ARAMARK And University of Illinois- Chicago Partner in New Food Services Contract.

Business Editors

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2002

ARAMARK (NYSE:RMK), a world leader in managed services, announced today that it has been awarded the contract to manage food service at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Annual sales of the new contract are initially estimated at $8 million with a term of up to five years, renewable for five additional one-year periods.

ARAMARK will manage food service for the more than 35,000 students and faculty at retail dining locations across the campus. The company will also manage food service at the campus childcare facility, concessions at the university's athletic pavilion and premium catering for university events.

"We are grateful for the opportunity to enhance many aspects of campus life at the University of Illinois at Chicago," said Joseph Neubauer, Chairman and CEO of ARAMARK. "We look forward to becoming an integral part of the university community by building a long-term partnership with students, faculty and the university administration."

ARAMARK also manages uniform services at the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign campus and the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria.

In the higher education sector, ARAMARK provides managed services at more than 400 colleges and universities in the U.S. The company manages food, facility and other support services for campuses -- including dining services, catering, management of retail dining sites and convenience stores, design and operation of dining facilities, facilities management, groundskeeping, energy management, building commissioning and custodial services.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is a comprehensive public university located in the heart of one of the nation's largest metropolitan areas. It is one of three campuses of the State of Illinois' land-grant university, the University of Illinois.

ARAMARK is a $9 billion world leader in providing managed services -- including food, facility and other support services, uniform and career apparel, and childcare and early education. ARAMARK has leadership positions serving the business, education, healthcare, government, sports and recreation sectors.

In 2002, ARAMARK is rated No. 1 in the outsourcing services category in FORTUNE Magazine's 'Most Admired Companies in America' and is among the Top 50 companies overall. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 200,000 employees serving customers in 17 countries. Additional information on the company is available at www.aramark.com.

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