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  September 30, 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: October 30, 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.