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                                                                       EXHIBIT 5


(215) 238-3581


                                                              September 15, 1998



ARAMARK Corporation
ARAMARK Tower
1101 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   19107

         Re:      ARAMARK Corporation and ARAMARK Services, Inc.
                  Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated September 14, 1998
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Ladies and Gentlemen:

         I am Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of ARAMARK
Corporation and Vice President and Secretary of ARAMARK Services, Inc., both
Delaware corporations (the "Companies"), and as such am familiar with the
preparation of the above-captioned registration statement on Form S-3, which is
being filed by the Companies with the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to register the public offering from
time to time of up to $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of debt securities
(the "Securities"). I am familiar with the Indenture dated as of July 15, 1991,
between ARAMARK Corporation and The Bank of New York, as Trustee and the
Indenture dated as of July 15, 1991 between the Companies and The Bank of New
York, as Trustee which are exhibits to the Companies registration statement on
Form S-3, Registration No. 33-41357 (the "Indentures"). I have also examined
such records, documents, statutes and decisions as I have deemed relevant.

         In my opinion, when the respective Boards of Directors of the Companies
have established the terms of the Securities pursuant to a Resolution duly filed
with the Trustee, and when the respective Boards of Directors of the Companies
have approved the the issue and sale of the Securities, and when the Securities
have been duly executed by the Companies and authenticated by the Trustee and
delivered to the purchasers thereof against payment of the purchase price
therefor, the Securities will be legally issued, valid and binding obligations
of the Companies, enforceable against the Companies in accordance with their
terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights in general. The enforceability of
the Companies obligations under the Securities are subject to general principles
of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law).

         I hereby consent to the use of this opinion as Exhibit 5 to the
Registration Statement and to all references to me in the Registration
Statement.

                                                Very truly yours,


                                                /s/ Martin W. Spector
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                                                Martin W. Spector


