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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	250,000 (full-time)
Website	www.aramark.com

Aramark headquarters in Center City, Philadelphia

Aramark Limited, known commonly as Aramark, is an American food, facilities, and clothing provider, supplying businesses, courts, educational institutions, health care providers, and armed forces. It is headquartered in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Aramark is the 219th largest employer on the FORTUNE 500^[2]. Since 1968 in Mexico City, the company has provided services at 14 Olympic Games, including Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008. They have also been the subject of a number of disputes regarding labor practices and business ethics.^[3]^[4]

[edit] History

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 changes its name to Aramark.
In 2001, Aramark returns to the New York Stock Exchange as a public company under the RMK ticker.
In 2004, Aramark acquired a 90% stake in the Ireland catering company Campbell Catering.
In 2006, a group of investors led by Neubauer proposed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of the Aramark Corporation, which was approved by shareholders.
In January 2007, the merger is completed.

[edit] References

^ "Contact ARAMARK." Aramark. Retrieved on August 24, 2009.
^ http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2007/snapshots/118.html
^ http://www.knowmore.org/wiki/index.php?title=ARAMARK
^ http://newhavenindependent.org/archives/2008/04/aramark_is_out.php

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v • d • e Philadelphia-area Corporations (Including the Delaware Valley)

Philadelphia-based Fortune 1000 Corporations (by rank)	Sunoco (60) • Comcast (84) • Cigna (139) • Aramark (214) • Crown Holdings (328) • FMC Corp. (781) • Pep Boys (794)

Delaware Valley-based Fortune 1000 Corporations (by rank)	Companies listed above, plus: AmerisourceBergen (29) • DuPont (74) • Lincoln National Corporation (277) • Campbell Soup (311) • Toll Brothers (375) • Unisys (400) • UGI Corp. (435) • Jones Apparel Group (470) • SunGard (472) • Ikon Office Solutions (507) • Universal Health Services (511) • Burlington Coat Factory (579) • VWR International (609) • Charming Shoppes (642) • Airgas (671) • Teleflex (708) • Vishay Intertechnology (724) • Penn National Gaming (797) • Ametek (915) • Genesis HealthCare (927) • Cephalon (930)

Other notable Philadelphia-based businesses	Amoroso's • AppLabs • Beneficial Bank • Colonial Penn • Philadelphia Media Holdings • Radian Group • Tasty Baking • Urban Outfitters

Notable Philadelphia-based professional partnerships	Ballard Spahr • Blank Rome • Cozen O'Connor • Dechert • Drinker Biddle & Reath • Duane Morris • Morgan, Lewis & Bockius • Pepper Hamilton • Saul Ewing

Other notable Delaware Valley-based businesses	Aqua America • Bentley Systems • Brandywine Realty Trust • Boscov's • Carpenter Technology Corp. • GSI Commerce • Forman Mills • Liberty Property Trust • Rita's Water Ice • Vanguard • Wawa • Wilmington Trust • WSFS Bank

Notable Delaware Valley-based US headquarters of foreign businesses	ACE • AgustaWestland • AstraZeneca • GlaxoSmithKline • HSBC Bank USA • ING Direct • SAP America • Siemens Medical • Shire Pharmaceuticals • Sovereign Bancorp • Subaru • Teva Pharmacueticals • TD Bank

Notable Delaware Valley-based division headquarters of US corporations	Acme (SuperValu) • AlliedBarton & Pinnacle Foods (Blackstone) • Keystone Helicopter (United Tech.) • Centocor (J&J) • Delmarva Power (Pepco Holdings) • Hercules (Ashland) • MAB Paints (Sherwin-Williams) • MBNA (Bank of America) • McNeil Laboratories (J&J) • Neoware (Hewlett-Packard) • PECO (Exelon) • QVC (Liberty Media) • Rohm and Haas (Dow Chemical)

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