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Sodexo chef Stuart Bowman joins mission to improve school meals in The Gambia

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo UK & Ireland’s executive chef, Stuart Bowman, recently returned from a week-long skills-based volunteering mission to The Gambia where he delivered valuable culinary training workshops aimed at improving the school feeding programmes at 422 schools. The mission, organised through a long-term partnership between the World Food Programme (WFP) and Sodexo’s Stop Hunger Foundation, is part of Stop Hunger’s YEAH! (Your Engagement Against Hunger) mission programme which focuses on helping fight food insecurity and its root causes by empowering women and younger generations for a better future. Through YEAH!, Stop…

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Sodexo and The Aurora Group celebrate decade of supporting SEND students into hospitality careers

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo UK & Ireland and The Aurora Group, one of the UK’s leading independent providers of education, care and support services for children and young people with additional needs, are celebrating ten years of collaboration focused on empowering young people to create meaningful opportunities that go far beyond the classroom – opening doors, building confidence, and helping students discover their potential in the hospitality industry. The partnership was founded by Mike Taylor, Learning & Development Manager for Sodexo’s Government business when he met an Aurora Foxes Academy student on placement…

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Sodexo’s commitment to tackling food waste recognised with two wins at 2025 ‘waste2zero’ awards

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo UK & Ireland has been named Best Resource Management Business of the Year and awarded the Best Food Waste Prevention Project Award at the 2025 ‘waste2zero’ awards organised by Footprint Media the leading voice on sustainability in the food service sector. Both awards were given to Sodexo for its pioneering WasteWatch food waste prevention programme and the outstanding impact it has had on reducing food waste and driving sustainability across Sodexo’s food services sites across the UK and Ireland. In the 12 months to 31 August 2025 food waste…

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Sodexo joins Bright Future Co-op to support survivors of modern slavery find employment

Stuart Mitchell

Sodexo UK & Ireland reaffirms its leadership in driving social mobility with the announcement of a new partnership with Bright Future Co-op to support survivors of modern slavery find meaningful employment. Bright Future, a not-for-profit cooperative, works with dedicated business members, such as Sodexo, to support survivors of modern slavery rebuild their lives with long-term employment opportunities. Working with its charity partners across the UK Bright Future offers a national matching service for individuals to find employment. When an opportunity arises the individual is offered four-week work placement, which if successful will…

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Latest Stop Hunger Foundation report reveals 11 million people positively impacted over two decades

Stuart Mitchell

The 2025 Stop Hunger Foundation report not only lays out the charity’s work over the last 12 months it also celebrates two decades of positive impact. Since it was founded in 2005 the Foundation has supported almost 11 million people, raised over £10 million of funds, supported 470 charities and recorded over 54,000 volunteer hours by Sodexo colleagues, clients and supply partners providing both hands-on and skills based support. The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation is an independent and UK-registered charity with a mission to sustainably break the cycle of food…

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