Sodexho Recognized as Leader in Corporate Social Responsibility by Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

GAITHERSBURG, Md., November 15, 2007 -The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce presented Sodexho, Inc., the nation's leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services, with its 2007 Corporate Social Responsibility Award at its annual Business Awards dinner last night.  

Sodexho focuses its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs in three primary areas: protecting the environment, improving the quality of life for its employees, customers, clients and vendors and fighting hunger and its causes.  

“It is not enough for us to be the leading company in food service and facilities management, we must also be a leading corporate citizen in each of the communities in which we operate,” said George Chavel, president & CEO of Sodexho, Inc. “We don't do things because they make Sodexho look good, we do these things because we can have a positive impact and improve the quality of daily life for people whenever and wherever they come together."

Sodexho has been nationally recognized for its commitments to diversity, being named a best place to work by DiversityInc., Working Mother, Latina Style and others. Worldwide, the company has also been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, World Index and STOXX Sustainability Index for three consecutive years. This year, Dow Jones also recognized the company as a supersector worldwide leader on sustainability.  

Sodexho, Inc. has been a member of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce since August 2001. The company employs over 2,500 in the Washington, D.C. area and 120,000 nationwide.

Sodexho, Inc. (www.sodexhoUSA.com) is the leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with $7.3 billion (USD) in annual revenue and 125,000 employees. Sodexho serves more than ten million customers daily in corporations, health care, long term care and retirement centers, schools, college campuses, government and remote sites. Sodexho, Inc., headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., is a subsidiary of Sodexho Alliance (www.sodexho.com). Sodexho, Inc. funds the Sodexho Foundation (www.helpstophunger.org), an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 1999, has made more than $9.2 million in grants to fight hunger in America.