CHAPTER 8

Aramark

Partnerships to Invest in the Community and Workforce

Bev Dribin

Philadelphia-based Aramark, a global professional services company, has for many years connected with the communities where employees live and work to offer a wide range of services to people in need, including job training and workforce-readiness programs.

In 2006, Aramark embarked on a process to create a company-wide community involvement strategy. Through the process, we learned that community centers, which provide a wide range of critical services to families in need, could benefit from Aramark’s greatest strengths, not only in nutrition and wellness expertise and facilities enhancement, but also in workforce readiness and education. As a company with 270,000 ...

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