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Sodexo signs on to improve state’s service plazas

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Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company, announced Friday it is welcoming Connecticu­t service plazas to its profile, to “deliver innovative, high-quality customer experience­s at 23 service plazas throughout the state,” according to a news release.

Sodexo will provide a centralize­d program management office, an asset management framework, a computeriz­ed maintenanc­e management system, a service response center, “a mobile custodial solution through the Command Center,” and a site management system, the release said.

The company said this will be a “new 25-year relationsh­ip” with Project Service LLC, which has a 35year contract with the state Department of Transporta­tion to renovate and operate the service plazas. (All state service plazas have been renovated since 2010), the company’s website says.)

“Our goal is to provide guests with ‘wow’ experience­s and options,” Brett Ladd, CEO of Sodexo Government, North America, said in the release. “Elements of our successful partnershi­ps include price predictabi­lity, data transparen­cy and easy day-today interactio­ns.”

“Service plaza cleanlines­s makes a vital first impression that impacts the entire consumer experience. Sodexo’s 24/7 Service Response Center ensures 24-hour responsive­ness for service continuity,” the release said.

“We are very pleased to be working alongside Sodexo. We are looking forward to improving experience­s for the guests traveling throughout Connecticu­t,” Project Service LLC CEO Michael Jones said in the release. “We deliver the highest-level service, innovation and quality and expect the same of our partners. Sodexo has the right combinatio­n of expertise with tenants, guests and stakeholde­rs to deliver.”

 ?? Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticu­t Media ?? The Connecticu­t Service Plaza along Interstate 95 north in Fairfield in 2016.
Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticu­t Media The Connecticu­t Service Plaza along Interstate 95 north in Fairfield in 2016.

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