1. Sodexo

2. 1966 founded by Pierre Bellon, Marseilles, France €18 billion in consolidated revenue €984 million in operating profit 420, 000 employees in more than 100 sectors In 80 countries on 33, 400 sites Serving 75 million consumers Core Values Include: Service Spirit, Team Spirit, and Spirit of Progress Guided by Ethical Principles of: Loyalty, Transparency, Respect for People, and Business Integrity

3.  10, 000 employees Recognised as top employer for 3 consecutive years  1 million consumers served daily  230+ clients ( Corporate, Education, Health Care, Remote Sites, Senior Living, and Sports and Leisure)  750+ sites  850+ services

4. Approved vendors with liability insurance Federal inspection (especially for meat products) Conform to their standards/specifications Uninterrupted timely supplies (free of delivery and infrastructure problems) SYSCO – Moncton, Halifax is the main Sodexo supplier

5. Subject to the definition of local, SYSCO – StFX Sodexo mail supplier, claims 32% of its supplies to StFX Sodexo in 2012 are from Nova Scotia not Antigonish per se.

6. Apart from local foods being fresh, tastier, and relatively safety hence no long transportation and storage is involved, why do you buy local produce?  To boost local economy as done for their lobster supplies (May – June) from Ballantines Fishermen Co- operative and Milk supplies from Scotsburn, New Glasgow

7. Local farmers inability to meet Sodexo demand in terms of frequency and quantity hence Local farming is seasonal while Sodexo demands are all year round with its peak season being Sept. – April Stringent regulations/procedures to be adhered to as stated earlier, making it impossible Buying supplies from just anyone Liability Insurance

8.  Ensure all year round uninterrupted supplies  Obtain liability insurance  Be approved vendors  Have infrastructure (transport + cold storage) to ensure timely delivery supplies  Federally inspection for meat products

9.  Form a Farmers Producer Co-operative like SYSCO that would serve as a one-stop shop for StFX Sodexo  Form an alliance with MNCs so that local produce are bought during the farming season and imported only where not locally available  They need Green Houses in order to extend the planting season in the locality  Focus on households where MNC demand can’t be met Key Recommendation for Government  Award tax incentives to Companies as per the quantity of local produce they buy