ARAMARK Uniform Services Acquires Two Uniform Supply Companies; Acquisitions Expand the Company's Delivery Capabilities in the Southern California and New York City Regions.

BURBANK, Calif. -- ARAMARK Uniform Services, a leading provider of uniform and career apparel, announced it has acquired two uniform companies: L&N Uniform Supply Company and Eastern Uniform Service Corp.

L&N Uniform Supply Company, headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., rents, leases and sells uniforms and career wear to businesses throughout the southern California and Salt Lake City regions. Revenues for L&N Uniform Supply were approximately $18 million for fiscal year 2003. The acquisition, which was completed on October 4, 2004, adds approximately 2,000 business customers to the ARAMARK Uniform Services client base.

Eastern Uniform Service Corp., headquartered in Queens, New York, rents, leases and sells uniforms and career wear to businesses throughout the greater New York City region. Revenues for Eastern were approximately $3.5 million for fiscal year 2003. The acquisition, which was completed on October 4, 2004, adds approximately 700 business customers to the ARAMARK Uniform Services client base.

"The purchase of these companies further strengthens our presence in two important markets," said Stephen Donly, president of ARAMARK Uniform Services. "Both companies have served their clients well through their dedication to customer satisfaction. We look forward to continuing that tradition with ARAMARK's own hallmark for high-quality service."

About ARAMARK Uniform Services

ARAMARK Uniform Services is a leading supplier of uniforms and career apparel, providing rental, purchase and lease programs to over 1.5 million people at more than 300,000 businesses. ARAMARK Uniform Services is a division of ARAMARK Uniform & Career Apparel Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ARAMARK Corporation.

About ARAMARK

ARAMARK Corporation 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 2004 FORTUNE 500 survey and was also named one of "America's Most Admired Companies" by FORTUNE magazine in 2004, 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 200,000 employees serving clients in 19 countries.

Forward-Looking Statements

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These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.

Factors that might cause such a difference include: unfavorable economic conditions, ramifications of any future terrorist attacks or increased security alert levels; increased operating costs, including labor-related and energy costs; shortages of qualified personnel or increases in labor costs; costs and possible effects of union organizing activities; currency risks and other risks associated with international markets; risks associated with acquisitions, including acquisition integration costs; our ability to integrate and derive the expected benefits from recent acquisitions; competition; decline in attendance at client facilities; unpredictability of sales and expenses due to contract terms and terminations; the contract intensive nature of our business, which may lead to client disputes; high leverage; claims relating to the provision of food services; costs of compliance with governmental regulations and government investigations; liability associated with non-compliance with governmental regulations, including regulations pertaining to food service, the environment, Federal and state employment laws and wage and hour laws; import and export controls and customs laws; inability to retain current clients and renew existing client contracts; determination by customers to reduce outsourcing and use of preferred vendors; seasonality; and other risks that are set forth in the "Risk Factors," "Legal Proceedings" and "Management Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition" sections of and elsewhere in ARAMARK's SEC filings.

For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with ARAMARK's business, please refer to the "Legal Proceedings," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition", "Risk Factors" and other sections of ARAMARK's SEC filings, including, but not limited to, our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by contacting ARAMARK's investor relations department via its web site www.aramark.com.

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