EXHIBIT 23.2




                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS






The Board of Trustees
Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k) Employees'
         Retirement Savings Plan and Trust:


We consent to  incorporation  by reference  in the  registration  statement  No.
333-63863 on Form S-8 of Sodexho  Marriott  Services,  Inc. for Sodexho Marriott
Services,  Inc.  401(k)  Employees'  Retirement  Savings Plan and Trust,  of our
report dated June 11, 1999,  relating to the  statement of net assets  available
for  benefits of the  Sodexho  Marriott  Services,  Inc.  Employees'  Retirement
Savings  Plan and Trust as of December  31, 1998 and the  related  statement  of
changes in net assets  available for benefits for the period from March 27, 1998
(date of inception) to December 31, 1998,  which report  appears in the December
31,  1999  annual  report on Form 11-K of the Sodexho  Marriott  Services,  Inc.
401(k) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust.





/s/ KPMG LLP




McLean, Virginia
June 20, 2000