Announcement Today of Multi-Million Dollar Unprecedented Public-Private Partnership

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 2, 2014) — In an unprecedented multi-million dollar public-private partnership between the University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky Dining (Aramark), and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the Food Connection at the University of Kentucky will be launched today.

Housed in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and designed to leverage the innovation and research of UK and the market position of Aramark, the program is being developed to substantively grow a vibrant food economy in Kentucky.

UK President Eli Capilouto, Aramark President and CEO Eric Foss, Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer, and UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Dean Nancy Cox will make the announcement at 10 a.m. today at the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment Alumni Plaza.

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