Honored for Culinary Excellence, Chefs Span the Globe During ARAMARK International Guest Chef Exchange

This week marks the beginning of a cross-cultural culinary journey for 26 chefs chosen to participate in ARAMARK’s 12th Annual International Guest Chef Exchange. ARAMARK (NYSE:RMK) is a professional services organization, providing world-class culinary experiences for clients and customers in 20 countries. As the highest honor awarded to ARAMARK chefs, the International Guest Chef Exchange is the company’s annual, long-standing commitment to its culinarians. "These men and women represent some of the finest chefs in the world and we are very proud of the work they do every day,” said Joseph Neubauer, ARAMARK Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The International Guest Chef Exchange is a way to honor those chefs and the commitment to culinary excellence they demonstrate to our customers, our guests, and our client partners.” Starting September 30th, 13 chefs from Ireland, Germany, Japan, England, China, Belgium, Korea and Spain will travel to ARAMARK accounts all over the United States, sharing tips, talents and tastes from their home countries while learning more about food service at their host accounts. In mid-October, 13 chefs from ARAMARK accounts in the United States will spend time with hosts in other countries for the second leg of the globe-trotting exchange. All 26 chefs will convene at two invitation-only Culinary Showcases – one at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, steps from ARAMARK’s world headquarters, and the other in Brussels, Belgium – to demonstrate the world-class culinary experiences awaiting ARAMARK customers, clients and potential clients all over the world. From September 30 through October 11, the following ARAMARK International Guest Chefs will visit host accounts in the United States. Chef Name, Home Country U.S. Host Locations Olivier Moisson, Belgium Ashland, MA and Princeton, NJ Chen Jiang Feng, China Knoxville, TN and Greenville, NC Mike Schoene, Germany Houston, TX Michael Wurster, Germany Philadelphia, PA Denise Weir, Ireland Atlanta and Duluth, GA Jenna Hill, Ireland Dallas and Fort Worth, TX Kazuya Shinji, Japan Richmond, VA Masaharu Tamura, Japan Richmond, VA and New York, NY Jaeseon Choi, Korea San Francisco, CA and Tampa, FL Luis Zarata Coronado, Mexico Philadelphia, PA Jaume Pujol Guixe, Spain Cincinnati, OH; Philadelphia, PA and Newark, DE Steve Smith, England Houston, TX Daniel O'Connell, England Minneapolis, MN   From October 21st through November 1st,the following ARAMARK International Guest Chefs from the United States will visit other host accounts.   Chef Name, City, State International Host Locations Tom Gunn, Harwood, TX Dublin, Ireland John Karangis, New York, NY London, England Dominic Rivera, Moline, IL Seoul, Korea John Ryan, New York, NY Brussels, Belgium Paul Basciano, Chapel Hill, NC Edinburgh, Scotland and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England Robert Miller, Richmond, KY Tokyo and Toride, Japan Jack Aspinall, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX Kildare and Dublin, Ireland Matthew Titzer, Indianapolis, IN Muroran, Sapporo and Tokyo, Japan Matt Smythe, Greenville, NC Hamburg and Frankfurt, Germany Frederick Lee, Meadowbrook, PA Mexico City and Queretaro, Mexico Marco Garcia, Anaheim, CA Os de Balaguer and Barcelona, Spain Mike Tracy, Boston, MA Beijing, China David Poirier, Ashland, MA Frankfurt and Bonn, Germany For more information on the 2006 ARAMARK International Guest Chef Exchange, or for an invitation to the October 12th Culinary Showcase in Philadelphia, please contact Doug Warner, 215-238-3316, warner-doug@aramark.com. About ARAMARK ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award-winning food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses around the world. In FORTUNE magazine's 2006 list of "America's Most Admired Companies," ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry, consistently ranking since 1998 as one of the top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated by peers and industry analysts. The company was also ranked first in its industry in the 2006 FORTUNE 500 survey. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 240,000 employees serving clients in 20 countries. Learn more at the company's Web site, www.aramark.com