Sodexho Announces New Executive in Vending Services Division

Gaithersburg, Md., July 25, 2007- Sodexho, Inc., the leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services in North America, announced today the appointment of Scott Boynton as division vice president of vending services for Sodexho's Business & Industry Market. Boynton has been a Sodexho business partner since 2001 as one of the founder's of Administrative Associates, the vending management entity that is now Sodexho Vending Services, a wholly-owned Sodexho operating unit. Prior to forming a joint venture with Sodexho in 2001, Boynton owned and operated Great American Vending.

“Sodexho Vending Services is the leader in technology and innovation in the vending market because we focus on the particular needs of customers in this fast-changing space,” said Michael Norris, market president and COO for Sodexho, Inc. “Through our proprietary programs, we offer consumers fresh and healthy items while appealing to various taste and language needs of our diverse customers. Scott's extensive expertise will be valuable as the division focuses on continued innovation in products and programs.”

Sodexho Vending Services manages all vending activity from a customer service center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., featuring the industry's only web-based management platform. This system along with a multi-model national network gives the company far-reaching avenues to tailor service strategies to meet the needs of each client including a mix of healthier items for snacks or meals through Sodexho's wellness vending initiative, Your Health Your Way SM, On the Go.

Boynton graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga. with a bachelor's degree in marketing. He and his family now reside in Fort Lauderdale, where he will be based as he manages Sodexho's vending business in North America.

About Sodexho
Sodexho, Inc. is the leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with $6.7 billion (USD) in annual revenue and 125,000 employees. Sodexho serves more than 10 million customers daily in corporations, health care, long term care and retirement centers, schools, college campuses, government and remote sites. Sodexho, Inc., headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., is a subsidiary of Sodexho Alliance (www.sodexho.com). Sodexho, Inc. funds the Sodexho Foundation (www.helpstophunger.org), an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 1999, has made more than $9.2 million in grants to fight hunger in America.