INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Amentment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
333-79419 of Volume Services America, Inc. of our report dated March 18, 1999
appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration Statement, and
to the reference to us under the headings "Summary Historical and Pro Forma
Financial Information of Volume Holdings; "Selected Historical Financial
Information of Volume Holdings" and "Experts" in such Prospectus.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Greenville, South Carolina


July 16, 1999