So Joseph Neubauer's newly public Aramark is gearing up from its No. 3 position.
Can Aramark weather the economic uncertainties that come along with doing business in South America?
The U.S., where Marriott Management Services and Aramark were entrenched, was much tougher to conquer.
He got a call from William Fishman, cofounder of Automatic Retailers of America (now Aramark).
That last prosaic task both masks and exemplifies the vital role that outsourcers like Aramark play.
Big companies such as Cigna and Aramark are considering leaving town, along with more skilled graduates.
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Globally, there could be room for a strong No. 3 if that is what Aramark must remain.
Aramark also has an education-services and day-care unit, but food and building services is 75% of revenues.
With more students requesting healthful alternatives to the notorious cafeteria fare, Aramark will offer a "fresh foods" concept.
On campus Aramark customizes to suit such longtime customers as New York University.
For a longer-term solution, they decided to send a catering rig from food services company Aramark to Port Arthur.
Aramark came along, and now Heinrich can get a bratwurst and beer at his seat in stadiums from Hamburg to Nuremberg.
The six teams in the GSA can exert considerable pressure on concessionaires like Sodexho and Aramark, that will yield immediate results.
Seamless North America LLC was spun off from Aramark Corp. last fall.
For the most part, the media mob is eating food prepared by Aramark, the food services giant and the official convention caterer.
Despite a global economy that's still hurting, Aramark is staying on course.
And Aramark has prepared many items that have a meaningful Texas connection.
He had dibs on the head of the line: Aramark handles Ellis Island's concessions, audio tours and special-event services for the U.S. government.
Elior's home base would give Aramark a foothold in Europe's largest market, where it is noticeably absent, and an increased presence in Spain.
In June Stever quit Cintas--one of its drivers was her friend and let her out of her contract early--and now rents from rival Aramark.
In May last year we told readers how Philadelphia-based outsourcing giant Aramark was aiming to extend its outsourcing know-how in a big way overseas.
"South America is an area where we will continue to expand our presence very quickly, " says John Zillmer, Aramark's president of food and support services.
Aramark's return on assets is even more favorable: In its latest fiscal year it was 5.5%, compared with 2.8% for Compass and 1.8% for Sodexho.
One key for Aramark is a secondary business: providing company uniforms.
When its custodians noticed how unusually dusty the dinosaur area was getting, Aramark's technicians traced the problem to air flow from the cooling system and rejiggered it.
"There's still a huge untapped market out there--there's no reason to believe that there isn't enough share to go around, " says Amanda Tepper, who covers Aramark for J.
Once upon a time, a local beer distributor could hook up with a stadium concessionaire like Aramark or Levy and get his brand added to the mix.
Like Compass and Sodexho, Aramark has tried to partner with local operators in the hope of eventually buying the company (as Aramark did last August with its Korean affiliate, Arakor).
"The U.K. is a very attractive market and one where we're particularly focused, and we're excited about near-term prospects in Spain, " says John Zillmer, president of Aramark's food and support services group.
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