Sodexho and Easter Seals Launch Recycling Partnership

GAITHERSBURG, MD, June 6, 2006 -Sodexho (NYSE: SDX), the nation's leading food and facilities management provider and Easter Seals, the leading non-profit provider of disability services, have partnered with Cartridges for Kids in the launch of “Rural Recycling,” a program that recycles empty printer cartridges and cellular phones.

For every cartridge or cell phone that Sodexho donates, Cartridges for Kids will in turn make a financial contribution to Easter Seals for its “AgrAbility” program, which provides farmers and ranchers who have suffered a debilitating illness, accident or condition with assistive technology solutions and tools to enable them to return to work on their farms.

“Agriculture and farming obviously are very important to Sodexho as the leading food service provider,” said Joan Rector McGlockton, senior vice president of corporate affairs for Sodexho, Inc. “We are so pleased to have found this nurturing partnership with Easter Seals, which helps keep farmers working and on their farms, even after injury or other health conditions.”

“We thank Sodexho for their assistance in helping farmers and ranchers stay independent,” said James E. Williams, president and CEO of Easter Seals. “Each year, we help hundreds of farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers with disabilities succeed in their work and community life, and supporting this effort is critical to rural communities.”

For 85 years, Easter Seals has been providing services that help children and adults with disabilities gain greater independence. Our primary services -- medical rehabilitation, job training and employment, child care, adult day services, and camping and recreation -- benefit 1.3 million individuals with disabilities and their families each year through more than 550 centers nationwide, in Puerto Rico and Australia. See great things at www.easterseals.com.

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 120,000+ 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.