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 22, 2000, included in the 2000 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 22, 2000, 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, 2000.
-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 17, 2000
Atlanta, Georgia
