Take Back the Tray, West Virginia
Real people deserve real food.
Twenty-five miles apart. At Aramark Destinations’ Adventures on the Gorge resort, Gauley River rafters eat shrimp, wood-fired pizza, and smoked barbecue. Down the road at Mount Olive State Prison, Aramark serves turkey pellets, soy filler, and moldy bread. The contrast could not be more stark.
ARAMARK: THE NEW COMPANY STORE
West Virginians pay Aramark $20 million a year to run food service, commissary, and direct food sales programs in prisons. Aramark was the only bidder, with no penalties for food safety or quality violations. It’s a monopoly that hurts WV families.
West Virginia families and incarcerated people are suing Aramark for running a captive market – forcing people into buying from its own commissary, or from direct “cash for cheeseburgers” food sales programs. It’s the coal-camp company store all over again.
In 16 other states, Aramark also runs college dining halls, sports stadiums, school cafeterias, and military base dining while profiting off inedible, low-quality, prison food.