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<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
consolidated  balance  sheets and  consolidated  statements  of income  from the
Company's  Quarterly  Report to Shareholders  for the quarter ended November 30,
1999 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                        Morrison Management Specialists, Inc.
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