LOOKING AFTER THE PENNIES
“We Are Living in
Unparalleled Times”
The statement “we are living in unparalleled times” has never been more relevant than it is today – pressures on catering budgets have never been greater.
How Do Independents
by Sodexo Manage
Key Cost?
Food and Consumables
We understand controlling food spend requires real focus and robust management. We do this by:
Utilising our centralised supply and procurement management experts to leverage our global purchasing power.-
Coordination planning to minimise delivery costs. with logistics partners using tri-temperature vehicles for multiple suppliers (including SMEs).
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Menu management using DRIve will provide the on-site team with real time purchase costs, recipe bank, allergen management, wastage analysis and weekly reporting packs.
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Supplier flexibility, allowing chefs to choose the best value deal.
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Chef training plans to focus on financial budgeting.
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External benchmarking of our suppliers. We provide benchmarking and analysis of our supplier costs compared to benchmark data, demonstrating our performance and value.
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Utilising our centralised supply and procurement management experts to leverage our global purchasing power.
-
Coordination planning to minimise delivery costs. with logistics partners using tri-temperature vehicles for multiple suppliers (including SMEs).
-
Menu management using DRIve will provide the on-site team with real time purchase costs, recipe bank, allergen management, wastage analysis and weekly reporting packs.
-
Supplier flexibility, allowing chefs to choose the best value deal.
-
Chef training plans to focus on financial budgeting.
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External benchmarking of our suppliers. We provide benchmarking and analysis of our supplier costs compared to benchmark data, demonstrating our performance and value.
Employment Costs
Rewarding team members what they are worth will support our goal of reducing staff turnover. We work towards this by:
Fair rates of pay.-
Analysing current work schedules to identify opportunity for efficiency.
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Correct induction training and development programmes to retain staff.
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Managing overtime, contracted weeks, sickness and maximising output during downtime.
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Industry leading staff benefits programme to cement loyalty.
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Robustly reducing the reliance on agency staff.
Overhead Costs
We strictly manage all overhead costs and the implications of VAT to minimise the exposure to our clients. Our ‘no surprises’ policy coupled with honest and transparent reporting creates a close working relationship.
Investment
In the true spirit of partnership, we not only invest our time and effort in providing you with a quality driven catering service, but also investment in your facility and added value services. We offer so much more through flexible investment packages throughout the life of our contracts reflecting changing needs and priorities. Sharing the benefits of our global business also brings further opportunities.
Explore More About Our Food Philosophy
Ensuring that our young people have access to the best food possible is important. A balanced and varied diet promotes good health and wellbeing, both during childhood and into adulthood, and is the cornerstone of Sodexo’s social value strategy.
Explore More About Our Food Philosophy
Ensuring that our young people have access to the best food possible is important. A balanced and varied diet promotes good health and wellbeing, both during childhood and into adulthood, and is the cornerstone of Sodexo’s social value strategy.
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