Aramark Announces National Brand Agreement with Bean Sprouts to Offer More Healthy Food Options for Kids and Families
May 11 2023 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
First location open at Children’s National
Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), a global leader in food, facilities
management, and uniforms has entered a new national brand agreement
with Bean Sprouts, a hip and healthy national café chain with a
unique and whimsical focus on children. The first location is
operating at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.,
ranked #5 children’s hospital in the country by U.S. News &
World Report, it was announced today.
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Aramark announced a new national brand
agreement with Bean Sprouts to offer more healthy food options for
kids and families. The first location opened in April 2023 at
Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Business
Wire)
“We are pleased to offer Bean Sprouts as an innovative retail
option, particularly for children and their families who are in the
hospital,” said Bart Kaericher, President and CEO of Aramark
Healthcare+. “When kids are sick and families are feeling great
stress, every interaction counts in helping to make the time in the
hospital more manageable.”
In addition to a full menu for adults - including sandwiches,
flatbread pizzas, and salads - Bean Sprouts’ signature Imaginibbles
kids’ menu offers dishes to inspire children to eat wholesome
foods. The Imaginibbles menu features options including
“Crocamole,” an avocado crocodile that’s filled with hummus dip and
carrot fangs, and “Spaceadilla,” a rocket-shaped chicken quesadilla
that is described as “blasting off” with veggie flames!
“Our goal is to spark kids’ appetites for yummy,
good-for-you food; and delight grown-ups with a happier mealtime,”
said Shannon Seip, co-founder of one of the only exclusively
female-founded café chains in the country. “Bean Sprouts is a
natural fit for children’s health care, and we are thrilled to make
our debut at Children’s National.”
Aramark Healthcare+ recently began a new contract with
Children’s National for clinical nutrition services and patient and
retail dining. Bean Sprouts began operating last month as part of
the new relationship.
About Bean Sprouts
Co-founders Shannon “Peacasso” Seip and Kelly “Pea Brain”
Parthen launched Bean Sprouts (beansprouts.com) in 2007. Bean
Sprouts is now planted in family destinations (children’s museums,
science centers, zoos, etc.) across the country and is in front of
more than 15 million annual visitors. The female-founded café chain
has repeatedly been named a restaurant industry “Top 100 Mover
& Shaker” for its engaging and experiential concept that
empowers kids to make healthy choices. Shannon and Kelly have
shared their playful and innovative approach with the Let’s Move!
team at the White House and are often called upon to speak as
experts in the media and at industry conferences.
About Aramark
Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) proudly serves the world’s leading
educational institutions, Fortune 500 companies, world champion
sports teams, prominent healthcare providers, iconic destinations
and cultural attractions, and numerous municipalities in 19
countries around the world with food, facilities, and uniform
services. Because our culture is rooted in service, our employees
strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our
communities, and the planet. Aramark has been recognized on
FORTUNE’s list of “World’s Most Admired Companies,” DiversityInc’s
“Top 50 Companies for Diversity” and “Top Companies for Employee
Resource Groups,” Newsweek’s list of “America’s Most Responsible
Companies 2023,” the HRC’s “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ
Equality,” and scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index. Learn
more at www.aramark.com and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter,
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