Events DC Announces New Exclusive Food and Beverage Partnership with Aramark at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center
January 17, 2019 at 09:19 pm IST
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Events DC announced the selection of Aramark as the new exclusive food and beverage partner at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, following a comprehensive bid process. The newly approved contract by Events DC's Board of Directors will mark a proposed ten-year agreement with five one-year options, that will begin April 1, 2019. With a long-standing history of operating diverse venues across the globe and an already established presence in Washington, DC, Aramark will enter the partnership with a forward-thinking understanding of Events DC as an organization and brand, as well as Events DC clients and their customer base. Aramark currently provides cleaning services at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and exclusive food and beverage offerings at the newly opened Entertainment and Sports Arena in Congress Heights, managed by Events DC. Aramark is also the official concessionaire at DC's notable Capital One Arena, operated by Monumental Sports & Entertainment.
Aramark is a global provider of food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business and industry and sports, leisure, and corrections clients. The Company operates through two segments: Food and Support Services United States (FSS United States) and Food and Support Services International (FSS International). The FSS United States segment consists of five sectors, which include business and industry, education, healthcare, sports, leisure and corrections and facilities and others. The Company provides food and beverage services, including catering and retail services, and facilities services, including plant operations and maintenance, custodial, housekeeping, landscaping and other services. The Company's core market is the United States, which is supplemented by an additional 18-country footprint.