Sodexho, or more properly Sodexho Alliance, is a Frenchmultinational corporation, the largest provider of food and management services in the world. It is present in 72 countries.
It was founded in Marseille in 1966 by Pierre Bellon. Since 2003, it has been directed by Jean-Michel Dhenain and Michel Landel.
Sodexho notably operates cafeterias in companies, public agencies, institutions, schools, colleges, universities, hospitals and even private prisons.
SodexhoAlliance, or simply Sodexho, (Euronext: SW, NYSE: SDX) is a French multinational corporation and one of the largest foodservice companies in the world.
Sodexho's turnover for the year ended 31 August 2004 was €11.245 billion.
Sodexho establishes activities in the Americas, Japan, South Africa and Russia, and reinforces its presence in the rest of Central Europe.