Exhibit 10.1


                                    ARAMARK
                        2001 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                        (as effective on the IPO Date)

I.   PURPOSE

The ARAMARK 2001 Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan") allows eligible
executives of the Company and its subsidiaries to defer the payment of their
Salary and/or Bonus until a specified date in the future.

II.  DEFINITIONS

"Bonus" means amounts that are not salary or wages that are earned by the
Executive from the Company or a subsidiary in the form of an incentive or
performance bonus.

"Cause" means (i) the Executive's conviction of or entry of a plea of guilty
or nolo contendere to a felony (or any similar crime for purposes of laws
outside the United States), (ii) the Executive's fraud or dishonesty, (iii)
the Executive's willful failure to perform assigned duties to the Company or
an affiliate, (iv) the Executive's willful violation of the ARAMARK Business
Conduct Policy, or (v) the Executive's intentionally working against the best
interest of the Company or an affiliate.

"Committee" means the committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the
Company to administer the Plan.

"Company" means ARAMARK Worldwide Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

"Deferral Account" means the bookkeeping account pursuant to which the Company
records amounts deferred by the Executive under the Plan.

"Effective Date" means the IPO Date.

"Executive" means an employee of the Company or any subsidiary who is a member
of senior management and is identified as a key employee.

"Plan" means this ARAMARK 2001 Deferred Compensation Plan.

"Plan Administrator" means the individual(s) appointed by the Committee for
purposes of determining eligibility to make deferrals under the Plan and
administering deferral elections under the Plan.

"Plan Year" means the fiscal year of the Company. The period commencing on the
Effective Date and ending on September 3, 2001 shall be the initial Plan Year.

"Salary" means an Executive's base salary, wages and sales commissions (but
excludes bonuses, overtime pay, or incentive pay) earned by the Executive from
the Company or a subsidiary.




III. ELIGIBILITY

The Plan Administrator shall determine, in its sole discretion, the Executives
eligible to participate in the Plan for purposes of deferring Salary and/or
Bonuses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Executive who, immediately prior
to the Effective Date, was a participating executive making deferrals under
the ARAMARK Deferred Compensation Plan, shall be eligible to participate in
this Plan on the Effective Date and to make deferrals of Salary and/or Bonus,
as applicable, earned in respect of periods on and after the Effective Time.

IV.  DEFERRAL PROVISIONS

Salary and/or Bonuses may be deferred under this Plan pursuant to rules and
procedures established from time to time by the Committee. Such rules and
procedures may establish, among other things: (1) deadlines for filing
deferral elections under the Plan, (2) any applicable limits on the amount of
Salary and Bonus that may be deferred under the Plan, (3) any applicable
limits on the period or length of deferrals, (4) any conditions and
limitations on changing or revoking deferral elections during a Plan Year,
including applicable penalties, and (5) any conditions and limitations on
withdrawals and distributions while the Executive's deferral election remains
in effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Executives who first
become eligible to participate in this Plan on the Effective Date as a result
of the Executive's participation in the ARAMARK Deferred Compensation Plan,
such Executive's elections under that ARAMARK Deferred Compensation Plan, as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date, shall continue to apply
under this Plan with respect to Salary and/or Bonuses, as applicable, earned
in respect of periods on and after the Effective Date until changed by the
Executive in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Plan.

V.   EARNINGS ON DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS

Deferral Accounts shall be credited with earnings, losses, interest, or other
forms of investment return pursuant to rules and procedures adopted by the
Committee, in its sole discretion. Deferrals shall be deemed to begin to
accrue earnings as of the date they would otherwise have been paid to the
Executive.

VI.  PAYMENT PROVISIONS

Payment of deferrals shall be made pursuant to rules and procedures
established from time to time by the Committee. The Company reserves the
right, at any time, to accelerate the schedule according to which the
Executive's deferrals will be paid. In addition, in the event the Executive's
employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for Cause, the
Company reserves the right to accelerate the schedule according to which the
Executive's deferrals will be paid by making a lump sum payment of the
Executive's deferred amounts.

VII. Hardship Withdrawals

The Committee may establish rules and procedures permitting Executives to
withdraw all or a portion of the amount then credited to the Executive's
Deferral Account, if the withdrawal is necessary in light of an immediate and
heavy financial need of such Executive for which such funds are not reasonably
available from the Executive's other resources. The Committee may

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delegate responsibility for administering and reviewing hardship withdrawal
requests to one or more individuals.

VIII.    NO ASSIGNMENT OR ALIENTATION OF BENEFITS

Except as hereinafter provided, amounts deferred under this Plan may not be
voluntarily or involuntarily assigned, pledged, or alienated. Unless required
by law, no execution or attachment of any amount that becomes payable pursuant
to any provision of this Plan shall be valid or recognized by the Company.

IX.  NO RIGHT TO COMPANY ASSETS

Amounts credited to the Executive's Deferral Account will not be held by the
Company in trust, escrow, or similar fiduciary capacity, and benefits paid
under the Plan shall be paid from general funds of the Company. Neither the
Executive, a beneficiary, nor any legal representative will have any right
against the Company with respect to any portion of the Deferral Account or any
assets of the Company or any subsidiary, except as a general, unsecured
creditor of the Company.

X.   ADMINISTRATION

     A.   The Committee shall administer the Plan and shall be the sole
          interpreter and arbiter of this Plan. The Committee has the right to
          amend the Plan's provisions at any time, provided that such
          amendments do not (1) decrease the balance of the Executive's
          Deferral Account at the time of such amendment, or (2) retroactively
          decrease the applicable rate of interest, earnings or other
          investment return prior to the time of such amendment. The
          individuals serving on the Committee shall be indemnified and held
          harmless by the Company from any and all liability, costs, and
          expenses, arising out of any action taken by any member with respect
          to the Plan to the maximum extent permitted by law.

     B.   The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time amend or
          terminate the Plan as to all or any group of Executives. If the Plan
          is terminated, the affected Executive's Deferral Account will be
          distributed over a period determined by the Board.

XI.  MISCELLANEOUS

     A.   The rights and obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries under
          this Plan shall be binding on their successors and assigns.

     B.   This Plan shall not confer upon any person any right to be continued
          in the employment of the Company or any subsidiary.

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     C.   In the event an provision of the Plan is held invalid, void or
          unenforceable, the same shall not affect, in any respect, the
          validity of the other provisions of the Plan.

     D.   The Company is authorized to withhold amounts necessary to satisfy
          any federal, state or local tax withholding requirements and social
          security or other employee tax requirements applicable with respect
          to the deferral or payment of amounts hereunder.

     E.   The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan maintained primarily to
          provide deferred compensation benefits for a select group of
          management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of
          Sections 201, 301 and 401 of ERISA and therefore to be exempt from
          Parts 2, 3 and 4 of Title I of ERISA.

     F.   The Plan shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws
          of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of law
          provisions thereof, except to the extent pre-empted by ERISA.