Stop Hunger: Fighting Food Insecurity

Hunger remains a critical global issue, with 733 million facing it globally. Despite efforts, food insecurity continues to rise, driven by conflict, climate change, and economic crises.

As a global industry-leading food services provider, it is our responsibility to act.

We founded our philanthropic cause, Stop Hunger , in 1996 to support the mission to end hunger and food insecurity. Over the last decade more than 100 million people have benefited from its work. This cause matters deeply to many of our clients and partners, who join us in supporting Stop Hunger. Through Better Tomorrow 2028 we will continue to strengthen this commitment and expand our impact.

How Stop Hunger works

Stop Hunger operates worldwide through emergency hunger relief, food assistance, and programs that empower women and younger generations. These initiatives help people gain the resources and skills necessary to build sustainable futures. We support Stop Hunger through fundraising and volunteering. Sodexo employees can volunteer for a day with Stop Hunger on full pay through the volunteering policy.

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child dies every 10 seconds from malnutrition
partners supported by Stop Hunger
beneficiaries reached worldwide over the last 10 years

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Stop Hunger in action around the world

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Water takes center stage as Stop Hunger marks 30 years of fighting hunger
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Stop Hunger, 30 years fighting for a hunger-free world
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Stop Hunger Celebrates the Younger Generation Taking Action for a Hunger-Free World
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Stop Hunger FAQ:

Businesses should help tackle hunger and malnutrition because access to nutritious food affects health, education, work, and community stability. Companies can support food security through funding, charitable partnerships, employee volunteering, food donations, and community investment.
This work also supports corporate social responsibility and sustainable development goals such as Zero Hunger. When businesses act with credible nonprofit and community partners, they can help meet immediate food needs while strengthening trust with employees, customers, and local communities.
Organizations can create lasting social impact through workplace giving and volunteering by connecting employee support to trusted charities and local food security initiatives. Workplace giving may include payroll donations, fundraising, matched giving, food drives, or company-backed donation campaigns.
Employee volunteering can add time, skills, and local support to community programs. These activities have more lasting value when they are consistent, well-organized, and linked to long-term partnerships rather than one-off events.
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Addressing hunger helps build stronger communities because reliable access to nutritious food supports physical health, learning, wellbeing, and economic participation. When people are less affected by food insecurity, they are better able to attend school, work, care for family, and participate in community life.
Businesses can support this by investing in food security programs, partnering with local charities, and helping improve access to healthy food. These actions can reduce pressure on community services and support more inclusive local development.
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Partnerships help accelerate progress toward ending hunger and malnutrition by combining resources, expertise, and local knowledge. Businesses may contribute funding, employee time, supply chain support, or visibility, while charities and community organizations often understand local needs and deliver support directly.
Collaboration can make food security programs more coordinated and effective. Long-term partnerships also help organizations learn what works, avoid duplicated effort, and build local capacity for more sustainable community impact.
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Organizations can measure community investment by tracking activities, outputs, and outcomes. Useful measures include funds raised, employee volunteering hours, participation rates, meals or food provided, people supported, active charity partnerships, and the reach of local programs.
They should also review broader outcomes such as community wellbeing, employee engagement, service quality, and progress against CSR or sustainability goals. Transparent reporting helps organizations show accountability, improve future programs, and focus resources where they can create the most useful social impact.
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Fighting hunger and food insecurity

How Stop Hunger works

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Stop Hunger in action around the world

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Belonging and Inclusion

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Stop Hunger FAQ:

Why should businesses help tackle hunger and malnutrition?

How can organizations create lasting social impact through workplace giving and volunteering?

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Why is addressing hunger important for building stronger communities?

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How can partnerships help accelerate progress toward ending hunger and malnutrition?

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How can organizations measure the impact of community investment and charitable partnerships?

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Stop Hunger in action around the world

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Sodexo Group

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Belonging and Inclusion

How can organizations create lasting social impact through workplace giving and volunteering?

Why is addressing hunger important for building stronger communities?

How can partnerships help accelerate progress toward ending hunger and malnutrition?

How can organizations measure the impact of community investment and charitable partnerships?