Sodexo Recognized for Fourth Consecutive Year as a Top Military Friendly Employer

(3BL Media / theCSRfeed) Gaithersburg, MD - November 15, 2011 - Sodexo was named one of the nation's top 100 Military Friendly Employers for its enterprise-wide focus on hiring, supporting and retaining military veterans and reservists, according to GI Jobs, the premier publication for post-military employment. The GI Jobs list recognizes the best corporate recruitment and retention programs aimed at veterans. This is the fourth consecutive year that Sodexo has been included on the list, which is compiled from a review of about 5,000 eligible companies.

• Continually recognize and support our country’s service members and their families in peace, in crises and in war;

• Appreciate the values, leadership and unique skills service members bring to the workforce and encourage opportunities to hire Guardsmen, Reservists and Veterans;

• Fully recognize, honor and enforce the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act (USERRA); and

• Ensure that managers and supervisors have the tools they need to effectively manage employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve.

“Each day, the employees of Sodexo serve millions of Americans across this great nation, and we are especially pleased to be able to provide assistance to our reservists and their families as they serve our country,” said Chavel.

Sodexo, Inc. (www.sodexoUSA.com), leading Quality of Daily Life Solutions company in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, delivers On Site Service Solutions in Corporate, Education, Health Care, Government, and Remote Site segments, as well as Motivation Solutions such as Esteem Pass. Sodexo, Inc., headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., funds all administrative costs for the Sodexo Foundation (www.SodexoFoundation.org), an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 1999, has made more than $15 million in grants to fight hunger in America. Visit the corporate blog at www.sodexoUSA.com/blog. 

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