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| 2025 | Sodexo aims to complete its goal of sourcing 100% sustainable fish and seafood globally. |
| 2025 | Sodexo plans to transition to 100% free-to-roam pork, including group-housed and gestation crate-free systems, by the end of the year. |
| March 2025 | IRCTC was accorded navaratna status by the Government of India. |
| 2025 | During the Prayag Kumbh Mela, IRCTC provided tent accommodations to visitors, expanding its hospitality services. |
| March 2025 | IRCTC was granted Navaratna status. |
| February 2025 | Michael Svagdis was named CEO of campus and government services in the US. |
| December 9 2024 | Novolex, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, announced the acquisition of Pactiv Evergreen for $6.7 billion, with the deal expected to close in mid-2025. |
| July 2024 | Darden Restaurants agreed to acquire Chuy's restaurant chain, expanding its portfolio of casual dining restaurants. |
| October 26 2023 | Sodexo's market capitalization was recorded at 11.5 billion euros. |
| August 2023 | Sodexo concluded its fiscal year, reporting revenues of €28.1 billion and an underlying operating profit of 699 million euros. |
| May 3 2023 | Darden announced the acquisition of Ruth's Hospitality Group Inc. for $715 million in an all-cash transaction. |
| April 17 2023 | The New York Times reported allegations of migrant children illegally working overnight shifts at a Pactiv Evergreen factory in Illinois. |
| March 6 2023 | Pactiv Evergreen announced the closure of its Canton, North Carolina plant in the summer, which would impact 1,100 workers, and an additional 160 employees would lose their jobs in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. |
| February 2023 | A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed PCRM's lawsuit against the USDA and HHS regarding dietary guidelines. |
| 2022 | Following the death of Pierre Bellon, his daughter Sophie Bellon took over the roles of chairwoman of the board of directors and CEO. |
| December 2022 | Government further divested 5% of its shares, reducing IRCTC ownership to 62.4%. |
| 2021 | PCRM sued USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, alleging the government's nutritional guidelines intentionally use complex language to promote unhealthy eating. |
| September 8 2021 | Announced the acquisition of Fabri-Kal, a manufacturer of foodservice and consumer brand packaging solutions, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Pactiv Evergreen Group Holdings. |
| August 11 2021 | IRCTC introduced a smart card system for purchasing unreserved train tickets both at railway stations and online. |
| 2020 | IRCTC began operating its first private train, the Tejas Express, running from New Delhi to Lucknow, marking a significant milestone in the corporation's train operations. |
| 2020 | During the Indian farmers' protests, IRCTC officials used passenger email data to send welfare scheme pamphlets to Sikhs from Punjab, which they denied was targeted. |
| 2020 | Created through the initial public offering of Reynolds Group Holdings Limited (RGHL). |
| 2020 |
Food truck
The online directory Where The Truck listed approximately 5,000 food trucks across Australia, highlighting the growing popularity of mobile food businesses in the country.
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| December 2020 | Government of India divested 20% of its shares, reducing its holding in IRCTC to 67%. |
| October 2020 | Passenger data of over 900,000 individuals appeared on the dark web, with IRCTC denying responsibility for the data leak. |
| June 2020 | After a directive from the Karnataka High Court, the government clarified that downloading the Aarogya Setu app was optional for train travel. |
| May 2020 | IRCTC integrated the Aarogya Setu app to track Covid-19 and initially made it mandatory for train travel. |
| January 2020 | Following successful industrial action, approximately 1,200 Sodexo employees at St Mary's Hospital and four other hospitals were brought in-house and became full NHS employees. |
| 2019 | Ajisen Ramen expanded its European presence by opening its first Nordic location at Helsinki Airport, marking a significant milestone in the restaurant chain's international growth strategy. |
| 2019 | IRCTC was listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange, with the Government retaining 67% ownership of the company. |
| December 2019 | A dispute between UNITE HERE Local 11 union and Sodexo at Loyola Marymount University threatened a planned Democratic Party presidential candidate debate. |
| October 2019 | Sodexo employees at St Mary's Hospital, London, organized by the UVW union, began protesting unfair pay and contract terms. |
| September 27 2019 | HMP Bronzefield, operated by Sodexo Justice Services, was investigated after a woman gave birth alone in her cell, resulting in the baby's death. |
| August 7 2019 | IRCTC launched iMudra, a dedicated payment wallet for its services. |
| February 2019 | Sodexo was criticized by the UK Ministry of Justice for human rights breaches at HMP Peterborough, including illegal strip-searches of prisoners. |
| 2018 | IRCTC announced plans to explore increasing revenues by utilizing passenger data, which raised privacy concerns. |
| 2018 | A security researcher discovered a vulnerability in IRCTC's free travel insurance scheme, which exposed personal information of approximately 200,000 passengers for two years. In response, IRCTC discontinued the insurance scheme and worked to fix the data exposure vulnerability. |
| 2018 | Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced that the government was exploring opportunities for IRCTC disinvestment. |
| 2018 | Denis Machuel replaced Michel Landel as CEO of Sodexo. |
| 2017 |
Food truck
The US food truck industry reached a milestone, surpassing $2.7 billion in market value.
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| April 24 2017 | Darden completed the acquisition of Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen. |
| March 27 2017 | Darden announced its intent to acquire Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen for $780 million from shareholders. |
| February 2017 |
Food truck
Food trucks were first introduced and began operating on the streets of Hong Kong, marking the start of the food truck culture in the city.
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| 2016 | Sodexo announces a commitment to source 100% cage-free eggs globally by 2025. |
| 2016 | IRCTC launched a lighter version of its website to enable ticket booking on low-speed internet connections. |
| 2016 | Maharashtra Police reported a potential leak of personal information involving 10 million IRCTC registered users. IRCTC formed a committee with officials from IRCTC and CRIS to investigate the data breach, ultimately declaring IRCTC's internal data as safe. |
| 2016 |
Food truck
During the U.S. presidential campaign, Marco Gutierrez, founder of 'Latinos for Trump', made a controversial statement about 'taco trucks on every corner' in an MSNBC interview.
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| June 2016 |
Food truck
The Boston Globe conducted a review of city health records, revealing 200 citations for food trucks, with half being minor violations and half being serious violations. Nine out of 96 licensed food trucks were closed in the city.
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