Official Paris 2024 supporter, Sodexo Live!, will provide catering at the Athletes’ village

Sodexo Live! is an experienced partner to major sporting events and will harness its expertise to look after the 14,850 Olympic and Paralympic athletes, with three main objectives: 

• contributing to athletes’ performance by offering appropriate food for the requirements of elite sport
• creating a memorable experience for the athletes that matches this unique moment of their careers by working with several talented and iconic chefs 
• helping Paris 2024 reach its environmental and social ambitions

Sodexo Live! will also provide catering for the general public at around 15 Paris 2024 competition venues.

Nathalie Bellon-Szabo, Global CEO of Sodexo Live!, said: “Sodexo Live! is immensely proud to actively participate in this event, which will be exceptional for Paris and the whole of France. All of the teams at Sodexo Live! are now working hard to prepare a unique and unforgettable experience for the Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Our commitments to social progress and the environment will enable us to work alongside Paris 2024 and rise to the challenge of creating Games with a positive impact.”

Tony Estanguet, Paris 2024 President, said: “I am delighted that the Sodexo Group is joining the Paris 2024 adventure. We chose Sodexo Live! for their expertise, which will enable us to provide the athletes with optimal catering services. Because for them, the experience of the Games is also about food. Eating well is of course essential for performance, but it’s also about the enjoyment of meeting up to enjoy a meal with other athletes. We and the Sodexo Group, which is staunchly committed to tackling CSR issues, share the aim of delivering socially and environmentally responsible Games. And that goal starts on our plates – through the products we choose and how we recruit catering staff.”

Contributing to athletes’ performance by offering appropriate food for the requirements of elite sport

Teams at Sodexo Live! will harness their unique know-how and expertise in sports nutrition to meet elite athletes’  specific nutritional requirements. Menus will be created with nutritionists who specialise in sport and harnessing the participation of two members of the Paris 2024 Athletes’ Commission: Hélène Defrance, bronze medalwinner for sailing at the Olympics in 2016 and now a consultant in nutrition and performance; and Stéphane Diagana, a 400m hurdle champion with a wealth of knowledge on health and well‑being. 

Inventive and diverse cuisine created by iconic chefs to create an unforgettable experience for athletes

Sodexo Live! is working with talented and complementary chefs in order to share the excellence of French cuisine and provide food that is inventive, tasty and diverse.

As part of the Paris 2024 adventure, several chefs will harness their creativity, personality and drive for excellence to design a range of catering options that unite the requirements of elite sport with culinary enjoyment.

A shared ambition with Paris 2024 to deliver Games with a positive impact

Sodexo Live! will actively participate in Paris 2024’s ambition to encourage the development of a social, inclusive and environmental economy by making firm commitments:

• Optimising the infrastructure used by Sodexo by limiting the creation of temporary facilities by making use of existing structures, such as Sodexo’s logistics platform for Greater Paris.
• Designing a model for sustainable catering at every step of the way: a sustainable and local procurement policy, production methods, the fight against food waste and the elimination of plastic packaging.
• Making sure at least 15% of people recruited have disabilities, are in long-term unemployment or come from priority areas.

About Sodexo Live!

Sodexo Live! manages prestigious, cultural, and sporting venues and major events all over the world. With 40,000 employees and 500 sites all over the world, we offer our clients a range of bespoke catering, sales, and event management services, helping to transform the consumer experience into unforgettable memories. As strategic and responsible partners, we commit to unlocking our customers’ full potential while favoring local networks.

Sodexo Live! contributes to the success of prestigious events such as Royal Ascot, the French Open, the Rugby World Cup and the 2024 Olympic Games, and showcases exceptional venues such as the Eiffel Tower Restaurants, the Hard Rock Stadium, Bateaux Parisiens, Yachts de Paris, the Royal Academy of Arts in London, the Prado museum in Madrid and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. For more information, go to www.sodexo.com.  

About Sodexo

Founded in Marseille in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, Sodexo is the global leader in services that improve Quality of Life, an essential factor in individual and organizational performance. Operating in 64 countries, Sodexo serves 100 million consumers each day through its unique combination of On-site Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services. Sodexo provides clients an integrated offering developed over more than 50 years of experience: from foodservices, reception, maintenance and cleaning, to facilities and equipment management; from services and programs fostering employees’ engagement to solutions that simplify and optimize their mobility and expenses management, to in-home assistance, childcare centers and concierge services. Sodexo’s success and performance are founded on its independence, its sustainable business model and its ability to continuously develop and engage its 420,000 employees throughout the world.

Sodexo is included in the CAC Next 20, CAC 40 ESG, FTSE 4 Good and DJSI indices.

More information on www.sodexo.com.

Key figures

19.3 billion euro de in Fiscal 2020 consolidated revenues

420,000 employees as at August 31, 2020

#1 France-based private employer worldwide

64 countries

100 million de consumers served daily

11.4 billion euro in market capitalization (as of October 7, 2021)

Sodexo press contact

Mathieu Scaravetti – Tel. +33 6 28 62 21 91 - Mathieu.scaravetti@sodexo.com

Sodexo Live! press contact

Nicolas Poncy - +33 6 26 28 82 33 - nicolas.poncy@sodexo.com