ARAMARK Awarded Contract to Manage Food Services at the School District of Philadelphia

Under the agreement, which consistent with USDA guidelines, has aminimum term of one year and is renewable for an additional fouryears, ARAMARK will manage food services in select elementary, middleand high schools. ARAMARK will also provide all vending and cateringto the District. The contract is estimated to generate $120 millionin revenue over five years.

"ARAMARK will enable the District to deliver high qualitynutrition and increase choice and participation in our meal programsin 115 of our schools," said Natalye Paquin, Chief Operating Officerfor the School District of Philadelphia. "In the last few years theDistrict has made a concerted effort to improve the quality of meals,snacks and drinks not only in our lunch rooms but also in our vendingmachines. This partnership with ARAMARK will enable us to expand ourcommitment to improve the nutrition of all our children."

"It is extremely exciting for us to partner with the SchoolDistrict of Philadelphia, working to help it achieve its highestgoals for a top-quality, efficient food service program," said JeffWheatley, President, School Support Services, ARAMARK Education."ARAMARK's goal is to be aligned with the district's mission and toimprove the overall educational experience for students, faculty andstaff by providing nutrition awareness, improving operations, boostingstudent satisfaction and achieving cost savings."

In the coming months, the students of the School District ofPhiladelphia will benefit from ARAMARK's proprietary, award-winningdining programs: the One World Cafe, 12 Spot and U.B.U. Lounge. Theseresearch-based brands are designed to reflect the habits, choices andnutritional requirements of today's elementary, middle and high schoolstudents. The 12 Spot and U.B.U. Lounge were recently recognized byNation's Restaurant News magazine with the 2005 MenuMasters Award forBest On-site Operator Menu. In addition, ARAMARK's elementary schooldining program was honored with the Best Kids' Menu award fromRestaurant Hospitality magazine.

Students will be exposed to ARAMARK's nutrition awarenessprograms, such as A.P.P.L.E.S., Treat Yourself Right, FUEL and Spike.

A.P.P.L.E.S. (Activity Plans Providing Learning Experiences forStudents) offers lesson plans focusing on topics such as dietaryissues, exercise and nutritional analysis that the teaching staff andon-site food service staff can utilize for nutrition education. TreatYourself Right is a secondary level communication program focused onreinforcing a healthy lifestyle message.

This year, the District will be implementing FUEL, a campaigndesigned to increase nutritional awareness among middle and highschool students. The program's healthy messages are communicated tostudents in various ways.

The District's youngest students will be introduced to Spike,ARAMARK's elementary level nutrition mascot. Spike has a regularpresence in districts ARAMARK serves.

"ARAMARK's approach to food service management has permitted us toseamlessly integrate our food service programs, enabling us to takeadvantage of ARAMARK's renowned operation, distribution and managementservices," said Wayne Grasela, Director of Food Services for theSchool District of Philadelphia.

ARAMARK has provided nutritious, healthy food to students for over50 years and currently partners with over 420 school districtsdelivering food service management and nutrition awareness programs tomore than 4,000 K-12 public and private schools throughout the UnitedStates.

In the Philadelphia area, home to ARAMARK's global headquarters,the company proudly provides services at the Upper Darby SchoolDistrict, Cherry Hill Public Schools, the Downingtown Area SchoolDistrict, the West Chester Area School District, Lincoln FinancialField, the Wachovia Complex, Citizens Bank Park, the PennsylvaniaConvention Center, the University of Pennsylvania and Saint Joseph'sUniversity.

ARAMARK Education provides a complete range of food, facility,uniform and other support services to more than 650 K-12 schooldistricts in the U.S. It offers public and private educationinstitutions a family of dining and facility services including:on-site and off-site breakfast and lunch meal programs, after-schoolsnacks, summer and adult feeding, catering, nutrition education,retail design and operations, maintenance, custodial, grounds, energymanagement, construction management and building commissioning. Formore information on ARAMARK's K-12 food service programs, please visitwww.aramarkschoolfood.com.

About ARAMARK

ARAMARK Corporation is a world leader in providing award-winningfood and facilities management services to health care institutions,universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, andcorporations, as well as providing uniform and career apparel. ARAMARKwas ranked number one in its industry in the 2005 FORTUNE 500 surveyand was also named one of "America's Most Admired Companies" byFORTUNE magazine in 2005, consistently ranking since 1998 as one ofthe top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated bypeers. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately242,500 employees serving clients in 20 countries.

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