Aramark Partners With Swipe Out Hunger, Expands Efforts to Address Campus Food Insecurity
October 10 2019 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
National nonprofit committed to ending
hunger among college students launches Research & Development
Lab with support from Aramark
Aramark (NYSE:ARMK), the award-winning food and facilities
partner of more than 400 colleges and universities across the U.S.,
is taking the lead in addressing food insecurity in the higher
education space through a multiyear commitment to support Swipe Out
Hunger, a national nonprofit who partners with colleges and
universities to provide financially and logistically efficient
anti-hunger programs.
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Aramark, the award-winning food and
facilities partner of more than 400 colleges and universities
across the U.S., is taking the lead in addressing food insecurity
in the higher education space through a multiyear commitment to
support Swipe Out Hunger, a national nonprofit who partners with
colleges and universities to provide financially and logistically
efficient anti-hunger programs. (Photo: Business Wire)
Aramark is partnering with Swipe Out Hunger as a founding funder
of its Research and Development (R&D) Lab, which seeks to
surface and promote high impact, innovative solutions to address
campus hunger. Aramark's support of the R&D Lab enables Swipe
Out Hunger to create change across campus systems. This will
include piloting cutting-edge projects on campuses, leveraging data
and research and developing advocacy strategies to catalyze public
funding for higher education basic needs programs.
“Swipe Out Hunger has been developing its meal swipe donation
program since 2010 and now we're looking to provide support to
campuses that complement and go beyond meal swipes,” said Rachel
Sumekh, CEO and founder of Swipe Out Hunger. “Seventy two percent
of students can eat more regularly after receiving swipes, so
Aramark’s support allows us to go beyond that, and now provide
resources and practices for building a campus where all students
feel they are nourished for success.”
“We are excited to announce our partnership with Swipe Out
Hunger,” said Jeff Gilliam, president of Aramark’s Higher Education
business. “We have been working with our college and university
partners to address this growing issue, and welcome Swipe Out
Hunger’s collaboration and expertise to develop meaningful plans
that better serve the needs of students on campus.”
In addition to its partnership with Swipe Out Hunger, Aramark
supports the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, based
in Philadelphia, to drive innovative practice, evidence-based
policymaking, and effective communications. The Hope Center
conducted the most prominent and expansive research study dedicated
to food insecurity on college campuses. Their research showed that
one in three students are facing food insecurity nationally, and
paved the way for students, university administrators, nonprofit
partners and other stakeholders to engage in meaningful dialogue
around the issue.
About Aramark
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champion sports teams, state-of-the-art healthcare providers, the
world’s leading educational institutions, iconic destinations and
cultural attractions, and numerous municipalities in 19 countries
around the world. Our 270,000 team members deliver experiences that
enrich and nourish millions of lives every day through innovative
services in food, facilities management and uniforms. We work to
put our sustainability goals into action by focusing on initiatives
that engage our employees, empower healthy living, preserve our
planet and build local communities. Aramark is recognized as one of
the World’s Most Admired Companies by FORTUNE, as well as an
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About Swipe Out Hunger
Swipe Out Hunger is a national nonprofit committed to ending
college student hunger. It partners with colleges and universities
to provide financially and logistically efficient anti-hunger
programs. The organization’s flagship program, “The Swipe Drive,”
allows students to donate their extra meal plan swipes to their
peers who face food insecurity on campus. Recognized for its
entrepreneurial nature, Swipe Out Hunger has been named an Obama
White House Champion For Change and its founder, Rachel Sumekh, has
landed a spot on the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list. From its beginnings
as a grassroots movement at UCLA in 2010, Swipe Out Hunger has
since served 1.7 million nourishing meals across 32 states and more
than 80 campuses. For more information, visit swipehunger.org.
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