Universal Sodexho North America is part of the Sodexho Alliance, created in Marseille, France in 1966. The company provides food and management services worldwide. Its eight areas of expertise include business and industrial, prestige, defense, correctional, health care and senior services. Sodexho also offers service vouchers and cards in areas of public authorities, as well as public and private organizations. In 2001, Sodexho became one of the companies to be listed in the Financial Times Stock Exchange s FTSE4Good index. This index is comprised of European companies with the strongest records for sustainable development. Sodexho s North America is located in Harahan, La.