MORRISON MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS, INC.

    EXHIBIT 23            Consent of Independent Auditors


    We consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in this Annual  Report (Form
    10-K) of Morrison  Management  Specialists,  Inc. (formerly Morrison  Health
    Care, Inc.) and Subsidiaries of our report dated June 23, 1999, included  in
    the 1999 Annual Report to Stockholders of  Morrison Management  Specialists,
    Inc. and Subsidiaries.

    Our audits  also  included  the  financial  statement  schedule  of Morrison
    Management  Specialists,  Inc. and Subsidiaries  listed in Item 14(a).  This
    schedule  is  the   responsibility   of  the   Company's   management.   Our
    responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion,
    the  financial  statement  schedule  referred to above,  when  considered in
    relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly
    in all material respects the information set forth therein.

    We also  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  Registration
    Statements of Morrison Management Specialists,  Inc. and Subsidiaries listed
    below of our report  dated June 23, 1999,  with respect to the  consolidated
    financial  statements  incorporated  herein  by  reference,  and our  report
    included in the preceding  paragraph with respect to the financial statement
    schedule  included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Morrison  Management
    Specialists, Inc. and Subsidiaries for the year ended May 31, 1999.



      -Registration  Statement No. 333-2098 on Form S-8 dated March 8, 1996
          and related Prospectus
      -Registration  Statement No. 333-2100 on Form S-8 dated March 8, 1996
          and related Prospectus
      -Registration  Statement No. 333-2102 on Form S-8 dated March 8, 1996
          and related Prospectus
      -Registration  Statement No. 333-2104 on Form S-8 dated March 8, 1996
          and related Prospectus
      -Registration  Statement No. 333-2106 on Form S-8 dated March 8, 1996
          and related Prospectus
      -Registration  Statement No. 333-2108 on Form S-8 dated March 8, 1996
          and related Prospectus
      -Registration  Statement No. 333-4504 on Form S-8 dated May 3, 1996
          and related Prospectus
      -Registration  Statement No. 333-4508 on Form S-8 dated May 3, 1996
          and related Prospectus
      -Registration  Statement No. 333-20197 on Form S-8 dated January 22, 1997
          and related Prospectus
      -Registration  Statement No. 333-40177 on Form S-8 dated November 13, 1997
          and related Prospectus


    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


    August 20, 1999
    Atlanta, Georgia