Sodexho Names 2006 Vendor of the Year Awards

GAITHERSBURG, MD, June 19, 2006 - Sodexho (NYSE: SDX), the nation's leading provider of food service and facilities management, announced its 2006 “Vendor of the Year” awards at a yearly meeting in McLean, VA last week. The awards, designed to honor the vendors who best exemplify Sodexho's corporate values, were presented as follows:

• The Dannon Company, Inc. - National Spirit of Service Vendor of the Year
• Performance Food Group/AFI Foodservice - Regional Spirit of Service Vendor of the Year
• Edward Don and Co. - National Spirit of Progress Vendor of the Year
• Gordon Food Service - Regional Spirit of Progress Vendor of the Year
• Cargill, Inc. - National Team Spirit Vendor of the Year
• SYSCO Food Service of Los Angeles Inc. - Regional Team Spirit Vendor of the Year
• Carla's Pasta - Diverse Supplier of the Year

All seven award recipients demonstrated partnerships with Sodexho that included customer education, technological innovation, training, marketing, communication and programs that add efficiencies and value to Sodexho's supply management process. These included programs to increase customer awareness and get customer feedback; partnering for online ordering and systems for reporting.

The award recipients were selected through a review process that included Sodexho marketing, culinary, compliance, supply management and operations support staff. "We are pleased to honor these companies who have aligned themselves with Sodexho's values and have shown the highest levels of quality service and professionalism," said Marc Boesch, vice president of category and supply management at Sodexho. “We thank them for their continued partnerships with Sodexho and congratulate them for their innovation.”