The food service industry is controlled by large corporations, which have left little room for others. Sodexo, Compass, and Aramark are the main corporations that control over 75% of the market. These companies create contracts with clients like businesses, and schools to provide them with food and employees and managing their cafeterias. Because of the widespread use of these corporations, they have gained control of most of the market. With this control they can increase the prices of their goods to their clients, and can pay their employees less. In fact Sodexo pays their food service employees almost minimum wage, even if they have been working for the company for over five years. This is the case at many major food service employers.