MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- G&K Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:GKSR), a market leader in branded identity apparel programs and facility services, today announced that it was recently named one of the 50 Best Employers in Canada for the fifth consecutive year. The company ranked seventh overall on the list of Canada's top employers. The award is sponsored by Report on Business magazine and Hewitt Associates, a global consulting firm.
"We are proud to again be recognized as one of the 'Best 50 Employers' in Canada," said Robert Wood, president of G&K Services Canada. "Importantly, this distinction was earned as a result of a confidential survey of our people. We take great pride in providing our people with a rewarding and fulfilling workplace."
G&K Services has been providing branded identity apparel and facility service programs to customers in Canada since 1990. Today, G&K is the market leader in Canada, employing approximately 1,800 people.
"We are honored that our Canadian organization achieved this recognition for the fifth consecutive year," said Richard Marcantonio, chairman and chief executive officer of G&K Services, Inc. "Through the hard work and dedication of our teams across North America, we're enhancing the image and safety needs of our customers and providing a positive work environment for our people."
This year's 50 Best Employers in Canada survey was based on responses from over 100,000 employees and 1,200 leaders at more than 200 organizations. The results and an article on the winners were published in The Globe and Mail's Report on Business and La Presse on December 26, 2008. In addition, the study results can be accessed at www.hewitt.com/bestemployerscanada.
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About G&K Services, Inc.
G&K Services, Inc. is a market leader in branded identity apparel programs and facility services in the United States, and is the largest such provider in Canada. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, G&K Services has approximately 10,000 employees serving more than 175,000 customers from over 175 facilities in North America and Europe. G&K Services is a publicly held company traded over the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol GKSR and is a component of the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index. For more information on G&K Services, visit the company's website at www.gkservices.com.