Sodexo’s Healthy Vending Inspires Good Choices
Advancements in Sodexo’s Your Health Your WaySM On-the-Go leaps industry standards for healthy choices in vending with new ways to educate consumers
Sep 19, 2011 3:00 PM ET
(3BL Media / theCSRfeed) GAITHERSBURG, MD - September 19, 2011 - Sodexo, leading Quality of Daily Life Solutions company, is making it easier to choose healthy snacks, beverages and meals on the go with the recent launch of the updated Your Health Your Way On-the-Go program for its vending locations nationwide. Your Health Your Way On-the-Go, which has set a standard for healthy vending for more than six years, is raising the bar on industry standards again by revamping its healthy vending – now more than 30% of all choices will be products that meet sensible nutrition guidelines including limited calories, saturated fat, and sodium.
“We hear so often that health and convenience do not go hand in hand,” said Nasim Salimi, president, Sodexo Vending. “But, in a time when comprehensive wellness programs are commonplace for organizations, we cannot ignore that vending should and can be a part of the solution.” In addition to icons that inspire healthy choices in the Your Health Your Way On-the-Go program, the program leverages technology (yourhealthyourwayonline.com) to educate customers on the impact good choices can have on well-being. While the average Your Health Your Way On-the-Go machine has a 30% mix of Your Health Your Way-approved items (the industry average is 20%), the program also offers machines with 100% healthy options. “A vending selection can be an impulse purchase, a casual splurge, or a quick meal or beverage while on the go; this program is versatile and provides options for whatever the customer is looking to purchase,” added Salimi. Your Health Your Way On-the-Go supports several of the 14 commitments in Sodexo’s Better Tomorrow Plan, the company’s global roadmap to sustainability. It is aligned with our commitments to use our presence in extensive locations, vending included, to further varied and balanced food options, as well as to develop and promote health and wellness solutions in the communities that we serve. ### About Sodexo Sodexo in North America 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. Sodexo, world leader in Quality of Daily Life Solutions Quality of Life plays an important role in the progress of individuals and the performance of organizations. Based on this conviction, Sodexo acts as the strategic partner for companies and institutions that place a premium on performance and employee well-being, as it has since Pierre Bellon founded the company in 1966. Sharing the same passion for service, Sodexo’s 380,000 employees in 80 countries design, manage and deliver an unrivaled array of On-site Service Solutions and Motivation Solutions. Sodexo has created a new form of service business that contributes to the fulfillment of its employees and the economic, social and environmental development of the communities, regions and countries in which it operates. Key Figures (as of August 31, 2010)Sodexo in the World
15.3 billion euro consolidated revenue
380,000 employees
34,000 sites
50 million consumers served daily
80 countries
21st largest employer worldwide
Sodexo in North America
8.0 billion dollars revenue
120,000 employees
10 million consumers served daily
6,000 clients
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