Press Coverage

2006

AMonline.com (August 2, 2006)
U.S. Eating Habits Still Favor Value and Convenience
Aramark Corp. research indicates more than half of Americans try to watch nutrition More>

StarNewsOnline.com (July 29, 2006)
Restaurants pile on food as health advocates sound alarm
A lot of Americans say they want to eat healthier these days, but increasingly, restaurant chains are not buying it. More>

Nation's Restaurant News (March 13, 2006)
'Healthy' shift in product marketing required an evolution in guests’ appetites, awareness More>  (PDF - get Adobe Acrobat Reader)

AMonline.com (March 3, 2006)
ARAMARK Research Indicates Health Consciousness Ranks Higher Among Consumers, Promotes Healthy Items For National Nutrition Month. More>

Dbusinessnews.com (March 3, 2006)
ARAMARK Supports National Nutrition Month Activities Throughout Houston; Press and Photo Opportunity: Houston Calendar of Events for National Nutrition Month More>

Nation's Restaurant News (February 27, 2006)
At ARAMARK, innovation center is the mother of invention More> 
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2005

Nation's Restaurant News (November 21, 2005)
Feeding the needs of health-savvy diners
Restaurant executives talk trends and share tips for pumping up nutritious menu offerings to strengthen sales. More> (PDF - get Adobe Acrobat Reader)

USA Today (October 20, 2005)
Diners want more info and smaller entrees
Diners would like to offer restaurants some tips, but we're not talking cash. They want restaurants to offer half-portion entrees and nutritional information on the menus. "As people go through different stages of life, their eating style at restaurants changes, and their needs change," says Chris Malone, senior vice president of marketing for ARAMARK. More>

HealthFinder (October 17, 2005)
Americans Look for Health on the Menu
Survey finds nutrition plays increasing role in dining-out choices. More>

Food Management (April)
ARAMARK Receives the Best Customer Service Concept Award for Helping Customers Eat Better
System helps patrons quickly choose foods consistent with their diet plans.
What: Just4U. Where: ARAMARK-managed corporate dining, healthcare and higher education accounts. The Big Idea: With a confusion of popular diet regimens, consumers are having an increasingly difficult time finding menu choices that are both appealing and consistent with their particular eating plans—especially in the time-constricted lunch hour windows of the typical onsite environment. ARAMARK's Just4U program features hundreds of healthier menu choices tagged with easy-to-understand nutritional information and bold menu identifiers that quickly allow customers to discern meal options consistent with six different diet approaches: low-carb, low-calorie, low-fat, "heart healthy," vegetarian and vegan. More>

2004

Nation's Restaurant News (November 11, 2004)
On-Site Foodservice, Page: 18
"The American Dietetic Association gave its stamp of approval to the Just4U menu platform developed by ARAMARK. The approval, which signifies that Just4U meets with strict guidelines for identifying healthful menu items, means that ARAMARK may use the ADA symbol on Just4U point-of-sale materials." More>

Washington Post (July 20, 2004)
Catering to Corporations
"ARAMARK's research found six types of diners in the population. It uses these categories to tailor the menus at its facilities. ARAMARK did market research to understand types of diner and how they eat. It came up with six dining profiles and conducts surveys at each cafeteria to tailor its menu mix." More>

FoodService Director (July 15, 2004)
ARAMARK unveils customer profile research
Customers say they'll do their part, if foodservice operators do theirs, in the fight against obesity. A majority of the consumers surveyed in an ARAMARK study say that they are ultimately responsible for their food choices when dining outside the home, but very few report being able to find healthy choices when eating out. ARAMARK has released findings from research completed in January, and according to its results, customers are looking for half-size portions, healthier salad dressing, more nutritious value meals, more accessible nutritional information and appealing healthy choices, among other things. More>

Food Management (July 1, 2004)
Contractors Promote Healthy Eating
"Just4U … features easy-to-understand nutrition information and bold menu identifiers to make it easier for diners to find the foods that fit their eating preferences." More>

Nation's Restaurant News (June 21, 2004)
Menu Trends On-Site Sales Drivers: NUTRITION
"For proof that nutrition finally has become a mainstream trend, look no further than ARAMARK... At the University of Pennsylvania, where Just4U has been tested since mid-April, ARAMARK has seen a 25-percent increase in the number of customers asking about healthful items and a 13-percent rise in the number of customers ordering low-fat foods." More>

CBS Morning News (June 3, 2004)
"ARAMARK, America's biggest cafeteria operator for businesses, hospitals and colleges, is creating a special healthy menu."

Associated Press (June 3, 2004)
"Requests for more nutritional information and positive response to low-fat sandwiches … prompted ARAMARK to study their customers' dining styles …. The research showed that 50 percent of the company's customers wanted healthier options." More>

USA Today (June 3, 2004)
Food service company to reduce fat, carbs, calories ; menus to see wider selection
"ARAMARK, the nation's largest food service company … plans to add 600 recipes to its repertoire -- many with reduced calories, less fat and fewer carbs …. The move could affect the daily eating habits of 15 million Americans and add nutritional marketing voltage to a $23 billion industry that has seen sales growth slow." More>