Sodexho Announces New Senior Director of Diversity Relations

GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 30, 2007- Sodexho (NYSE:SDX), the nation's leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services, appoints Lourdes Diaz as senior director of diversity relations, Rohini Anand, senior vice president and global chief diversity officer, announced today.

“We are extremely pleased that Lourdes Diaz has joined our company to continue to advance our corporate position in diverse communities,” said Anand. “Sodexho has a strong network of relationships with diverse organizations. Lourdes' experience in developing comprehensive strategies in external and community relations will be a great asset to continuing to build and strengthen these partnerships.”

In addition to relationship building with diverse community based and other non-profit organizations, Diaz will be responsible for external visibility regarding Sodexho's diversity programs and will represent the company among key audiences.

Diaz has more than 18 years experience in marketing and community affairs and has most recently held executive level positions with the National Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and JP Morgan Chase. During her tenure at JP Morgan Chase, Diaz served as vice president of marketing for the supplier diversity programs. Diaz holds a bachelor's degree in marketing and labor management from Loyola University in Chicago, IL.

Sodexho, Inc. ( www.sodexhoUSA.com ) 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 (NYSE:SDX), which operates in 80 countries with 332,000 employees (www.sodexho.com). Committed to improving the quality of daily life for people whenever and wherever they come together, Sodexho, Inc. funds   the Sodexho Foundation (www.helpstophunger.org) , an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 1999, has made more than $7.2 million in grants to fight hunger in America.