine Awards - held at the Savoy Hotel, London, hosted by broadcaster Gaby Roslin.
30/3/2011 Sodexo Justice Services wins prestigious Butler Trust Commendation for its work in prisons  
Dan Grant and Danny McCarthy of Sodexo Justice Services have been awarded commendations in this year's Butler Trust Awards for their innovative use of IT in correctional settings.
28/3/2011 Sodexo's 'be.' global foodservice offer has the MIDAS touch  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has won the award for workplace catering solution at the 2011 Menu Innovation and Development Awards (MIDAS).
28/3/2011 Over 700 tonnes of waste recycled at local hospital  
Keen to be green, Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, recycled an impressive 721 tonnes, equivalent to 92% of general mixed waste whilst recovering 100% of food waste at Queen's Hospital, Romford, and all within a period of just six months.
21/3/2011 Sodexo named Business Superbrand for third year  
Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions, has again been listed as one of the UK's leading business to business brands by the Superbrands organisation.
14/3/2011 Sodexo's winning performance secures contract with sportscotland  
Sodexo has secured a contract providing catering, hospitality, vending, cleaning and bar management at sportscotland's national sports training centres in Largs, Inverclyde and in Cumbrae. sportscotland is the national agency for sport in Scotland and has operated the centres for over 50 years.
8/3/2011 New board game for school children boosts healthy eating message  
A thousand primary schools are to receive a new board game designed to teach children all about nutrition and healthy eating thanks to Sodexo, a leading provider of on-site service solutions.
21/2/2011 Sodexo Prestige Retains Exclusive Contract At Ascot Racecourse  
Sodexo Prestige, the UK's largest event caterer and provider of corporate hospitality packages, has been re-appointed by Ascot Racecourse Limited to run its conferencing and catering operation. The five year contract is worth an estimated £100m in total turnover.
16/2/2011 Sodexo Prestige Scotland planning major catering expansion in north-east of Scotland  
Sodexo Prestige Scotland, provider of catering at Aberdeen Football Club, is expanding its operations to offer external catering to clients across the north-east of Scotland.
18/1/2011 Sodexo Foundation helps young adults get into hospitality  
The Sodexo Foundation has donated £17,000 to support a two-week hospitality learning and development programme for under 25s that started on Monday 17 January at Deeside College, Flintshire, North Wales, and is delivered by The Prince's Trust, Wales.