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It is March, and St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner. In both Ireland and the U.S., home of many of Irish heritage, it is a cherished holiday. And in both, we have Guinness destinations, proprietor of the iconic Stout and more than 260 years of brewing experience. 

Aramark’s Avendra International is a leading partner in strategic procurement and supply chain management, serving a diverse array of organizations including hotels, hospitality and leisure resorts, healthcare, and educational institutions worldwide. 

Aramark fosters leadership from numerous pathways but one of our most appreciated is our work with young professionals in our Step Up to Leadership program, known as S2L, and our Accelerate to Leadership program, known as A2L.

How does Artificial Intelligence—AI—relate to Aramark? In a nutshell, Aramark is making significant strides in the hospitality industry with innovative use of artificial intelligence powered applications to enhance the guest experience, empower its operators, and further drive client business objectives. Meet Aramark’s Hospitality IQ. 

Our campus partners at Boston University recently hosted the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative (the MCURC) at the beginning of October. The Collaborative is an extension of Menus of Change®: The Business of Healthy, Sustainable, Delicious Food Choices, an initiative from The Culinary Institute of America and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Aramark has a long history with The Culinary Institute of America, in addition to its close work with the MCURC. 

We are exploring another of our Employee Resource Groups today—our PRIDE ERG—as we celebrate national coming out day, Oct 11. Our 11 ERGs are voluntary, employee-led groups made up of individuals who come together based on common interests, backgrounds, or demographic factors. Each ERG is open to all Aramark employees regardless of their background, and provides opportunities for networking, outreach, professional development, and more. 

Local Restaurant Row is an amazing dining concept that crosses through multiple lines of business at Aramark. We’re passionate about local flavor and positively impacting the communities we serve. Local restaurants—and the people who make them possible are the cornerstone of our communities. So, we partner with restaurants, food trucks and area chefs to bring authentic, local favorites and global flavors to our campuses, workplaces, and venues.

This episode explores sustainability at Aramark and busts three myths and misconceptions about climate impact and how Aramark and its partners can reduce carbon emissions. Our guest is Kate Hanley, Global Climate Strategy Director for Aramark.

All of Aramark’s businesses are constantly evolving to meet client and customer needs. And as we are all aware in our daily lives, that evolution is often driven by technological innovation. For today’s episode, we will be speaking with four members of our facilities business about four different programs that are driving change in the facilities industry.

Aramark is in places that you’d never expect. While most are familiar with our work in schools and stadiums, you can find our hospitality in all sorts of spaces. We’ve worked the Olympics, coronations, amusement parks--the list is vast. Of all of these occasions and locations, one of the most unique is our work in global offshore installations. Our managing director for offshore services—Andrew Thomson—is joining us today to satisfy our curiosity about off-shore rigs and the hospitality we provide there.