Spirit Cruises President Lorna Donatone Elected to National Restaurant Association's Board of Directors

GAITHERSBURG, MD, May 31, 2005-Sodexho, Inc. (NYSE:SDX), the leading provider of food and facilities management, announced today that Lorna Donatone, president of Spirit Cruises, the largest harbor cruise company in the United States was elected to the National Restaurant Association's Board of Directors. Spirit Cruises, based in Norfolk, Va., is a subsidiary of Sodexho, Inc.

As a member of the Board of Directors, Donatone joins an elite body of hospitality industry leaders responsible for determining the policies and strategic direction for the association. Directors are formally elected by the membership and Donatone will serve a three-year term on the board and will be eligible for re-election at the end of her term.

"I am extremely pleased and honored to serve on the board of the NRA, among representatives from the restaurant industry's leading organizations,” said Donatone. “The restaurant industry is an exciting, fast-paced, and rapidly growing segment. I look forward to working with my fellow board members to effectively lead the organization in its mission to help the restaurant industry to continue to grow and innovate."

Donatone was appointed president of Spirit Cruises in 2002 after serving as chief financial officer for three years. Prior to joining Spirit Cruises, she was CFO of Comsearch, a Northern Virginia-based telecommunications company. Her career includes stints at such companies as USAir Express, Dominion Bank, Presidential Airways and Touche Ross & Company.

Donatone earned her MBA from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and a bachelor's degree in management from Tulane University in New Orleans.

Donatone is actively involved in professional and community service activities. She serves on the board of directors of the Passenger Vessel Association and is the chairperson for the Long Range Planning Committee of the Women's Foodservice Forum. Donatone is also the chair of Sodexho's Women's Network Group. She also sits on the Business Advisory Board of Monarch Bank in Norfolk, Va. and on the Finance Committee of the United Way of Hampton Roads, Va.

The National Restaurant Association, founded in 1919, is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which is comprised of 900,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a work force of 12.2 million employees, making it the cornerstone of the economy, career opportunities and community involvement. Along with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Association worked to represent, educate and promote the rapidly growing industry. For more information, visit our Web Site at www.restaurant.org.

Spirit Cruises (www.spiritcruises.com), headquartered in Norfolk, Va., operates 13 luxury dining and sightseeing vessels in six American cities: Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York/New Jersey, Washington, D.C. and Norfolk. Founded in Norfolk in 1978 with just one ship, Spirit Cruises now welcomes aboard over one million passengers annually for luncheons, dinners and specialty cruises. Spirit Cruises employs approximately 1,000 people during its high season in the spring and summer, with 300 employees working on a year-round basis.

Sodexho, Inc. (www.sodexhoUSA.com) is the leading provider of food and facilities management in the United States, with $6 billion in annual revenue and 110,000+ employees. Sodexho Inc. offers innovative outsourcing solutions in food service, housekeeping, grounds keeping, plant operations and maintenance, asset management, and laundry services to more than 6,000 corporations, health care, long term care and retirement centers, schools, college campuses, military and remote sites in North America. Headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD, Sodexho Inc. proudly serves as the official food service provider for the US Marine Corps.