Portrait of Danielle Bellon & family

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Danielle Bellon & family

Net worth $4.3B

Food services · France

Born
Feb 08, 1940
Age
86
Source
Food services
Residence
Paris
Citizenship
France
Marital status
Widowed
Children
4
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Danielle Bellon is the widow of Pierre Bellon, who founded food service and catering company Sodexo in 1966.
  • Pierre Bellon, who expanded Sodexo to 56 countries, died in 2022 at age 92.
  • Danielle and Pierre's daughter Sophie served as CEO of the Paris-listed business for four years until late 2025.
  • Their son, François-Xavier Bellon, is chairman of family holding company Bellon S.A.
  • Their daughter, Nathalie Bellon-Szabo, heads events hospitality arm Sodexo Live!
  • Sodexo has catered for a wide range of customers, feeding people everything from mining sites in Africa to six Olympic games since 1988.
  • According to a 2015 agreement, Pierre Bellon's four children and direct descendants cannot sell shares held in the family holding company until 2058.

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