ARAMARK's Martinides Tapped for Role on Health & Nutrition Advisory B

    Business Editors/Fitness/Nutrition Writers

    PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2005--Doug Martinides, Vice President of ARAMARK Innovative Dining Solutions, has been selected as a member of the newly formed Nation's Restaurant News Health and Nutrition Advisory Board.
    The operator-focused Advisory Board, sponsored by Kraft Foodservice, periodically meets to discuss key issues regarding health and nutrition with the goal of seeking industry solutions to better meet customer needs. The Advisory Board, made of a handful of industry leaders, will also provide input regarding content for the new Nation's Restaurant News magazine Health and Nutrition Summit scheduled for September 2005.
    "I am honored to serve on this Advisory Board," said Martinides. "Customers are asking operators more and more for meal solutions that help fit their nutritional dining styles. This forum will be an opportunity for ARAMARK to share our findings with peers and also become educated on industry initiatives."
    Martinides oversees the corporation's culinary, merchandising and promotions experts in ARAMARK Innovative Dining Solutions (IDS), integrating those teams with design and strategic marketing professionals, resulting in dining solutions customized to fit the needs of the locations and dining styles of the customers.
    He is a critical member of the ARAMARK team that developed and now oversees the company's innovative healthier menu brand, Just4U(TM) - Food that fits your life! In 2003, Martinides was named one of the country's Top 50 R&D Culinarians by Nation's Restaurant News magazine. He is an honors graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and earned a BBA with an emphasis in marketing from the University of Texas at Austin.

    About ARAMARK

    ARAMARK Corporation (NYSE:RMK) is a world leader in providing award-winning food and facilities management services to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, international and domestic corporations, as well as providing uniform and career apparel. ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry in the 2005 FORTUNE 500 survey and was also named one of "America's Most Admired Companies" by FORTUNE magazine in 2005, consistently ranking since 1998 as one of the top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated by peers. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 242,500 employees serving clients in 19 countries.

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CONTACT: ARAMARK Corporation Doug Warner, 215-238-3316 warner-doug@aramark.com

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