EXHIBIT 23.11


                                     CONSENT

                  By signature below, the undersigned hereby consents to being
named in the registration statement on Form S-1 of Volume Services America
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), as an individual to
become a director of the Company effective upon the closing of the initial
public offering of the Company's IDSs and to the inclusion of his biographical
information in the registration statement on Form S-1.

                  In witness whereof, this Consent is signed and dated as of the
20th day of August, 2003.

                                             /s/ Michael A. Wadsworth
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                                            Michael A. Wadsworth