Washington, D.C., April 22, 2024 - Sodexo, a global food services and facilities management leader, announced today the organization’s extended and expanded partnership with Ingleside, with a new partnership at Ingleside at Rock Creek, a Life Plan retirement community located in Washington D.C. This partnership will enhance the dining and environmental hospitality services that the residents receive while elevating Ingleside at Rock Creek as a Sodexo showcase account.

“We are proud to announce this exciting new partnership with Ingleside at Rock Creek,” said Sodexo Vice President, Business Development, Daniel Lucey. “We enjoyed working with Ingleside at Rock Creek’s senior team to deliver a customized, comprehensive, and innovative solution to align with their strategic vision to elevate dining and environmental services.”

Sodexo will deliver an elegant dining experience and innovative environmental services program for residents, staff, and guests, enriching the lives of those that live and work at Ingleside at Rock Creek. In preparation for this partnership, Sodexo researched the Washington D.C. marketplace food scene as well as amenities being offered and proposed a tailored approach to the existing dining and FM services. With this partnership now in place, residents can expect customized programs including upgraded menus and on-site dining venues, original to Ingleside at Rock Creek. Additionally, Sodexo will implement multiple therapeutic nutrition options for residents across the continuum including on-site gardening and other engagement activities.

“We were looking for enhancements and transformational elements for our dining and environmental services program,” said Jason Basile, Executive Director, Ingleside at Rock Creek. “We were able to collaborate with Sodexo to customize an offer to improve the quality of life for the residents, staff, and guests we serve. We were impressed with Sodexo’s commitment to the evaluation process and made the informed decision to choose Sodexo as a brand and company we trust to serve our community.”

About Ingleside at Rock Creek

Ingleside at Rock Creek is a life plan retirement community located in Washington, D.C., and is part of the Ingleside family of communities. The CARF-accredited, SAGECare platinum LGBT cultural competency credentialed, not-for-profit life plan community provides residents independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, rehabilitation services, home care and a social day program. Residents can engage in a wide variety of wellness and lifelong learning opportunities and access a broad range of person-centered services and extraordinary amenities. U.S. News and World Report name Ingleside at Rock Creek a Best Nursing Home in 2023-2024. Named a 2023 Best Workplaces in Aging Services™ by Great Place to Work®. Ingleside’s mission is to provide strategic and operational leadership that enables our communities and affiliates to excel in their missions.

About Sodexo North America

Sodexo North America is part of a global Fortune 500 company with a presence in 45 countries. Sodexo specializes in sustainable food service and valued experiences, in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam, at every moment in life: learn, work, heal and play. Additionally, the company indirectly supports additional jobs through its annual purchases of goods and services from small to large businesses. Sodexo North America is committed to meeting the challenges of everyday life with a dual goal: to improve the quality of life of our employees and those we serve, and contribute to the economic, social, and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. Our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all.

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