Sodexho Named Among the Top Ten Companies for People with Disabilities

GAITHERSBURG , MD , July 6, 2006-Sodexho (NYSE:SDX), the nation's leading provider of food and facilities management services, announced today it has been named one of DiversityInc's Top Companies for Disabilities. Sodexho ranked number six on the list.

“I am pleased that Sodexho has been named a Top Ten Company for People with Disabilities,” said Sodexho President and CEO Richard Macedonia. “Sodexho's diversity strategy includes building a corporate culture that embraces and nurtures employees through a wide range of initiatives to ensure they reach their potential.”

According to DiversityInc, the list was compiled by examining each company's recruitment and marketing programs aimed at people with disabilities, employee-resource groups, and diversity training. DiversityInc also consulted with leading national disability organizations in ranking the companies.

In its continuing commitment to supporting people with disabilities, Sodexho and Easter Seals, the leading non-profit provider of disability services, have recently announced a partnership with Cartridges for Kids in the launch of “Rural Recycling,” a program that recycles empty printer cartridges and cellular phones.

Sodexho, Inc. (www.sodexhoUSA.com) is the leading provider of food and facilities management in the U.S. , Canada and Mexico , with $6.3 billion in annual revenue and 125,000+ employees. Sodexho 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 throughout North America. Headquartered in Gaithersburg , MD , Sodexho proudly serves as the official food service provider for the U.S. Marine Corps.