Sodexho's Retail Brand Group Marks 500-Location Milestone

GAITHERSBURG, Md, March 6, 2007-Sodexho (NYSE: SDX), the leading provider of food and integrated facilities management services in North America, announced that its subsidiary, Retail Brand Group (RBG), has opened its 500 th U.S. location. RBG has a portfolio of award-winning restaurants and operates both company-managed and franchised locations of fast-casual brands like Jazzman's ® Café, Pandini's ® and Salsa Rico ® nationwide.

“The signature brands offered by the Retail Brand Group truly differentiate Sodexho in the marketplace,” said Michael Montelongo, senior vice president of strategic marketing for Sodexho, Inc. “Opening the first 500 locations is another key milestone and only the beginning for this group. Their unique brand vision combined with their proven expertise in creating a memorable dining experience for customers will allow them to stay fresh, relevant and productive for a very long time.” Montelongo added that more than 100 additional company-managed and franchised locations are in the pipeline for RBG this year.  

Currently, the RBG's 500 locations are stretched across North America in 43 states, Washington, D.C. and Alberta, Canada as well as in West Yorkshire and Sheffield, England.

More information about the Retail Brand Group's wide variety of branded fast casual and quick service restaurants is available at www.retailbrandgroup.com.

Sodexho, Inc. (www.sodexhoUSA.com) is the leading provider of integrated food and facilities management in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with $6.7 billion in annual revenue and 125,000+ employees. Sodexho offers innovative outsourcing solutions in food service, housekeeping, groundskeeping, 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, government 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.