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                                                                     Exhibit 25

                                CONFORMED COPY


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                                   FORM T-1

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                           STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                  UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
                   CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

                     CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE
                     ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
                            SECTION 305(b)(2) |__|

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                             THE BANK OF NEW YORK
              (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)


New York                                                  13-5160382
(State of incorporation                                   (I.R.S. employer
if not a U.S. national bank)                              identification no.)

48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y.                            10286
(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip code)

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                              ARAMARK CORPORATION
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                                  23-2319139
(State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                            identification no.)


                            ARAMARK SERVICES, INC.
              (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Delaware                                                  95-2051630
(State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                            identification no.)


ARAMARK Tower
1101 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania                                19107
(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip code)

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                                Debt Secutities
                      (Title of the indenture securities)


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1.       General information. Furnish the following information as to the
         Trustee:

         (a)      Name and address of each examining or supervising authority
                  to which it is subject.

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                  Name                                        Address
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         Superintendent of Banks of the State of          2 Rector Street, New York,
         New York                                         N.Y.  10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203

         Federal Reserve Bank of New York                 33 Liberty Plaza, New York,
                                                          N.Y.  10045

         Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation            Washington, D.C.  20429

         New York Clearing House Association              New York, New York   10005
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         (b)      Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

         Yes.

2.       Affiliations with Obligor.

         If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
         affiliation.

         None.

16.      List of Exhibits.

         Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the
         Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit
         hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
         (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).

         1.       A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New
                  York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which
                  contains the authority to commence business and a grant of
                  powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to
                  Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration
                  Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed
                  with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to
                  Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)

         4.       A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to
                  Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)

         6.       The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the
                  Act. (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration
                  Statement No. 33-44051.)

         7.       A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee
                  published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its
                  supervising or examining authority.

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                                CONFORMED COPY


                                   SIGNATURE



         Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New
York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New
York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York,
and State of New York, on the 5th day of May, 1998.


                                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK



                                              By:    /s/ JAMES W.P. HALL
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                                                  Name:  JAMES W.P. HALL
                                                  Title: VICE PRESIDENT


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                                                                       Exhibit 7

                      Consolidated Report of Condition of

                              THE BANK OF NEW YORK

                    of 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
                     And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December 31, 
1997, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of 
this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                    
                                                           Dollar Amounts
                                                             in Thousands
ASSETS                                                  
Cash and balance due from depository                    
  institutions:                                         
  Noninterest-bearing balances and                      
   currency and coin .................                        $ 5,742,986
  Interest-bearing balances ..........                          1,342,769
Securities:                                                  
  Held-to-maturity securities ........                          1,099,736 
  Available-for-sale securities ......                          3,882,686
Federal funds sold and Securities pur-                       
  chased under agreements to resell...                          2,568,530
Loans and lease financing                                    
  receivables:                                               
  Loans and leases, net of unearned                                         
    income .................35,019,608                              
  LESS: Allowances for loan and                                             
    lease losses ..............627,350                              
  LESS: Allocated transfer risk                                             
    reserve..........................0                              
  Loans and leases, net of unearned                                         
    income, allowance, and reserve                             34,392,258 
Assets held in trading accounts ......                          2,521,451 
Premises and fixed assets (including                         
  capitalized leases) ................                            659,209
Other real estate owned ..............                             11,992 
Investments in unconsolidated                      
  subsidiaries and associated                      
  companies ..........................                            226,263
Customers' liability to this bank on               
  acceptances outstanding ............                          1,187,449
Intangible assets ....................                            781,684
Other assets .........................                          1,736,574
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Total assets .........................                        $56,153,587
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
  In domestic offices ................                        $27,031,362 
  Noninterest-bearing ..... 11,899,507 
  Interest-bearing ........ 15,131,855
  In foreign offices, Edge and 
  Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ...                         13,794,449
  Noninterest-bearing .........590,999 
  Interest-bearing ........ 13,203,450
Federal funds purchased and Securities 
  sold under agreements to repurchase.                          2,338,881  
Demand notes issued to the U.S. 
  Treasury ...........................                            173,851
Trading liabilities ..................                          1,695,216
Other borrowed money:
  With remaining maturity of one year 
  or less ............................                          1,905,330
  With remaining maturity of more than 
    one year through three years .....                                  0  
  With remaining maturity of more than 
    three years ......................                             25,664 
Bank's liability on acceptances exe-
  cuted and outstanding ..............                          1,195,923 
Subordinated notes and debentures ....                          1,012,940
Other liabilities ....................                          2,018,960
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Total liabilities ....................                         51,192,576
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock .........................                          1,135,284 
Surplus ..............................                            731,319
Undivided profits and capital 
  reserves ...........................                          3,093,726
Net unrealized holding gains 
  (losses) on available-for-sale
  securities .........................                             36,866
Cumulative  fforeign currency transla-
  tion adjustments ...................                       (     36,184)
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Total equity capital .................                          4,961,011
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Total liabilities and equity 
  capital ............................                        $56,153,587
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       I, Robert E. Keilman, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the
above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been
prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and 
belief.
                                                               Robert E. Keilman

       We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report
of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of 
our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the 
instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
and is true and correct.

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       Thomas A. Renyi    |
       Alan R. Griffith   |   Directors
       J. Carter Bacot    |
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