Aramark (ARMK) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Good morning and welcome to Aramark's first quarter fiscal 2026 earnings results conference call. My name is Kevin and I'll be your operator for today's call. At this time, I'd like to inform you this conference is being recorded for rebroadcast and that all participants are on a listen-only mode. We will open the conference call for questions at the conclusion of the company's remarks. I will now turn the call over to Felice Cassell, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development. Ms. Cassell, please proceed. Thank you and welcome to Aramark's earnings conference call and webcast. This morning, we will be hearing from our CEO, John Zilmer, as well as our CFO, Jim Tarangelo. As always, there are accompanying slides for this call that can be viewed through the webcast and are also available on the IR website for easy access. Our notice regarding forward-looking statements is included in our press release. During this call, we will be making comments that are forward-looking. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied as a result of various risks, uncertainties, and important factors, including those discussed in the risk factors, MD&A, and other sections of our annual report on Form 10-K and SEC filings. We will be discussing certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of these items to US GAAP can be found in our press release and IR website. With that, I will now turn the call over to John. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our fiscal first quarter earnings call. Thank you for joining us. We're very pleased with the strong results delivered in the quarter, even when considering the calendar shift referenced in the earnings release. The company has significant business momentum, which Jim and I will share ...