PHILADELPHIA, PA – (January 22, 2018) – Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) announced today that it completed the previously announced acquisition of AmeriPride Services Inc. for approximately $1.0 billion.

MINNEAPOLIS – (October 16, 2017) – Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) and AmeriPride Services Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Aramark will acquire AmeriPride for a purchase price of $1.0 billion, or a net purchase price of $850 million after adjusting for the value of the anticipated tax benefits. 

MINNEAPOLIS – (October 4, 2017) – AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental and facility services company in North America, today announced the launch of a fully managed first aid service that allows customers to quickly and effectively respond to first aid emergencies and injuries

MINNEAPOLIS – (Aug. 31, 2017) – AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, today announced the availability of its 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report, as well as a new online resource that summarizes its sustainability efforts across the company.

St. Cloud, Minn. – (May 22, 2017) – AmeriPride Services Inc., a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, today announced its St. Cloud branch is one of the first uniform and linen facilities to earn TRSA’s ‘Hygienically Clean Food Safety’ designation.

MINNEAPOLIS – (April 19, 2017) – AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, today announced that it is has been re-certified ‘Clean Green’ by the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA).

AUSTIN, TX – (February 7, 2016) – PCI Solar has completed installation and commissioning of a rooftop solar energy system for AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, at its Odessa, Texas processing plant. This is AmeriPride's second solar energy project, following a rooftop installation at its Worcester, Massachusetts location.

MINNEAPOLIS – (November 14, 2016) – AmeriPride Services today announced it was included on Heavy Duty Trucking’s 2016 ‘Top 50 Green Fleets’ list for the third year in a row. This list recognizes fleets that have made a commitment to sustainability, alternative fuels and lowering greenhouse gas emissions.

BOSTON, Nov. 29, 2016 – XL Hybrids, Inc., the leader in connected fleet electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, today announced AmeriPride Services is taking delivery of 21 Ford F-59 trucks featuring XL Hybrids’ XL3® Hybrid Electric Drive System by the end of this year. AmeriPride, which is a leader in sustainable practices in the linen and uniform industry, will use the hybrid-electric F-59 trucks for uniform rental and linen supply delivery in North American metropolitan markets including Arizona and Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS – (October 18, 2016) – AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, today announced the receipt of the first of 20 compressed natural gas (CNG) step vans at its Vancouver branch.

MINNEAPOLIS – (Aug. 25, 2016) – AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, today announced its Watkinsville branch is the first and only industrial uniform and linen facility in Georgia to earn TRSA’s ‘Hygienically Clean Healthcare’ designation. TRSA is an international trade association for the industry and this voluntary certification provides third-party verification that products cleaned in the plant meet hygiene standards appropriate for medical facilities.

STAR TRIBUNE By Dee Depass – July 3, 2016 – Determined to quell speeding, idling and truck accidents, Minnetonka-based AmeriPride Uniform Services started installing high-tech monitoring devices across its entire fleet 20 months ago. The move is now paying off handsomely with safer driving, catapulted fuel efficiency and slashed truck and delivery costs.

MANAGEMENT TODAY MAGAZINE By Janice Hoppe – Spring 2016 – When Bill Evans stepped into the roles of president and CEO for AmeriPride seven years ago, he became a symbol of change within the company. It wasn’t only that he became the first person outside the founding Steiner family to hold these positions, but Evans also saw a need to simplify, standardize and automate the company to be a contender in the industry today.

MINNEAPOLIS – (March 15, 2016) – AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, today announced the acquisition of A&D Linen’s textile rental business in Atlanta, Georgia. Effective February 15th, 2015, AmeriPride began servicing the new accounts out of its Watkinsville branch, under the leadership of Joey Wilson, General Manager.

MINNEAPOLIS – March 8, 2016 – AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, today announced the launch of its newly redesigned company website at www.AmeriPride.com. 

BOSTON – March 1, 2016 – XL Hybrids, Inc., a leader in fleet electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, today announced it is featuring an AmeriPride F-59 service truck upfitted with the XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System in booth #525 at the NTEA Work Truck Show.

VERNON, CALIFORNIA – February 16, 2015 – AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, today announced plans to replace 20 percent of the fleet at its Vernon branch with electric delivery trucks equipped with a Motiv Power Systems All-Electric Powertrain.

Minneapolis, MN – November 24, 2015 – AmeriPride Services, a leading textile services and supply company in North America, today announced that corporate employees raised more than $150K for Greater Twin Cities United Way through their annual Golf Tournament and other fundraising events. Together with vendor partners and corporate donations, they increased their donation to United Way by 20 percent over last year.

MINNEAPOLIS – September 24, 2015 – AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, today announced the launch of its Complete Customer Care (C3) Mobile platform that provides their team of customer service managers with everything they need to service and support customers on a touch-screen tablet. 

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – September 14, 2015 – AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, today announced the acquisition of Model Laundry in Thief River Falls, Minn. Effective September 1, 2015, AmeriPride began servicing their existing accounts out of its Hibbing branch and service centers, under the leadership of Dave Hardy, General Manager.

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL BUSINESS JOURNAL By Elizabeth Millard – September 11, 2015 – Andrew Steiner, VP of Marketing and Customer Operations, participated in a recent panel discussion with other local business leaders to discuss the dynamics of working in a family-owned business. The panelists discussed issues and challenges that come with family ownership.

ENERGY EXECUTIVE By Brian Salgado – Fall Issue, 2015 – As long as the oil and gas industry has existed, there has been a need to protect laborers with flame-resistant work equipment as they make their career out of one of the most potentially dangerous sectors of labor. AmeriPride existed almost as long as the industry itself, and the company has served the oil and gas sector with flame-resistant apparel for more than a quarter of a century.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – August 26, 2015 – AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, today announced the availability of its first-ever Corporate Responsibility Report.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – February 18, 2015 – AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, today announced the launch of a new pattern floor mat that offers customers a more upscale option for keeping entryways and other high-foot traffic areas clean of dust and dirt. 

BUSINESS IN FOCUS By Robert Hoshowsky – December 2014 – With decades of unparalleled industry experience, the company continues to build on its many years of success so clients can focus their efforts on the needs of their businesses. The key to AmeriPride's sustainability over 125 years has been the ability to adapt and change over time.

STAR TRIBUNE By Todd Nelson – September 16, 2014 – Minnetonka uniform and linen supply giant celebrates 125 years and focuses on future. Minnetonka-based AmeriPride, one of North America’s largest uniform rental and linen supply companies, has 115 production branches and service centers, a fleet of 1,800 vehicles, many of them those seemingly ubiquitous green and white trucks, 5,700 employees, including 750 in Minnesota, and more than 150,000 customers.

GAS, OIL AND MINING By Cory Dellenbach – July, 2014  – The protective clothing and work-wear industry in North Dakota has seen a big boost from the oil boom in the Bakken Shale play. “It’s by far our biggest area of growth right now,” says Ben Saukko, a spokesman for AmeriPride. “Our production facilities there are growing exponentially faster than the rest of our company. It’s really a key focus area for us.”

BUSINESS WORLD MAGAZINE – March, 2014 – “AmeriPride equals growth,” [Bill] Evans says. “If there’s one thing I want people to know about our company, it’s that we intend to grow. For the long term, that’s clearly the backbone of any company that’s going to be sustainable, and we’re no different. It’s my job to make sure everyone is aligned to that idea, both internally and externally.”

TEXTILE SERVICES By Jason Risley – March, 2014 – Adapt or perish. As one of the pioneering companies of the textile services industry, AmeriPride Services Inc. has successfully adapted to many changes in the industry during its 125 years in business. However, the company found itself at a crossroads of sorts in the late 2000s in this increasingly competitive industry.