Sodexo hosts global program to combat hunger and malnutrition

Under Michel Landel's initiative, Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo (PARIS:SW) (OTCBB:SDXAY), the 380,000 Sodexo employees across the globe are invited to join forces this month for the annual Sodexo "Servathon". Held each April, the Servathon is a global program that works to engage employees in all 80 of Sodexo's host countries to donate food, serve meals and raise money to help the one billion people that suffer from hunger and malnutrition around the world.

Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Daily Life Solutions, has an ongoing commitment to help those who face hunger and malnutrition in the communities where it operates. The company's global STOP Hunger initiative works to fight hunger and malnutrition through four main focus areas: volunteering, sharing expertise, food donations, and financial donations. In 2010, Sodexo had STOP Hunger programs in 39 countries where 422 major initiatives were connected to 277 NGOs and associations.

The Sodexo Servathon is coordinated under Sodexo's STOP Hunger initiative. Last year, 28 countries (including Mexico, Austria, China, Madagascar, and Russia) across five continents took part in hunger relief activities during Servathon. More than 39,000 Sodexo employees participated in various volunteer and fundraising activities and worked to collect over 175,000 kilos of food for organizations working to end hunger.

"Sodexo employees touch the daily lives of 50 million people around the world. They give life to service spirit to improve the Quality of Daily Life of all the people we serve, said Michel Landel, Sodexo CEO and President of Sodexo STOP Hunger Association. We are proud of their commitment to combat hunger and malnutrition in their local communities, which is the concrete development of our values and fundamentals".

The worldwide programs lead under the STOP Hunger initiative are in line with Sodexo's global sustainable development strategy, the "Better Tomorrow Plan." Including priority commitments for the environment, nutrition, health, and wellness, Sodexo has committed to develop its STOP Hunger program in the 80 countries where the Group operates by 2020.