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Agreement adds to Sodexho's growing portfolio of national and regional celebrity and award-winning chef partnerships GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sodexho (NYSE:SDX) and renowned chefs and authors Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger announced today a partnership to provide specialized training, menu development and personal appearances at multiple Sodexho locations throughout southern California during 2007 and 2008. The chefs, who specialize in Mexican and Latin-American cuisine, own Border Grill locations in Santa Monica and Las Vegas as well as the highly-acclaimed Ciudad in downtown Los Angeles. Milliken and Feniger, who starred in their own Food Network show, Too Hot Tamales, have been featured across the country for their unique and multi- cultural approach to cooking and are the authors of five cookbooks, including Cooking with Too Hot Tamales and Mesa Mexicana. Sodexho, leading provider of integrated food and facilities management services in the country, has around 235 locations in Southern California, 90 in the corporate segment alone. The partnership with Milliken and Feniger will bring Border Grill entrees -- authentic and modern home-cooked Mexican meals rich in flavor -- to selected Sodexho corporate locations, as well as Milliken and Feniger's signature grab & go items like quesadillas, burritos, salads and salsas. This partnership adds to Sodexho's growing portfolio of national and regional celebrity and award-winning chef partnerships for training and culinary development, like the national development agreement with New York- based Suvir Suran and the agreement with Jean-Robert de Cavel at the Cincinnati Museum Center. About Mary Sue and Susan Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger (http://www.marysueandsusan.com/) are nationally-recognized chefs, restaurateurs, cookbook authors, radio and TV personalities. For more than two decades, the chefs have transformed street foods and comfort foods into critically-acclaimed cuisine. Owners of three restaurants (Border Grill in Santa Monica and Las Vegas and Ciudad in Los Angeles), the chefs are also active members of the community, playing leading roles in many educational programs, culinary associations, and charities. About Sodexho Sodexho, Inc. (http://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:SDXNYSE:http://www.sodexho.com). Sodexho, Inc. funds the Sodexho Foundation (http://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. DATASOURCE: Sodexho, Inc. CONTACT: Stacy Bowman-Hade of Sodexho, Inc., +1-301-987-4352, Web site: http://www.sodexhousa.com/ http://www.marysueandsusan.com/

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