College Students Get A Taste of Dutch Delicacies as Sodexho Brings Its Global Chef Program to Local Dartmouth Campus

DARTMOUTH, MASS., October 3, 2005-Sodexho USA, foodservice provider to over 900 college campuses in the United States, announced today the kickoff of its sixth Global Chef exchange, a month-long international chef residency that brings top Sodexho chefs from around the world to the US, giving customers a taste of authentic international cuisine.

The program begins this week as Patrick Cox, from Sodexho Netherlands, arrives at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMASS) for a week of culinary extravaganza. Chef Cox will be working with local Sodexho culinary teams to prepare authentic Dutch cuisine and present his exhibition style of cooking for thousands of students, faculty and staff during his stay. Chef Cox will also share his international expertise on the campuses of the University of Vermont, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and The College of New Jersey.

“We are honored to have Chef Cox with us on campus and looking forward to his special Dutch creations,” said Anthony Delligatti, Sodexho general manager on campus. “The Global Chef program has been extremely successful on other Sodexho campuses and we know it will be a rewarding and enriching experience for our students on the UMass campus.”

A nine year veteran of Sodexho, Chef Cox is currently the catering manager at the Hoge School Zuyd in the Dutch city of Heerlen. He brings with him 17 years of professional experience including extensive training as a culinary instructor and as executive chef for a number of prestigious restaurants and institutions throughout The Netherlands. He has had the honor to prepare dinners for such dignitaries as Dutch prime ministers, several members of the Dutch royal family and Dutch governmental administration.

During the month of October, UMASS students will be able to taste such authentic hoofdgrechten (main courses) as Hollandse visschotel met groentemix en basmatirijst (Dutch fish casserole with mixed vegetables and basmati rice) and Boerenkoolstamppot met worst en spek (stew of curly kale with sausage and bacon), not to mention mouth-watering desserts like Parfait van hazelnoten en chocolade en een vanillesaus (parfait of hazelnuts and chocolate with vanilla sauce).

Sodexho USA (www.sodexhoUSA.com) is the leading provider of food and facilities management in the United States, with $6 billion in annual revenue and 120,000+ employees. Sodexho USA offers innovative outsourcing solutions in food service, housekeeping, grounds keeping, plant operations and maintenance, asset management, and laundry services to more than 6,000 corporations, health care, long term care and retirement centers, schools, college campuses, military and remote sites in North America. Headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD, Sodexho USA proudly serves as the official food service provider for the US Marine Corps.