Aramark Cooks up Celebrity Chef Partnership

“Iron Chef”-fronted OLILO concept will bring high cuisine to cafeterias.

Aramark has teamed with “Iron Chef” Cat Cora to introduce a new dining concept developed exclusively for Aramark’s business dining clients, titled OLILO by Cat Cora.

The fast-casual dining experience will also further expand Aramark’s suite of menu options as well as nutrition and wellness programs–OLILO by Cat Cora will offer a menu based on Mediterranean foods.

OLILO by Cat Cora debuted at the Goldman Sachs café in the firm’s global headquarters in New York City last month. Aramark is currently in discussion with several other business dining clients about opening OLILO at their sites.

“As the first and only female ‘Iron Chef’ and the first female chef inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame, Cat Cora has been breaking boundaries her entire career, and we look forward to partnering with her on an innovative approach that we believe will amplify the business dining environment,” says Marc Bruno, chief operating officer, business dining, Aramark. “By bringing together chef Cora’s award-winning brand and healthy cooking advocacy and Aramark’s commitment to enriching and nourishing the lives of thousands of consumers we serve every day, we have an opportunity to elevate the on-site dining experience with a unique concept that offers guests an even greater variety of culinary options.”

The partnership between Aramark and Cora was brokered by United Talent Agency.