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ARAMARK CORP. $38 is a buy. The company (New York symbol ARMK; Manufacturing sector; Shares outstanding: 261.1 million; Market cap: $9.9 billion; Dividend yield: 1.2%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.aramark.com) plans to spin off its uniform business as a separate, publicly traded firm called Vestis. It provides customers in the U.S. and Canada with full-service rental programs. This business also supplies floor mats, towels, linens, as well as managed restroom and first-aid services. Aramark shareholders will receive one share of Vestis for every two share of Aramark they hold. The new shares will begin trading on the New York exchange on October 2, 2023, under the “VSTS” symbol. The remaining firm will focus on its main food services operations, which includes operating cafeterias and food concessions in schools, hospitals, and sporting venues. It also provides those clients with a variety of related services such as landscaping and building maintenance. We expect the split will unlock Aramark’s hidden value, as spinoffs usually do for the parent company. In…