EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-63863) of Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. pertaining to the Sodexho
Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k) Employees' Retirement Savings Plan and Trust of
our report dated June 9, 2000, with respect to the financial statements and
schedule of the Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc. 401(k) Employees' Retirement
Savings Plan and Trust included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year
ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
McLean, Virginia
June 20, 2000
