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                                                                    EXHIBIT  24



                                                                JOSEPH NEUBAUER


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints L. Frederick Sutherland, Bart J. Colli 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
                  September 29, 2000, 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 6, 2000                             /s/ Joseph Neubauer
                                                     --------------------------
                                                         Joseph Neubauer




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                                                                    EXHIBIT  24



                                                        LAWRENCE T. BABBIO, JR.



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, L. Frederick Sutherland, Bart J.
Colli 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
                  September 29, 2000, 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 7, 2000                         /s/ Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr.
                                                 ---------------------------
                                                     Lawrence T. Babbio, Jr.



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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, L. Frederick Sutherland, Bart J.
Colli and Donald S. Morton as her Attorney-in-Fact and hereby grants to each of
them acting alone without the others, for her and in her name as such director,
full power to:

        (a)       sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
                  September 29, 2000, 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 7, 2000                             /s/ Patricia C. Barron
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                         Patricia C. Barron





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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, L. Frederick Sutherland, Bart J.
Colli 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
                  September 29, 2000, 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 7, 2000                             /s/ Robert J. Callander
                                                     --------------------------
                                                         Robert J. Callander


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                                                                    EXHIBIT  24


                                                        LEONARD S. COLEMAN, JR.





                                POWER OF ATTORNEY





The undersigned director of ARAMARK Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), hereby appoints Joseph Neubauer, L. Frederick Sutherland, Bart J.
Colli 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
                  September 29, 2000, 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 7, 2000                             /s/ Leonard S. Coleman
                                                     --------------------------
                                                         Leonard S. Coleman


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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, L. Frederick Sutherland, Bart J.
Colli 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
                  September 29, 2000, 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 7, 2000                             /s/ Ronald R. Davenport
                                                     --------------------------
                                                         Ronald R. Davenport



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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, L. Frederick Sutherland, Bart J.
Colli 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
                  September 29, 2000, 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 7, 2000                             /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, L. Frederick Sutherland, Bart J.
Colli 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
                  September 29, 2000, 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 7, 2000                             /s/ Thomas H. Kean
                                                     --------------------------
                                                         Thomas H. Kean


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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, L. Frederick Sutherland, Bart J.
Colli 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
                  September 29, 2000, 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 6, 2000                             /s/ James E. Ksansnak
                                                     --------------------------
                                                         James E. Ksansnak



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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, L. Frederick Sutherland, Bart J.
Colli 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
                  September 29, 2000, 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 7, 2000                             /s/ James E. Preston
                                                     --------------------------
                                                         James E. Preston