ARAMARK Announces First Quarter Earnings Release Date and Webcast

    Business Editors

    PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2005--ARAMARK (NYSE:RMK), a world leader in managed services, will announce its first quarter results on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 prior to the 9:30 a.m. EST open of the New York Stock Exchange.
    The company will post the earnings release on the investor relations page of its website on February 9, 2005 and host a conference call to review the results at 10:00 a.m. EST. The broadcast of the conference call will be available at http://www.aramark.com/investor_relations.htm (click on the webcast icon and follow the instructions). A replay of the call will be available at the same web address beginning at 12:00 p.m. on February 9, 2005, in the Audio Archives section of the website.
    Any additional material financial information disclosed in the conference call may be obtained by accessing the replay of the conference call. In addition, any reconciliations for non-GAAP disclosures made in the conference call also will be located on the investor relations page of the ARAMARK website under the section called Non-GAAP and Other Financial Disclosures.
    Interested parties without access to the Internet may dial the following listen-only numbers:

Domestic Callers: (800) 946-0783 International Callers: (719) 457-2658

    A digital rebroadcast of the call will also be available through Wednesday, February 16, 2005 and may be accessed using the following information:

Domestic Callers: (888) 203-1112 International Callers: (719) 457-0820 Pass Code: 7490141

    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 242,500 employees serving clients in 19 countries.

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CONTACT: ARAMARK Corporation Media Relations: Michelle Davidson, 215-238-3523 Davidson-michelle@aramark.com or ARAMARK Corporation Investor Relations: Bobbi Chaville, 215-238-3726 Chaville-bobbi@aramark.com

KEYWORD: PENNSYLVANIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: FOODS/BEVERAGES RETAIL EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS SOURCE: ARAMARK Corporation

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