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Aramark

Global food service group with a large sports and entertainment division spanning stadiums, arenas and collegiate athletics.

Scale procurement and collegiate density, with a premium program still maturing.

Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Years in operation
67
Revenue
$18B (group)
Leadership

President, Sports & EntertainmentAramark

57
Active properties
7
Lost properties
6
New contract wins
17%
Estimated market share

Company analysis

Scale advantage

Supply chain leverage and multi-sector density let Aramark compete hard on economics in large-volume venues.

Collegiate strength

Combined dining and athletics relationships create a defensible collegiate base.

Premium gap

Premium and club design remains the most contested capability against Levy and Legends.

Portfolio position
Active
57
Lost
7
Wins
6

Reviewed portfolio, SportFB estimates.

Leadership changes

  • 2023

    Sports division leadership refreshed following corporate separation.

Timeline

Portfolio and leadership movement

  1. 2019

    Stadium portfolio addition

    Adds multiple large-capacity stadium accounts.

    win

  2. 2022

    Collegiate stadium win

    Takes a collegiate stadium account from a premium operator.

    win

  3. 2024

    Technology standardisation

    Rolls out standardised POS and mobile ordering stack.

    structural

Contract history

Active contracts

PropertyLeagueVenue typeScopeStartValueNotes
Riverfront StadiumNFLStadiumConcessions + Premium2019
Collegiate StadiumCollegeStadiumConcessions2022

Lost contracts

PropertyLeagueVenue typeScopeStartEndSuccessor
Harbor ArenaNBAArenaConcessions20102021Levy

Competitive analysis

MetricAramarkDelaware NorthLevyLegends
Estimated market share17%11%19%15%
Active properties57346148
Lost properties71142
Years in operation671114818
  • Sodexo Live

    Closest analogue in global scale operations.

  • Levy

    Wins premium-weighted processes.