Foodservice

Sodexo acquires Nourish commissary, upgrades US food solutions

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February 1, 2021

Sodexo has expanded its workplace dining solution featuring locally sourced food solutions, Good Eating Co., to North America and completed the acquisition of Nourish Inc., a U.S. commissary kitchen with 25 cuisine options, according to a press release.

These new offers will help strengthen Sodexo's presence and delivery options in urban markets, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.

"At Sodexo, we recognize the importance of being innovative and anticipating the needs of our clients and their workforce. Never before has that need been so urgent than in a pandemic year; our clients want to provide their employees with the best infrastructure and support, irrespective of where they physically work from," David Bailey, CEO, corporate services, Sodexo North America, said in the release.

In 2017, Sodexo acquired the Good Eating Co. and its 20 years of workplace dining experience across creative, media and arts, investment and financial management and pharmaceutical industries, and has helped to grow the company's food offerings and services in the U.K and Ireland.

GEC's food program and its delivery service, Good Eating Delivered, will be powered by Sodexo's digital app, creating a contactless experience. Customers will have the option to pick up food at a client site or have it home delivered, if offered by their employer. Good Eating Delivered will debut in Toronto and Montreal in February and New York City this Spring.

Nourish Inc., in the San Francisco Bay Area, has an offsite commissary that allows its chefs to create up to 25 cuisine options, including American, Indian, Japanese, Middle Eastern and Mexican, and provides grab-n-go options and healthy snacks. Nourish Inc. will also be powered by Sodexo's app and meals will be delivered to companies and employees onsite or offsite daily.

"We are excited to bring these new powerful, innovative brands under the Sodexo fold in North America," Mike Gillespie, president, corporate services West, Sodexo North America, said in the release. "Many of our corporate dining accounts are perfectly aligned to quickly adapt and bring these concepts to market. The onsite food model has changed. We have been able to bring forth contemporary, relevant brands that we feel will complement the return to office or work from anywhere strategies of our clients and customers."

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