CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of the Sodexho Marriott  Services  Employee Stock Purchase
Plan of our report dated October 8, 1999  relating to the  financial  statements
and financial statement schedules,  which appears in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended September 3, 1999.



/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Washington, D.C.
June 1, 2000