Since it was founded in 2005 the Sodexo Stop Foundation has supported almost 11 million people, raised over £10 million of funds, supported 470 charities and recorded over 54,000 volunteer hours by Sodexo colleagues, clients and supply partners providing both hands-on and skills based support.
The charity is on a mission to sustainably break the cycle of food insecurity in communities across the UK and Ireland. The report found that the charity has:
- Positively impacting 1.3 million beneficiaries in 61 communities
- Launched a new community fund to enable hyperlocal microgrants
- The appointment of Asma Khan as the Foundation’s first patron
- Providing £529,000 in support to 37 partners through grant-giving schemes
- Around 200 volunteers recorded more than 1,000 volunteering hours during National Volunteers’ Week in June 2025
- Empowering women is central to the Foundation’s mission to tackle food insecurity at its roots and in 2025 alone the Foundation enabled support for around 672,000 women
Patrick Forbes, chair of the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation and business support director at Sodexo UK & Ireland, said: “In this special year we have positively impacted 1.3 million beneficiaries across 61 communities supported by our first-ever patron, Asma Khan, and raised an amazing amount at our annual fundraising dinner - we thank everyone who took part and helped achieve this.
“We also saw a record number of volunteer hours recorded during National Volunteers’ Week, a testament to the power of working together. Our colleagues volunteering, alongside our supply partners and clients, continue to be the cornerstone of the Foundation’s work and we are grateful to every one of our volunteers for their commitment to making a difference, every day.”