Sodexo

Sodexo is laying off 173 employees at Bentley University as Chartwells, a Compass Group brand, takes over the school's dining services contract. The cuts affect dining staff employed by Sodexo on the Waltham, Massachusetts campus as the new contractor transitions operations. The change in vendor prompted the termination of roles tied to the Sodexo dining contract; the article frames the move as a contract turnover rather than a company-wide restructuring. No specific date of the layoffs is provided in the article, nor are details about severance or rehiring by the incoming contractor included. The situation is presented as a localized workforce reduction related to the campus dining contract change.

Sodexo announced plans to eliminate a total of more than 1,000 jobs in France as part of a corporate overhaul intended to accelerate growth and boost competitiveness. The company said it would cut 963 positions, equal to about 4% of its French workforce, and a separate project tied to the group head office could result in a further 134 job losses, for a combined planned reduction of 1,097 roles. The announcement frames the reductions as part of restructuring measures rather than immediate past layoffs; no specific implementation date was provided. The cuts affect operations in France and include roles tied to the group's head office project.

UC Health will not renew its contract with Sodexo after one year, affecting close to 500 cleaning and food-service workers at University of Cincinnati Medical Center and West Chester Hospital in Greater Cincinnati. Sodexo, which handled nutrition and cleaning operations at the two hospitals for the past year, will be replaced as the health system returns to its previous vendor. The change is expected to impact nearly 500 employees, though the article does not specify exact timing or provide a specific date for when the transition or job losses will occur. The story was reported by the Cincinnati Business Courier and notes the contract change as the cause of the workforce impact rather than a corporate restructuring announced by Sodexo itself.