Custom Culinary Inc. Announces Acquisition of DM Foods

    /24-7PressRelease/ - OAK BROOK, IL, November 23, 2005 - Custom Culinary, Inc. today announced that it is acquiring the business and operations of DM Foods of Avon, Ohio. The coming together of these two businesses positions the new Custom Culinary, Inc. as one of the leading providers of authentic culinary flavor systems in the foodservice and food processing industries.

The Custom Culinary, Inc.-DM Foods combination will capitalize on the complementary strengths and capabilities of each company. The combined company will be better able to serve customers by providing a broad range of culinary products, including food bases, sauces, gravies, concentrates and flavor systems in shelf-stable, frozen and refrigerated formats.

The new organization will bring together the strengths of providing the most authentic products created by chefs for culinary professionals and the passionate pursuit of being the customer's company. This will enhance the ability of Custom Culinary, Inc. to consistently deliver added value to its customers.

"We are confident that with this partnership we will be able to offer our current and future customers a broader range of products and solutions to meet their needs" - T.C. Chatterjee, vice president and general manager, Custom Culinary, Inc.

About Custom Culinary, Inc.

Custom Culinary Inc, one of the Griffith Laboratories' family of companies, is a leading provider of culinary flavor systems and solutions to the foodservice and food processing industries. For more than 55 years, Custom Culinary has been the busy chef's trusted partner in the kitchen, providing the most authentic, consistent and reliable food bases, sauces and gravy mixes available. For more information, visit www.customculinary.com.

About DM Foods

DM Foods is a sauce and culinary flavor systems manufacturer that provides high-quality technically driven products and services for restaurant chains and large foodservice operators. The company focuses on development and delivery of high-quality authentic scratch-made value-added products. Product lines include sauces, concentrates and flavor systems in frozen, refrigerated and shelf-stable formats.

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