An employee opens a box they weren't expecting on an ordinary Tuesday. Inside is something clearly chosen with them in mind, and a handwritten note that carries their name. It's a small thing, but it says someone was paying attention. Aramark's partnership with Marigold & Grey brings that same care to employee and client gifting. Marigold & Grey is a certified women-owned gifting company outside Washington D.C.
Through this partnership, employees and clients have a resource for recognizing their team and strengthening relationships. A welcome gift can help a new employee feel part of the team. A gift marking a milestone or thanking a client can show that the relationship matters. By bringing this gifting resource into its offering, Aramark provides employees and clients another way to make recognition feel personal.
Marigold & Grey handles gifting from concept through delivery: curation, sourcing, packaging, and fulfillment, all with the same care Aramark brings to hospitality more broadly. That shared standard is what made the partnership, now two years running, feel like a natural fit from the start. "Aramark's attention to detail and focus on client experience felt identical to me, specifically the focus on innovation and creativity," said Jamie Kutchman, Marigold & Grey's founder and CEO.
That same care shows up in the smallest details, too. "We really do value the execution as much as we do the design," said Katie Fleury of Marigold & Grey. Every gift arrives with a complimentary, handwritten notecard, a small touch that turns a curated object into something personal.
Recognizing Employees and Clients Through Thoughtful Gifting
A client who receives that same kind of thoughtful gift after closing a deal, or a new hire who finds one waiting in their first week, remembers the relationship differently than they would after opening something generic. The gift gives the recipient a tangible expression of appreciation.
Milestones, onboarding, a client renewal, a quiet thank you after a hard quarter: these are all reasons people already reach for something, and Marigold & Grey offers gift options for each occasion.
Custom and Ready-to-Ship Gifting Options for Every Occasion
A custom gift starts by learning who it's for: what the relationship is, what the person cares about, and the intangible meaning behind it. Marigold & Grey works from there, choosing every piece, down to how it's wrapped, around that answer.
When there isn't time to build something from scratch, the Ready-to-Ship Collection lives on a private, branded microsite, with pieces already curated so a gift can go out in days, even sometimes same-day if needed. When a gift is going out to a whole team, or marking a company milestone, the Add-Your-Own-Logo program adds your branding to the same curated pieces.
Sourced with Intention from a Certified Women-Owned Business
Marigold & Grey designs its collections around small businesses and independent artisan makers, choosing pieces with the occasion and the recipient in mind: a candle made by an independent artisan, a tray, a card, a small object someone will keep. National brands round out the collection, but the artisan pieces are what give a gift its texture, the kind a recipient notices and remembers well past the moment of opening it.
Marigold & Grey is a fully woman-owned and led business, a WBENC certification Aramark helped support back in 2024. "Even though we are a much smaller business in comparison, Aramark has collaborated with us as equal voices at the table from day one," founder and CEO Jamie Kutchman said. "Throughout this partnership, we have always been treated as just that: partners."
Gifting for the 2026 Holiday Season
That same intention carries into the 2026 holiday season, with curated Ready-to-Ship and custom options, each arriving with a handwritten notecard. The idea hasn't changed since the partnership began: a well-designed gift is proof that someone stopped to think about a specific person. If that's a feeling worth creating for your own team or clients this year, the Marigold & Grey microsite, created exclusively for Aramark, is the place to start.
Please ensure compliance with Aramark's gifting policy and the recipient's organization's policies before sending or accepting any items.
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