Sodexo’s Good Eating Company Commits 15% of its Food Budget to Regenerative Agriculture Practices
January 11 2022 - 9:01AM
Sodexo’s Good Eating Company (GEC) announced today that is
committing 15 percent of its food budget to source from farms with
regenerative agriculture practices by 2025 – an industry first.
Additionally, the company will identify additional producers that
meet its qualifications and are interested in converting to
regenerative practices.
"Sourcing and developing regenerative agriculture will not only
contribute to restoring our natural ecosystems but will also enrich
livelihoods in our supply chain,” said Renee McKeon, Director of
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Good Eating
Company. “The potential for regenerative agriculture is exciting
and we believe it is imperative to invest in suppliers that are
producing food in ways that cultivate healthy soils, sequester
carbon, increase biodiversity and promote equity."
In 2017, Sodexo acquired the Good Eating Company in the U.K and
Ireland and its 20 years of workplace dining experience has helped
to successfully grow the company’s food offerings and services. GEC
is a premium food brand offering breakfast, lunch and grab-n-go
food options made with locally sourced ingredients. Sodexo expanded
GEC to the United States earlier this year.
This effort is part of Sodexo’s Better Tomorrow 2025 Roadmap and
a great example of Sodexo’s commitment to source responsibly and
implement sustainable food practices.
For more information on Sodexo’s Better Tomorrow 2025 roadmap or
to learn more about the Good Eating Company, visit our
website.
About Sodexo North America
Sodexo North America is part of a global, Fortune 500 company
with a presence in 56 countries. Sodexo is a leading provider of
integrated food, facilities management and other services that
enhance organizational performance, contribute to local communities
and improve quality of life for millions of customers in corporate,
education, healthcare, senior living, government, Sodexo Live! and
other environments daily. The company employs 125,000 people at
thousands of sites in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Puerto Rico and
Guam, and indirectly supports tens of thousands of additional jobs
through its annual purchases of $20B in goods and services from
small to large businesses. Sodexo is committed to supporting
diversity, equity, inclusion and safety, while upholding the
highest standards of corporate responsibility and ethical business
conduct. In support of local communities across the U.S., in 2021,
the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation mobilized more than 11,000
volunteers to distribute 1.8 million meals to help 2.5 million
children and adults meet their immediate food needs. Since 1996,
the Stop Hunger Foundation has contributed $38 million to help feed
children in America impacted by hunger. To learn more about
Sodexo, visit us.sodexo.com, and connect with us
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Heidi Bullman
Sodexo
Heidi.Bullman@sodexo.com
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