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The Sodexo Difference for 2009/10
There can be no tradition without innovation.
—Earle Hitchner
If you’ll all take your seats, we’ll begin.
Welcome back, one and all, to another school year and all its challenges, promises, and rewards. Once again we renew our commitments to expand our knowledge of the world around us, to understand the past and prepare for the future, and to enliven our minds, fortify our bodies, and enrich our spirits.
All of us at Sodexo are honored that you’ve chosen us once again to prepare and serve the meals that will nourish our children during the school day.
What’s more, we accept the responsibility to meet the economic challenges of our time by implementing a three-part service strategy that encompasses
- Global Resources
- Statewide Efficiency
- Local Control
Think of it this way: Sodexo’s global presence brings nearly unlimited human and financial resources to the most efficient statewide purchase and distribution of products and services that always will be controlled by the local districts we ultimately serve.
 Here is a small sampling of what we’ve accomplished working together for the Jamestown district.
Sodexo’s commitments to nutritional and culinary education and to wellness are manifest in such special events as the hosting of parent lunches, and multiple in-school appearances by Lift-Off (our nationally renowned wellness character).
Sodexo has partnered with the Rotary Club to help organize and otherwise support its annual fundraising breakfast.
Sodexo has been flattered to be asked to consult with the Jamestown district on union-related (lunch employees) issues and on methods to drive student participation (installation of a Premium Meal Panini station, twice-per-week pizza servings at Lawn, a new point-of-sale system, etc.) and to cut food costs while maintaining quality (addition of a Fresh Fruit Ensemble, which provides seasonal selections and supports local producers).
In short, we’ll work together to preserve and expand our tradition of excellence – one that is founded upon the relentless pursuit of innovation.
And speaking of innovation, we are very pleased indeed to welcome you to our newly re-conceived website, www.sodexori.com.
These pages represent what we like to think of as a work in and about progress. Over the school year we’ll be offering a blend of tried-and-true functions and all new, cutting-edge applications.
Our website already serves as your primary source for essential information about menu selections, nutrition, community resources, calendar events, and a full range of municipal services and happenings. And that’s just for starters.
This will be a truly interactive and educational website. We expect lively contributions of ideas and content from administrators, faculty, staff, students, and parents. Thanks to the Internet’s global reach, the people, places, histories, and values of the cities and towns served by Sodexo will become familiar to people from the farthest corners of the world.
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When it comes to eating right and exercising, there is not “I’ll start tomorrow.” Tomorrow is a disease. – V. L. Allineare
Let’s get the ball rolling. As some of you may know, Rhode Island has implemented new nutrition requirements (RINR) for all public schools. Sodexo applauds these standards, and we remain committed to meeting and even exceeding them.
Here’s what to expect:
Grains – All grains served (rice, breads, pasta, cereal, pizza etc.) will be whole grain or wheat products.
Fruits/Vegetables – Students will be offered three servings of fruits and vegetables at lunch: one serving will be dark green or orange, and another will be a fresh or raw vegetable or fruit
Cooked Legumes – One or more servings of cooked legumes (dried beans, peas or lentils) will be offered each week.
Sodium – Lower the sodium intake will be accomplished by serving low sodium products.
Milk/Juice – The following choices will be available each day:
A. 1% or skim, non-flavored milk.
B. Flavored milk with 1% or less fat and no more than 4 grams of total sugar per ounce.
C. 100 % juice
The sales of extra entrée will no longer be available.
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
—George Bernard Shaw
It’s time to get to work. So we’ll conclude this Welcome Back message by recalling what we believe is the most revealing aspect of our service to the community.
Sodexo did not come into our state. Sodexo comes out of Rhode Island.
This inescapable truth may be expressed simply:
- The overwhelming majority of Sodexo employees live where they work.
- Most were born where they work.
- Most own or rent homes where they work.
- And most have children enrolled in the schools where they work.
Sodexo has called Rhode Island home for close to 20 years. When our partnership began, no one could have predicted with any degree of certainty the social, economic, and cultural changes that would impact our lives so powerfully over the next two decades. All we could know with confidence then was that significant, systemic change would take place and that, working together, we would spare no effort or expense to guide our youth and indeed our communities safely through whatever lay in store.
Our hands are on the helm. Our course is true.
Let the work – and the fun – continue!
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