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PHOENIX — SDH Education West LLC, doing business as Sodexo, is laying off nearly 500 workers in Phoenix, according to a filing with the Arizona Department of Economic Security.
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Its contract to manage campus dining concepts at Grand Canyon University’s Phoenix campus expires July 14.
After a bidding process, GCU awarded the contract to Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) to provide campus dining, retail, catering, and athletics-related hospitality programs.
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“Aramark has already expressed their intent to hire employees from Sodexo who are currently employed on GCU’s campus — both full-time and part-time student workers — and we are confident in their commitment to ensuring a smooth transition for those affected,” said Bob Romantic, spokesman for GCU.
“Aramark held a meeting on campus with those employees last week, and more are scheduled in the coming weeks.”
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