Sodexo Live! partners with the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Sodexo has become an Official Supporter of Paris 2024 alongside Sodexo Live! A strategic partner of major international sporting and cultural events, Sodexo Live! was selected to provide food services to the Olympic Village during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Choosing expertise
After two years of preparation by the Sodexo Live! teams, the company has been entrusted with all food services for the Olympic Village. Sodexo Live! will provide up to 40,000 daily meals for the 14,850 athletes of the 388 Olympic and Paralympic delegations taking part in the competition and will also be responsible for providing food services to the general public at 12 competition sites.
For this partnership, Sodexo Live! is building upon its well-established expertise in premier level and prestigious sporting events, such as the Super Bowl, Roland-Garros, the Rugby World Cup, and the Tour de France.
Partner of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games with a sustainable culinary selection that combines nutrition and enjoyment
In a country like France, whose culinary talent is world-renowned, Sodexo Live! plans to offer a selection of food tailored to the needs of high-level athletes, without compromising on taste. To achieve this, the menus will be developed in collaboration with specialized nutritionists and members of Paris 2024 Athletes’ Commission.
Shared environmental and social values
Beyond the proposed food services, this partnership represents shared vision and social and environmental values. “Alongside the Sodexo Group, which is deeply committed to CSR, we share a commitment to responsibility in the Olympic Games,” emphasizes Tony Estanguet. Sodexo Live! will actively contribute to this commitment by optimizing its infrastructure and equipment and by establishing a sustainable food services model, from its food purchasing policy to food waste, including minimal use of plastic packaging.
At the same time, driven by a common interest in a social and solidarity-based economy, Sodexo Live! will focus on hiring employees with disabilities, from priority areas to account for at least 21% of its workforce. “Our commitment to social and environmental progress will empower us, alongside Paris 2024, to take up the challenge of hosting the Olympics with a positive impact,” Nathalie Bellon-Szabo boasts.
The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a major event that will showcase the expertise of the Sodexo Group, with the help of all our employees.
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