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AmeriPride Services, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryService industries / hospitality / healthcare / automotive / manufacturing
Founded1889
HeadquartersMinnetonka, Minnesota

Key people

Bill Evans, President and CEO
Dan Lagermeier, CFO
Andrew Steiner, SVP of Canadian Operations
John Sutherland, SVP of US Operations
Brian Keegan, Safety and Sustainability Officer
Curt Gray, SVP and CAO
Dave Rotman, VP of Marketing and Supply Chain
Leo Smith, VP of Customer Operations
Lance Westphal, VP of Sales
ProductsRental work apparel, hospitality service products, direct purchase apparel and accessories, facilities services products, flame resistant apparel, protective accessories, controlled environment products
ParentAramark (2018–present)
Websitewww.ameripride.com Affiliated companies Canadian Linen and Uniform Service and Quebec Linge

AmeriPride Services is a uniform rental and linen supply company in North America. Operating more than 115 production facilities and service centers throughout the United States and Canada, AmeriPride provides linen, uniforms, floor mats, restroom products and facilities services to nearly 150,000 customers every week. The organization supplies local, regional and national companies in industries including automotive, industrial, oil and gas, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality, food and beverage, and food processing.

Founded in 1889 by George and Frank Steiner, the company was previously owned and managed by the Steiner family. On January 22, 2018, Aramark announced that it had completed its acquisition of AmeriPride Services for $1.0 billion.[1] Company information can be found online at www.ameripride.com.

History[edit]

As a young man, George Steiner worked as a towel delivery boy for Johnson's towel route in Lincoln, Nebraska. When Johnson lost his contract to have his towels laundered by inmates at the state penitentiary in 1889, he offered to sell to George his towel route for $50.80- half down, half later. He purchased the towel business and as his business grew, George turned for help to his younger brother whom he made an equal partner. Together they made deliveries from a green and white hand cart they pushed through the city streets. It wasn't long before the hand cart was upgraded to a horse-drawn wagon. George named his business Lincoln Towel and Apron Supply Company and later became known as American Linen. Business continued to grow and the Lincoln business expanded to Salt Lake City, UT and Minneapolis, Minnesota in the late 1800s and Vancouver, British Columbia in the early 1920s establishing the Canadian Linen Supply Company. Today the American Linen Supply Company is known as AmeriPride and serves over 150,000 customers daily.

Timeline[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aramark Completes Acquisition of AmeriPride Services" (Press release). 22 January 2018.

External links[edit]


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