Helping Sodexo Turn Business and Environmental Ambitions into Actions

In partnership with Ecolab, Sodexo North America has optimized its operations and achieved water, energy and waste reductions while never losing sight of its primary focus: the customer experience.

Safety is a major part of this, which is why Sodexo employs a range of Ecolab solutions to help protect workers and customers. These include product solutions that do not require personal protective equipment (PPE) and closed-loop dispensing systems. Further, Ecolab and Sodexo work together to promote food safety and avoid potentially costly incidents by rolling out to foodservice customers Ecolab Sink & Surface Cleaner Sanitizer, a food-contact surface sanitizer that cleans and sanitizes hard, non-porous surfaces via a one-step, no-rinse solution.

Other solutions include:

• 3D TRASAR™ Technology for Cooling Water, which protects cooling equipment and maximizes cooling water efficiency for water, energy and emissions savings.
• SMARTPOWER™, which delivers exceptional dishware cleanliness while helping to reduce the environmental impact of foodservice operations, in part through decreased wash times and less plastic packaging than traditional five-gallon plastic pails.
• Aquanomic™ Low-Temp Laundry Program to consistently deliver white linens and significant water and energy savings vs. traditional laundry programs that typically use higher water temperatures.
• Sanitizing Wash ’n Walk No Rinse Floor Cleaner, a one-step floor cleaning and sanitizing solution that saves water and energy while increasing productivity. (based on the elimination of the floor rinsing step from instructions for recommended use as determined through Ecolab testing)

Ecolab also helped this customer improve:

• Productivity
  • By reallocating 814,000 labor task hours
• Assets
  • By reducing and eliminating repair and replacement costs of key water system assets
• Human Health and Safety
  • By enhancing worker safety via automated dispensing and closed packaging systems

The results in this case study are based on customer-specific data from January to December 2024 and are based on a comparison of our current Ecolab product selection versus typical baseline Ecolab products for this industry. The savings values are estimated by Ecolab based in part on assumptions and limitations intended to reflect typical industry practices. Results may vary for other businesses based on factors and circumstances in their operations.