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-- Two New Facilities will Support Growing Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Industry in Canada and the Caribbean -- ARAMARK (NYSE:RMK), a world leader in professional services, announced that its Cleanroom Services operation now includes state-of-the-art facilities in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and in Toronto, Ontario. These two new sites join ARAMARK's other facilities located in Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA, and Scranton, PA. All facilities are capable of providing both sterile and non-sterile reusable cleanroom garments. These newly opened facilities are full-service processing centers specializing in processing cleanroom garments for the Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Medical Device and Microelectronics industries. Although their focus is primarily on the care and handling of reusable cleanroom apparel, both provide a complete service line of disposable cleanroom items as well. "This expansion increases our ability to service the international cleanroom garment needs of our Canadian and Caribbean customers," said Brad Drummond, president of ARAMARK Uniform Services. "Their opening represents another chapter in the exciting growth within our Cleanroom Services group." ARAMARK Cleanroom Services has been serving the leading pharmaceutical, medical device and microelectronics customers in the United States for more than 20 years and has developed a complete line of garments that meet the requirements of all segments of the industry. These include custom garments developed for specific applications including coldroom cleanrooms (less than 50 degrees Fahrenheit) and custom over-the-head garments used during tissue culture. In order to be effective, a cleanroom laundry must maintain a controlled environment which is rated as the same as or better than the environment where the garments will be used. Therefore, when processing uniforms used in a Class 100 Cleanroom, the laundry itself should be a Class 100 or better. The facility in Bayamon, Puerto Rico is a Class 100 (ISO Class 5) cleanroom processing facility. It is 21,000 square feet of newly refurbished space that opened in September 2005. What makes ARAMARK's cleanroom rental programs unique is each garment is bar-coded and tracked using ARAMARK's exclusive CleanTrak(TM) System. It is the most comprehensive tracking system in the industry. Whenever the garment comes into the cleanroom laundry facility, its barcode is scanned. Whenever the garment has undergone a predetermined number of laundry cycles, it is removed from service and replaced with an identical garment. In addition, ARAMARK cleanroom garments are designed with specific features to enhance their performance in the cleanroom. For instance, ARAMARK Cleanroom Services use gamma compatible coil zippers to reduce the amount of contamination that passes through the zipper; thumb loops on the sleeves to prevent skin exposure at the wrist; and conductive cuffs on Electrostatic Dissipative (ESD) garments to provide the most effective electrical connections. "Uniforms are an integral part of key industries, and ARAMARK again is taking the lead in providing quality uniforms for such specific businesses including flame resistant (FR) clothing, and uniforms used in the food processing and healthcare industries," Drummond said. "It is rewarding to play such an important part in the daily lives of our customers in North America and off the mainland as well," he added. 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 19 countries. Learn more at the company's Web site, www.aramark.com