Our history

How did a small start-up based in Marseille become a world leader in services? Here’s how we grew our ambition and our activities, while always focusing on our original values and mission.

Sodexo, bringing us together for 60 years

Meet the 60 stakeholders who make Sodexo the company it is today. Discover the portraits and stories which reflect the diversity of our business, partners, clients and their communities. These people – well-known or not, partners, employees, clients, and stakeholders – fuel Sodexo’s growth and will continue to shape our business for the next 60 years.

Sodexo 60th anniversary book cover
  • We landed our first major contract with the CEA, the French Research Institute for Atomic Energy in 1966. 

    50 years later, we are happy to say that we are still delivering food services for the CEA in Pierrelatte.

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