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Aramark

Type	private
Founded	1959 (as Automatic Retailers of America)
Headquarters	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Key people	Davre Davidson, founder Joseph Neubauer, CEO
Industry	Managed Services
Products	Managed Services
Revenue	▲$11.33 Billion USD (2005)
Net income	▲$314.69 Million USD (2005)
Employees	150,000 (full-time)
Website	www.aramark.com

Aramark headquarters in Philadelphia

Aramark Corporation is a private company that renders food services to students, patients in hospitals, and prison inmates. The organization\'s main headquarters are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Aramark has approximately 242,500 employees working in 20 countries.

History

In 1901, Davre Davidson born.
In 1936, Davre Davidson begins the Los Angeles company that will eventually become Aramark.
In 1959, the company becomes ARA (Automatic Retailers of America)
In 1969, ARA officially becomes ARA Services, to reflect its growing range of businesses.
In 1983, Joseph Neubauer is elected CEO of ARA Services.
In 1994, ARA Services evolves into Aramark to reflect the change in its business relationships and its commitment to customers.
In 2001, Aramark returns to the New York Stock Exchange as a public company under the RMK ticker.
In 2006, a group of investors led by Neubauer proposed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of the company, a move shareholders overwhelmingly voted to approve.
In January 2007, the merger is completed.

Aramark has ranked in the Forbes Magazine Most Admired Companies from 2001-2007. The company has also contributed to many charity organizations including Hurricane Katrina relief. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Aramark set up loans to feed refugees in the Houston Astrodome and other venues within 26 hours of the storm.

Aramark US Offshore Services - Logistical Challenges

With onshore and offshore oil and gas operations in 20 countries, providing hotel services to drilling rigs, platforms, and marine vessels is a logistical challenge for the company. The Technical Logistical Services Team provides the following services to the oil and gas installations to make living in remote areas seem closer to home.

Hotel and Catering Services
Housekeeping and Cleaning
Stores Procurement/Control
Bedding/Towels/Furnishing Provisions
Laundry (onshore/offshore)
Personal Protective Equipment
Uniforms
Shop Services
Soft Drinks Vending

The logistical challenges are to deliver HACCP-safe food products to thousands of workers offshore and at remote land camps on a timely basis to the correct remote site in a certain part of the world. Globally, the logistics of these services is key to the success of the operations. The morale on the rigs is closely tied to the quality of the food and the cleanliness in the quarters. ARAMARK cascades the benefits of its global knowledge to each local site and maximizes a $10 billion purchasing expenditure to deliver these logistical services.

It is necessary to use market technology to meet oil and gas corporate environments such as:

Electronic Inventory and Purchasing Programs
Online Safety Scorecards and Internal Safety Audits (Health, Safety and Environment)

Leadership

Joseph Neubauer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
L. Frederick Sutherland, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Bart J. Colli, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Timothy P. Cost, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Lynn B. McKee, Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Andrew Kerin, President, Aramark Domestic Food, Hospitality, and Facilities
Ravi K. Saligram, President, Aramark International
Thomas J. Vozzo, President, Aramark Uniform and Career Apparel Inc.
Daryll T. Campbell, President, ARAMARK Correctional Services

Current members of the board of directors of Aramark are: Lawrence Babbio, Patricia Barron, Leonard Coleman, Ronald Davenport, Thomas Kean, James Ksansnak, Joseph Neubauer, James E. Preston, Ronald Sargent, and Karl von der Heyden.

Controversy

In January of 2004, Aramark agreed to pay more than $29,000 in gratuities to employees of the Southbridge Conference Center in Boston, Massachusetts after several employees filed complaints that the company was withholding their tips. According to the complaints, the tips were withheld from January of 2002 to August of 2003Boston Globe, Jan. 28, 2004.

In January of 2006, Aramark failed a vermin inspection in the Lister Centre residence cafeteria at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/features/restaurants/database.html?r=Lister Amid allegations of substandard food quality and unreasonable pricing schemes, a petition featuring signatures of 1000 of the approximately 1800 residents of Lister Centre was submitted to Aramark to voice these concerns. Residents of Lister Centre are subject to the mandatory minimum purchase of an annual $2310 meal plan, served exclusively by Aramark. With a complete monopoly over commercial food service in Lister Centre, and a partial monopoly over the rest of the University of Alberta, Aramark\'s position on campus is considered analogous to its role in catering to the "captive market" of prisons. Concerns have been raised by the residents of Lister in regard to the quality and price of the food served. http://www.gateway.ualberta.ca/view.php?aid=5790 Similar concerns are arising in other college campuses, including the University of Virginia, Birmingham-Southern College, Virginia Commonwealth University, Arizona State University, and University of Southern Maine.

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