Sodexo set to snap up Irish care firms

Global services company Sodexo is buying Irish-owned companies Elder Home Care Limited and Home Care Training Limited.

The acquisition is subject to approval by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

Operating in 80 countries, Sodexo is a provider of quality of life services, including on-site services, benefits and rewards services and personal and home services.

Set up in 2005, Elder Home Care, which trades under the name Comfort Keepers Home Care, is a ...