By Brennan Wasan
Brennan Wasan
GROSSMONT COLLEGE–What is the background of “Sodexo,” the food service company which now is the subject of student complaints on campus?
Its name is an acronym from the French “Société d’Exploitation Hotelière” which the company translates into English as the “Hotel Services Corporation. Initially, the company used the acronym “Sodexho” but decided to drop the ‘h’ which is silent in French.
The company has its critics and its fans. Wikipedeia reports that critics have held protest demonstrations centering on such issues as the wages the company pays its employees and the prices it charges its customers. Fans point to the company’s record of philanthropy, underwriting efforts around the world to feed the hungry.
Ed Frauenheim, a writer for Workforce Management, described Sodexo in an article as “a global provider of food and facilities management services that was founded in Marseille, France.”
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