LATINA Style Names Sodexho to its 50 Best Companies for Latinas
LATINA Style magazine has named Sodexho to its list of the 50 Best Companies for Hispanic women to work for in the United States.
GAITHERSBURG, Md., October 9, 2007 - LATINA Style magazine has named Sodexho, the nation's leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services, to its list of the 50 Best Companies for Hispanic women to work for in the United States, citing Sodexho's ongoing commitment to the recruitment, retention and advancement of Latinas.
The LATINA Style 50 companies will be honored on February 7, 2008, during LATINA Style's Awards Ceremony and Diversity Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C., and will be recognized at an exclusive Awards Reception at the White House. This year's Awards Ceremony and Diversity Leaders Conference will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary of the program.
"We are honored, once again, to be ranked among LATINA Style's 50 Best Companies in America," said Rohini Anand, Sodexho's global chief diversity officer and senior vice president. "At Sodexho, we recognize the value of having a diverse workforce and work hard to ensure that all our employees have opportunities for professional growth. We pride ourselves on creating an environment where everyone feels valued and included."
LATINA Style 50 selects companies that integrate the best employment policies and resources as they relate to Hispanic women. More than 800 companies were evaluated. The primary areas of evaluation included leadership programs, profit sharing, educational opportunities, dependent/child-care support, education reimbursement, Latina representation in senior positions, flexible work schedules, scholarships for employees' children and dedicated Hispanic recruitment.
About LATINA Style
LATINA Style magazine broke new ground in 1994 to launch the first national magazine dedicated to the needs and concerns of the contemporary Latina working woman in the U.S. Focusing on the needs of Latina professionals, Latina business owners, college students and Hispanic influentials, LATINA Style is the most influential magazine reaching the Latina professional.
About Sodexho
Sodexho, Inc. (www.sodexhoUSA.com) is the leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with $7.3 billion (USD) in annual revenue and 125,000 employees. Sodexho serves more than ten million customers daily in corporations, health care, long term care and retirement centers, schools, college campuses, government and remote sites. Sodexho, Inc., headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., is a subsidiary of Sodexho Alliance (www.sodexho.com). Sodexho, Inc. funds the Sodexho Foundation (www.helpstophunger.org), an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 1999, has made more than $9.2 million in grants to fight hunger in America.
