SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                
                     Washington, D.C. 20549
                                
                                
                          SCHEDULE 13G
                                
                                
            Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                
                   (Amendment No.          )*
                                

                   DAKA International, Inc.
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                       (Name of Issuer)
                               
                         Common Stock
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                (Title of Class of Securities)
                               
                           234068203
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                        (CUSIP Number)
                               



Check  the  following  box  if a fee  is  being  paid  with  this
statement [x].   (A fee is not required only if the filing  person:
(1)  has  a  previous  statement  on  file  reporting  beneficial
ownership  of  more than five percent of the class of  securities
described  in  Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).

* The  remainder  of this cover page shall be  filled  out  for  a
  reporting  person's initial filing on this form with  respect  to
  the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment  
  containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
  in a prior cover page.

The  information  required in the remainder of  this  cover  page
shall  not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section  18
of  the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934  ("Act")  or  otherwise
subject  to the liabilities of that section of the Act but  shall
be  subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see  the
Notes).



                               
                      CUSIP NO. 234068203
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons.  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification 
    Nos. of Above Persons:  Palisade Capital Management, 
    L.L.C., Tax ID#: 22-3330049

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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
    Instructions)                                              (a)
                                                               (b)
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(3) SEC Use Only

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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization:  New Jersey

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Number of Shares Beneficially      (5) Sole Voting Power:     642,000
    Owned by Each Reporting                    
    Person With                    (6) Shared Voting Power:        --
                                   (7) Sole Dispositive Power:   642,000
                                   (8) Shared Dispositive Power:   --
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(9)   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 642,000
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(10)  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares 
      (See Instructions)

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(11)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):  9.2%

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(12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):  IA
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Item 1(a).  Name Of Issuer:  DAKA International, Inc.
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Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:  One Corporate
            Place, 55 Ferncraft Road, Danvers, Massachusetts 01923
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Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:  Palisade Capital Management, L.L.C.*


   * The  shares  reflected  in this Schedule  were  formerly
     included in a report filed by the Whiffletree Division  of
     Smith  Barney.   Effective April 10, 1995,  the  client
     accounts  for which the shares of the Issuer were acquired
     were transferred to the reporting person.
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Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if None,
            Residence:  One Bridge Plaza, Suite 695, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
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Item 2(c).  Citizenship:  New Jersey
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Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock
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Item 2(e).  CUSIP No.:  234068203
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Item 3.   If  This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b),
          or 13d-2(b), check whether the Person Filing is a

          (a)  [   ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.

          (b)  [   ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act.

          (c)  [   ] Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of 
the Act.

          (d)  [   ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the 
Investment Company Act.

          (e)  [ X ] Investment Adviser registered under section  203
of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

          (f)  [   ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject  
to  the  provisions  of the Employee  Retirement  Income Security  Act 
of  1974  or  Endowment  fund;  see   Rule   13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).

          (g)  [   ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance  with Rule 
13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note:  See Item 7).

          (h)  [   ]  Group,  in  accordance  with  Rule  13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).

Item 4.  Ownership

     (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned (as of December 31, 1995):

          642,000

     (b)  Percent of Class (as of December 31, 1995):

          9.2%

     (c)  Number of Shares as to which such person has:

          (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote   642,000

         (ii)  shared  power  to vote or  to  direct  the  vote  --

        (iii)  sole  power to dispose  or  to  direct  the disposition of
               642,000

        (iv)  shared  power  to  dispose  or  to  direct  the disposition
              of --


Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

      If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
of  the  date hereof the reporting person has ceased  to  be  the
beneficial  owner  of  more than five percent  of  the  class  of
securities, check the following [   ].

Item 6.  Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

     The shares of the Issuer beneficially owned by the reporting
person  are  held on behalf of the reporting person's clients  in
accounts  over which the reporting person has complete investment
discretion.   No  other person has the right to  receive  or  the
power  to  direct the receipt of dividends from, or the  proceeds
from  the  sale  of,  such  shares.  No other  person's  interest
relates  to  more  than  five percent of the  class.   No  client
account contains more than five percent of the class.

Item 7.  Identification  and Classification  of  the  Subsidiary
         Which  Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
         Holding Company.  N/A

Item  8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.  N/A

Item 9.   Notice of Dissolution of Group.  N/A

Item 10.  Certification

     By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose
of  and  do  not  have the effect of changing or influencing  the
control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
connection  with  or  as a participant in any transaction  having
such purposes or effect.

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief,  I  certify  that  the  information  set  forth  in  this
statement is true, complete and correct.
                              
                              
                              
                              February 12, 1996
                              (Date)
                              
                              
                              
                              /s/ Steven E. Berman
                              (Signature)
                              
                              
                              
                              Steven E. Berman/Member
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                              (Name/Title)