The transaction includes 11 Harrison Conference Center facilities, including: the Merrill  Lynch Conference and Training Center in Princeton, N.J.; the Inn at Harvard and Harvard  Square Hotel in Cambridge, Mass.; the Harrison Conference Center at Glen Cove in Glen  Cove, N.Y.; and the Harrison Conference Center at Lake Bluff, in Chicago, Ill.

Harrison Conference Center at Lake Bluff Green Bay Road Lake Bluff, Illinois

ARAMARK now operates more than 70 conference centers and university hotels in North America and Europe and an additional 48 conference centers in Japan, via the company's joint venture there. In the United States, ARAMARK conference centers include the Procter & Gamble Learning Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; the United States Postal Service's W.F. Bolger Center for Leadership Development in Potomac, Md.; and the Steinberg Conference  Center at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, in Philadelphia, Pa.  Internationally, ARAMARK conference centers include the German Foundation for  International Development in Germany and the Canon Seminar House in Japan.

About ARAMARK
ARAMARK is a $9 billion world leader in providing managed services, including food, facility and other support services, uniform and career apparel and childcare and early education. ARAMARK has leadership positions serving the business, education, healthcare, government, sports and recreation sectors. ARAMARK is ranked No. 1 in the outsourcing services category and is among the Top 50 companies overall in FORTUNE Magazine's 2002 "Most Admired Companies in America." Headquartered in Philadelphia,
ARAMARK has approximately 200,000 employees.

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