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Let's learn more about Sweden.
Today: Privatisation and public outsourcing as crooked as ever.

Matfabrik stod klar före storaffären \| Inrikes \| SvD		Food Factory was built before large order \| Domestic \| SvD
När Sodexo den 28 januari 2008 invigde matfabriken var det med perfekt timing. Två veckor senare lanserade det multinationella företaget vad man i ett pressmeddelande kallade "en helt ny måltidsservice för sjukhus, som endast är möjligt i ett modernt utrustat kök."		When Sodexo January 28, 2008 inaugurated their food factory, it was with perfect timing. Two weeks later the multinational company launched what it in a press release called "a completely new food service for your hospital, which only is possible in a modern equipped kitchen."
Då återstod bara 11 dagar innan landstinget skulle dra igång Sveriges största upphandling någonsin av just sjukhusmat.		That was just 11 days before the county council would begin the largest procurement ever of exactly food for hospitals.
När Sodexo i juni samma år skrev under ett kontrakt med landstinget värt 1,6 miljarder var det efter en upphandling utan konkurrerande anbud.		In June the same year, Sodexo signed a contract with the county with SEK1.6 billion (€150 million), after a bidding process without competitive bids.
Och flera av kraven som landstinget ställde var skräddarsydda för Sodexo:		And many of the requirements of County Council were tailor made for Sodexo:

by someone (s0me1smail(a)gmail(d)com) on Thu Jul 2nd, 2009 at 12:10:14 PM EST

Re: Thursday Open Thread (4.00 / 4)

Only in Portugal... Oh! Wait!

by Torres on Thu Jul 2nd, 2009 at 12:39:41 PM EST
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