[vendtalk] Sodexo Wins $766M U.S. Marine Corps Foodservice Bid, subcontracts 40%

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Joaquin luna

On Aug 9, 2011, at 4:12 PM, "Vandervoort's" <vandervoorts at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Vending Times
> Issue Date: Vol. 51, No. 8, August 2011, Posted On: 8/9/2011 
> 
> Sodexo Wins $766M U.S. Marine Corps Foodservice Bid
> 
> Emily Jed; Emily at vendingtimes.net  
> 
> 
> GAITHERSBURG, MD -- Sodexo Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide
> foodservice at 20 U.S. Marine Corps garrison mess halls on the West Coast.
> The deal is valued at $766 million over the life of the contract.
> 
> The French catering giant was awarded a contract to operate 31 mess halls in
> February. That contract is said to be worth over $900 million. | SEE STORY
> 
> With the addition of the new contract, the foodservice giant will serve a
> total of 51 sites in Arizona, California, North Carolina, South Carolina,
> Virginia and Washington, DC. 
> 
> More than 40% of Sodexo's contract with the U.S. Marine Corps are serviced
> through subcontracts with small, minority, disadvantaged and women-owned
> businesses, and with organizations that represent the interests of
> individuals with disabilities. 
> 
> Sodexo, with U.S. operations headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD, posted $21.8
> billion in revenue in 2010. 
> 
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