Responses from Sodexo
Kristen Markley
From: Cook, Christy <Christ...@sodexo.com>
Date: Thu, May 10, 2012 at 4:02 PM
Subject: FW: Your expertise
To: Kristen Markley <kri...@foodsecurity.org>
Hi Kristen,
I forwarded these questions to Dex Tompkins that oversees our produce category and his responses are below. His contact is Dexter....@sodexo.com. Please let me know if you have further questions. Thanks again!
Christy Cook
Senior Manager Sustainability Deployment and Field Support
Offer Development Team
Campus Services
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From: Tompkins, Dexter
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 11:14 AM
To: Cook, Christy
Subject: RE: Your expertise
See below
From: Cook, Christy
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 10:30 AM
To: Tompkins, Dexter
Subject: Your expertise
1) I am particularly interested in better understanding the specific steps that a farm or alternative produce distributor possessing all required certifications (GAP, HACCP etc) and appropriate level of insurance could undertake to become a Sodexo approved vendor. What is the chain of command, both local and regional to begin this process. Please provide specific names and contact information where possible i.e. of Regional Account Manager? They could either contact me or the approved/contracted regional distributor to present themselves and their certifications. If they come to me, I would then contact the distributor on their behalf.
2) What level of traceability back to the farm do you require of your produce vendors and how do you implement this? This process is managed by the approved/contracted regional distributor.
3) Please inquire if Sodexo is aware of the type of incentivized education that RI is doing to make sure that farmers are trained in GAP and safe food handling practices and when they can show proof of this training, they are put into a special category of "approved vendors" for institutional buyers without the typical $5 million liability insurance requirement. Sodexo minimum requirement is $5m. {Christy’s comment- Keep in mind we don’t require 5M if accounts go through Sodexo approved distribution}
Christy Cook
Senior Manager Sustainability Deployment and Field Support
Offer Development Team
Campus Services
Mb: 404 217 7847
Sodexo Sustainability Report for North America
Sodexo - A Better Tomorrow Starts Today.
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Kristen Markley
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