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ARAMARK Expands Use of Products Made With Cereplast Bio-Based Resin

Posted on: Monday, 12 December 2005, 12:00 CST

Cereplast(TM), Inc. (OTCBB:CERP), producer of proprietary bio-based resins which are used as substitutes for petroleum-based plastics, announced today that the Company's resin was used to manufacture food service ware for ARAMARK to expand its use of bio-based, compostable products.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at Research Triangle Park (RTP) in North Carolina, served by ARAMARK, uses products made with Cereplast's bio-based resins at its Lakeside Cafe, an environmentally sound, "green" cafeteria. ARAMARK is targeting food service ware made with Cereplast's bio-based resin as an effective waste disposal option for the EPA RTP.

Although the bio-based food service ware looks identical to traditional plastic food service ware, Cereplast uses corn, an annually renewable resource, as a raw material instead of relying on petroleum. As such, the production of Cereplast uses less fossil fuel and emits fewer greenhouse gasses than comparable petroleum-based plastics.

Cereplast creates several bio-plastic resins that can be shaped into a variety of products, including utensils, containers, film and other packaging. Another key benefit of Cereplast's bio-based resins over traditional petroleum-based resins is that they will biodegrade in municipal composting facilities.

About Aramark

ARAMARK Corporation is a world leader in providing award-winning food and facilities management services to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and corporations, as well as providing uniform and career apparel. ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry in the 2005 FORTUNE 500 survey and was also named one of "America's Most Admired Companies" by FORTUNE magazine in 2005, consistently ranking since 1998 as one of the top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated by peers. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 242,500 employees serving clients in 20 countries. Learn more at the company's Web site, www.aramark.com.

About Cereplast, Inc.

Cereplast, Inc. has developed a breakthrough technology to produce proprietary bio-based resins, which are used as substitutes for petroleum-based plastics in a variety of applications, including the manufacture of food service items such as utensils, plates, cups and straws. Made from renewable resources such as corn and potato starch, Cereplast resins are bio-based, biodegradable and compostable and have comparable or superior performance characteristics to conventional plastics and are sold at prices that are competitive with plastics. http://www.cereplast.com.

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Source: Business Wire

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