Sodexo to lay off 173 Bentley dining workers as Chartwells assumes contract

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 cut 173 jobs in MA affecting its Dining services / campus food service team as of July 13, 2026.

LayoffTalk has tracked 13 layoff events at Sodexo since December 2024, including 926 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 3 additional events known from news reporting.