Pierre Bellon

Pierre Bellon is a French billionaire businessman, the founder of Sodexo, a multinational food service and facilities management company.

• Pierre Bellon founded Sodexo in 1966 with 100,000 francs as a catering and cruise company in Marseille, a port city in southern France.
• Bellon began to expand Sodexo internationally in 1971; it now feeds 100 million people in 80 countries daily.
• In January 2018, Sodexo acquired a majority stake FoodCheri, a French start-up delivering fresh meals in Paris.
• After 50 years, Bellon retired as chairman of Sodexo in January 2016; he remains chairman emeritus. His daughter, Sophie, is now chairwoman.
• Pierre Bellon helped write and edit a book called “I’ve Had A Lot Of Fun: The Sodexo Story.”