EXHIBIT 32.2



                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection  with the Quarterly  Report of Volume  Services  America,
Inc.  (the  "Company")  on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 1, 2003 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I, Kenneth R. Frick, Chief Financial Officer of the Company,  certify,  pursuant
to 18 U.S.C.  sec. 1350, as adopted  pursuant to sec. 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002,  that:  (1) The Report  fully  complies  with the  requirements  of
section  13(a) or  15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934;  and (2) The
information  contained in the Report fairly presents,  in all material respects,
the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.



/s/ Kenneth R. Frick
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Kenneth R. Frick
Chief Financial Officer
Date: August 15, 2003



         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Volume  Services  America,  Inc. and will be retained by Volume
Services America,  Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange  Commission
or its staff upon request.