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Letter to the Editor: Sodexo not a ‘soulless multinational’

This article was published on September 22, 2011 and may be out of date. To maintain our historical record, The Cascade does not update or remove outdated articles.

Print Edition: September 21, 2011

Hello Jack:

In the recent edition of The Cascade you refer to Sodexo as one of the ‘soulless multinationals’ in your take on burgers.

Sodexo – just some of things we did this past year:

  • Sodexo provided over 20,000 meals to children in need in the city of Vancouver this past summer through our STOP HUNGER imitative.
  • Sodexo provided over 2.5 million meals this past summer to children at risk of hunger in major cities across North America.
  • Sodexo provided free meals to the Chilean miners and their families during the harrowing two-month rescue mission in 2010.
  • Sodexo raised funds through their charitable foundation to fund local projects for the hungry – most notably the recent cash donation from Sodexo UFV to the Abbotsford food bank and a cash donation made to the victims of the recent Japan earthquake from Sodexo UFV.
  • Sodexo provides a bursary for UFV students annually because we believe in giving back to the institution and the community.
  • Sodexo provides an annual meal free of charge for residents of Baker House as a welcome back gesture.
  • Sodexo provided free in-service culinary sessions on techniques and healthy eating for employees and students at UFV.
  • Sodexo has launched ‘The Better Tomorrow Plan’, because it believes in working to leave a better and more sustainable world for future generations.

Hardly a soulless multinational, would you not agree? You know Jack, you can do your own research and I would recommend that you Google the Sodexo Foundation so that you can be informed. All companies, large and small are just made up of people like you and me earning a living.  Every day over 400,000 Sodexo employees go to work to provide services for our clients and customers worldwide, and we do it with both a sense of service, and pride.

Douglas Fowler
General Manager / Directeur général
University of the Fraser Valley / Université de la Vallée Fraser
Sodexo Canada, Education Division / Division d’Éducation

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