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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24



                                                               JOSEPH NEUBAUER





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, James E. Ksansnak, Martin W.
Spector and Donald S. Morton as his Attorney-in-Fact and hereby grants to each
of them acting alone without the others, for him and in his name as such
director, full power to:

        (a)       sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  October 03, 1997, and amendments thereto which the Company may
                  file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
                  the requirements of Section 13 and/or Section 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (b)       perform every other action which any such Attorney-in-fact may
                  deem necessary or proper in connection with any of such
                  reports or amendments

(all as approved by the Company's principal executive, financial and accounting
officers whose signatures to such report or amendment thereto shall be
conclusive evidence of such approval).




Dated: November 13, 1997                             /s/ Joseph Neubauer
       -----------------                             -------------------------- 
                                                        Joseph Neubauer





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24



                                                           ROBERT J. CALLANDER





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, James E. Ksansnak, Martin W.
Spector and Donald S. Morton as his Attorney-in-Fact and hereby grants to each
of them acting alone without the others, for him and in his name as such
director, full power to:

        (a)       sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  October 03,1997, and amendments thereto which the Company may
                  file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
                  the requirements of Section 13 and/or Section 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (b)       perform every other action which any such Attorney-in-fact may
                  deem necessary or proper in connection with any of such
                  reports or amendments

(all as approved by the Company's principal executive, financial and accounting
officers whose signatures to such report or amendment thereto shall be
conclusive evidence of such approval).




Dated: November 11, 1997                     /s/ Robert J. Callander
       -----------------                    -----------------------------
                                                 Robert J. Callander





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24



                                                              ALAN K. CAMPBELL





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, James E. Ksansnak, Martin W.
Spector and Donald S. Morton as his Attorney-in-Fact and hereby grants to each
of them acting alone without the others, for him and in his name as such
director, full power to:

        (a)       sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  October 03, 1997, and amendments thereto which the Company may
                  file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
                  the requirements of Section 13 and/or Section 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (b)       perform every other action which any such Attorney-in-fact may
                  deem necessary or proper in connection with any of such
                  reports or amendments

(all as approved by the Company's principal executive, financial and accounting
officers whose signatures to such report or amendment thereto shall be
conclusive evidence of such approval).




Dated: November 15, 1997                              /s/ Alan K. Campbell
       -----------------                              -------------------------
                                                          Alan K. Campbell





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EXHIBIT 24



                                                           RONALD R. DAVENPORT





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, James E. Ksansnak, Martin W.
Spector and Donald S. Morton as his Attorney-in-Fact and hereby grants to each
of them acting alone without the others, for him and in his name as such
director, full power to:

        (a)       sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  October 03, 1997, and amendments thereto which the Company may
                  file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
                  the requirements of Section 13 and/or Section 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (b)       perform every other action which any such Attorney-in-fact may
                  deem necessary or proper in connection with any of such
                  reports or amendments

(all as approved by the Company's principal executive, financial and accounting
officers whose signatures to such report or amendment thereto shall be
conclusive evidence of such approval).




Dated: November 11, 1997                    /s/ Ronald R. Davenport
       --------------------                 -----------------------------------
                                                Ronald R. Davenport





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24



                                                            PATRICIA C. BARRON





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, James E. Ksansnak, Martin W.
Spector and Donald S. Morton as his Attorney-in-Fact and hereby grants to each
of them acting alone without the others, for him and in his name as such
director, full power to:

        (a)       sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  October 03, 1997, amendments thereto which the Company may
                  file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
                  the requirements of Section 13 and/or Section 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (b)       perform every other action which any such Attorney-in-fact may
                  deem necessary or proper in connection with any of such
                  reports or amendments

(all as approved by the Company's principal executive, financial and accounting
officers whose signatures to such report or amendment thereto shall be
conclusive evidence of such approval).




Dated: November 11, 1997                  /s/ Patricia C. Barron
       ----------------                   -----------------------------------
                                          Patricia C. Barron





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24



                                                          LEE F. DRISCOLL, JR.





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, James E. Ksansnak, Martin W.
Spector and Donald S. Morton as his Attorney-in-Fact and hereby grants to each
of them acting alone without the others, for him and in his name as such
director, full power to:

        (a)       sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  October 03, 1997, amendments thereto which the Company may
                  file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
                  the requirements of Section 13 and/or Section 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (b)       perform every other action which any such Attorney-in-fact may
                  deem necessary or proper in connection with any of such
                  reports or amendments

(all as approved by the Company's principal executive, financial and accounting
officers whose signatures to such report or amendment thereto shall be
conclusive evidence of such approval).




Dated: November 14, 1997                    /s/ Lee F. Driscoll, Jr.
       ------------------                 ------------------------
                                                Lee F. Driscoll, Jr.





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24



                                                         MITCHELL S. FROMSTEIN





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, James E. Ksansnak, Martin W.
Spector and Donald S. Morton as his Attorney-in-Fact and hereby grants to each
of them acting alone without the others, for him and in his name as such
director, full power to:

        (a)       sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  October 03, 1997, amendments thereto which the Company may
                  file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
                  the requirements of Section 13 and/or Section 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (b)       perform every other action which any such Attorney-in-fact may
                  deem necessary or proper in connection with any of such
                  reports or amendments

(all as approved by the Company's principal executive, financial and accounting
officers whose signatures to such report or amendment thereto shall be
conclusive evidence of such approval).




Dated: November 11, 1997                    /s/ Mitchell S. Fromstein
       -----------------                    -------------------------------
                                                Mitchell S. Fromstein





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24



                                                              EDWARD G. JORDAN





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, James E. Ksansnak, Martin W.
Spector and Donald S. Morton as his Attorney-in-Fact and hereby grants to each
of them acting alone without the others, for him and in his name as such
director, full power to:

        (a)       sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  October 03, 1997, amendments thereto which the Company may
                  file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
                  the requirements of Section 13 and/or Section 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (b)       perform every other action which any such Attorney-in-fact may
                  deem necessary or proper in connection with any of such
                  reports or amendments

(all as approved by the Company's principal executive, financial and accounting
officers whose signatures to such report or amendment thereto shall be
conclusive evidence of such approval).




Dated: November 10, 1997                    /s/ Edward G. Jordan
       -----------------                    ----------------------------------
                                                Edward G. Jordan





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24



                                                                THOMAS H. KEAN





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, James E. Ksansnak, Martin W.
Spector and Donald S. Morton as his Attorney-in-Fact and hereby grants to each
of them acting alone without the others, for him and in his name as such
director, full power to:

        (a)       sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  October 03, 1997, amendments thereto which the Company may
                  file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
                  the requirements of Section 13 and/or Section 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (b)       perform every other action which any such Attorney-in-fact may
                  deem necessary or proper in connection with any of such
                  reports or amendments

(all as approved by the Company's principal executive, financial and accounting
officers whose signatures to such report or amendment thereto shall be
conclusive evidence of such approval).




Dated: November 11, 1997                   /s/ Thomas H. Kean
       ----------------                    ---------------------------------
                                               Thomas H. Kean




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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24



                                                          REYNOLD C. MACDONALD





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, James E. Ksansnak, Martin W.
Spector and Donald S. Morton as his Attorney-in-Fact and hereby grants to each
of them acting alone without the others, for him and in his name as such
director, full power to:

        (a)       sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  October 03, 1997, amendments thereto which the Company may
                  file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
                  the requirements of Section 13 and/or Section 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (b)       perform every other action which any such Attorney-in-fact may
                  deem necessary or proper in connection with any of such
                  reports or amendments

(all as approved by the Company's principal executive, financial and accounting
officers whose signatures to such report or amendment thereto shall be
conclusive evidence of such approval).




Dated: November 11, 1997                     /s/ Reynold C. MacDonald
       -----------------                     ----------------------------------
                                                 Reynold C. MacDonald







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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24



                                                              JAMES E. PRESTON





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, James E. Ksansnak, Martin W.
Spector and Donald S. Morton as his Attorney-in-Fact and hereby grants to each
of them acting alone without the others, for him and in his name as such
director, full power to:

        (a)       sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  October 03, 1997, amendments thereto which the Company may
                  file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
                  the requirements of Section 13 and/or Section 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (b)       perform every other action which any such Attorney-in-fact may
                  deem necessary or proper in connection with any of such
                  reports or amendments

(all as approved by the Company's principal executive, financial and accounting
officers whose signatures to such report or amendment thereto shall be
conclusive evidence of such approval).




Dated: November 11, 1997                        /s/ James E. Preston 
       -----------------                        ------------------------------
                                                    James E. Preston





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24



                                                             JAMES E. KSANSNAK





                               POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, James E. Ksansnak, Martin W.
Spector and Donald S. Morton as his Attorney-in-Fact and hereby grants to each
of them acting alone without the others, for him and in his name as such
director, full power to:

        (a)       sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  October 03, 1997, amendments thereto which the Company may
                  file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
                  the requirements of Section 13 and/or Section 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

        (b)       perform every other action which any such Attorney-in-fact may
                  deem necessary or proper in connection with any of such
                  reports or amendments

(all as approved by the Company's principal executive, financial and accounting
officers whose signatures to such report or amendment thereto shall be
conclusive evidence of such approval).




Dated: November 18, 1997                  /s/ James E. Ksansnak
       -----------------                  ----------------------------------
                                              James E. Ksansnak