The French Sodexo Group is a multinational company in the catering and travel services industry, founded in 1966 in Marseille, France, with a turnover of 18.236 billion euros in 2012, a global workforce of 308,000 employees, and 23,900 branch companies in 76 countries.
With more than 40 years of experience, Sodexo Union has become one of the world's largest multinational companies engaged in food service and integrated logistics management, and is ranked in the list of Global 500 companies. By the end of 2005, the Sodexo Alliance had 324,000 employees worldwide and over 20,000 subsidiaries in 76 countries.
Sodexo was founded in 1966 by Mr. Pierre Blanc, listed on the Paris Stock Exchange in 1983 and in New York in 2000, and headquartered in Paris, France, it became the world's largest logistic catering company in 1995. In 1998, SODEXHO MARIOTTE HOTELS & RESTAURANTS (Sodexo Group's shareholding: 48.4%) was established and became the largest hotel and restaurant chain in North America. 2001 Sodexo Group merged with SOGERES (France) and Wood Dining (U.S.A.). The main shareholders of Sodexo Group include: SOCIETE BELLON SA (38.63%), 1.67% of employees, 36.88% of French social shareholders, 21.23% of foreign social shareholders and 1.59% of others.
46% of the Sodexo Group's business is realized in North America, 32% in Europe, 13% in the United Kingdom, 3% in Africa and 6% in Africa and Asia.
Sodexo is the world's number one food service company, with an annual turnover of 11.4 billion euros, or 98% of the Group's total turnover, followed in the world by COMPASS (UK) and ARAMARK (USA). Sodexo provides high quality integrated catering services to enterprises, governmental organizations, schools, hospitals, residential communities, nursing homes and other units. Sodexo can also provide catering management and services to large construction sites on land or in the ocean, specialty dining centers, cultural facilities, etc., including catering services to the U.S. Marine Corps and offshore oil rigs.
Sodexo, as the world's second-largest service card company, has been promoting its service card business under the brand name "SODEXHO PASS" in 26 countries since 1978, covering a wide range of service areas such as restaurant cards, gas cards, gift cards, job cards, and pharmacy cards. The annual turnover is 248 million euros.
Sodexo, as the world's largest company specialized in river cruise and port services, with an annual turnover of 9,500 euros, owns SPIRIT CRUISE, BAY STATE CRUISE, BATEAUX LONDON, PARISIENS and PARIS CRUISE. PARISIENS), Paris Sightseeing Ship Company (BATOS PARIS), etc. The 39 cruise ships of the above companies carry 4 million passengers annually.
In January 2000, the Sodexo Group merged its Sodexo Field Bases Group with Universal Services to create the Universal Sodexho Group, the world's largest provider of field base services. The Group operates more than 400 facilities worldwide and employs 16,000 people. Its global range of field services includes technical maintenance, security, recreational facilities, horticulture, convenience stores, supermarkets, pest control, waste disposal, sewage treatment, medical and fire protection, as well as catering and boarding services catering to different ethnic cultures.
In addition, Sodexo offers a wide range of services in infrastructure, including architectural design, delivery and installation of building materials, facility management, and a wide range of logistics, including: material management, warehouse management, personnel transportation, and even aircraft refueling.
Sodexo, a leader in quality of life solutions, was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Paris. Sodexo is dedicated to creating value for its customers and improving their quality of life every day, with a focus on catering, business support, engineering and amenity services.