Sodexo teams with Slade Gorton, Contessa, Clean Fish and others in sustainable seafood program

Following up on its recently issued performance-based sustainability report last month, Sodexo has announced significant demonstrated progress for its sustainable seafood initiative, Your Better Choice in Seafood®.

The initiative has already doubled the available selection of Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certified sustainable seafood products to more than 150 SKUs for Sodexo clients and customers.

 ”Sodexo serves over 10 million meals every day in North America; 50 million globally,” said Ann Oka, senior vice president, supply management, Sodexo, Inc, “That’s 50 million opportunities everyday to influence significant changes throughout our supply chain, protecting sea diversity and ecosystems, while meeting the growing demand for great tasting, nutritious seafood.”

 Your Better Choice in Seafood represents a strategic approach to healthy, sustainable consumption of seafood that is unprecedented in the industry. In addition to doubling selections available to clients and customers, the initiative is well aligned with trends projected by the National Restaurant Association indicating increased demand for sustainable seafood and new USDA nutrition guidance, advising all Americans to eat seafood at least twice a week.

Sodexo’s Your Better Choice in Seafood

 Since first launching in February 2011, Sodexo’s sustainable seafood initiative has constantly advanced toward its commitment to have 100% of its contracted seafood certified sustainable by 2015. Through strategic partnerships with key suppliers including Slade Gorton®, Contessa® Premium Foods and CleanFish®, the initiative promotes Your Better Choice in Seafood® which is built on four key platforms:

 1. Better Variety – The most recent additions to Sodexo’s flexible, diverse line of frozen sustainable seafood are a greater variety of breaded, battered and encrusted seafood many of which are lower in fat and sodium.

 2. Better Taste – Available nationally through a network of approved regional distributors, the initiative provides a comprehensive, high quality fresh seafood program to meet Sodexo customers’ needs. Salmon, Tilapia and regional value-added fresh products are featured as well as artisan, eco-friendly offerings like Loch Duart Salmon and Laughing Bird Shrimp from CleanFish.

3. Better Standards – As the global authority in seafood quality and safety, NSF Surefish has developed an independent third party led specifications and quality assurance program for Sodexo. This program is unsurpassed in the industry for consistent, dependable quality.

 4. Better Environment – Working with the Marine Stewardship Council and the Global Aquaculture Alliance, Sodexo has forged an allegiance to support global standards of excellence for environmental responsibility and accountability in seafood.

SEAFOOD.COM NEWS [Seafoodnews.com] – October 19, 2011 –

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