As UK negotiates new food and facilities contract, it must continue to support local farmers

By: Sarah Fritschner

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: June 2, 2026

Words: 759

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The University of Kentucky has hired Compass Group to manage dining, maintenance, grounds and other services at the university and at UK Healthcare. This cuts short the time that Aramark (another multinational corporation), was hired to provide dining services.

This change has raised questions about whether 400 or so Aramark dining workers will keep their jobs. Even before the university publicly stated that all jobs and benefits will be retained, there was no need for …

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