Aurora Foods Bankruptcy News: First Issue Free.

Business Editors

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 2003

Bankruptcy Creditors' Service, Inc., announces publication of AURORA FOODS BANKRUPTCY NEWS, tracking this week's chapter 11 filing by Aurora Foods, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AURF), and Sea Coast Foods, Inc., and their plan to merge with Pinnacle Foods Corp.

A copy of the first issue of AURORA FOODS BANKRUPTCY NEWS is available at http://www.bankrupt.com/aurora.txt at no charge.

Rose Mae Ireen S. Mayol and Frauline Sinson-Abangan serve as the newsletter's editors. They explain that AURORA FOODS BANKRUPTCY NEWS provides the information necessary to understand the critical issues in the bankruptcy process: value and timing -- how big is the pie, what size slice each constituency gets and how long the restructuring process will last.

The first issue of AURORA FOODS BANKRUPTCY NEWS, released today, Ms. Mayol relates, includes information about the company's operations, gives data lifted from the chapter 11 filing, identifies the largest creditors and provides a detailed look at the cash and equity options presented to Aurora's subordinated debt holders.

"Our newsletters provide lawyers, creditors, competitors, and other parties-in-interest with an efficient and affordable way to sift through the mountains of court pleadings and seemingly random information delivered to the Bankruptcy Court," says Peter A. Chapman, President of Bankruptcy Creditors' Service, Inc. "Our editors are bankruptcy pros. They know how to quickly sort the wheat from the chaff and bring order to chaos."

AURORA FOODS BANKRUPTCY NEWS is distributed on a subscription basis by e-mail for US$45 per issue. New issues are published as significant activity occurs (generally every 10 to 20 days) during the company's restructuring.

Since 1990, BCSI has published similar newsletters tracking billion-dollar insolvency proceedings. Currently, BCSI provides similar coverage about the restructuring proceedings involving Vlasic Foods (another Pinnacle Foods acquisition), Air Canada, United Airlines, US Airways Group, Budget Group, ANC Rental, Mirant Corp., PG&E National Energy Group, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Enron Corp., NRG Energy, Covanta Energy Corp., National Steel, Bethlehem Steel, LTV, Weirton Steel, Wheeling-Pittsburgh, Kaiser Aluminum, Metals USA, AMERCO (U-Haul's parent), WestPoint Stevens, Pillowtex, Burlington Industries, Warnaco, Fruit of the Loom, Fleming Companies, Kmart Corp., Ames Department Stores, Spiegel, Inc. (and its Eddie Bauer and Newport News subsidiaries), Leap Wireless, Adelphia Communications and Adelphia Business Solutions, Genuity, WorldCom, Global Crossing and Asia Global Crossing, Winstar, 360networks, DirecTV Latin America, GenTek, Federal-Mogul, Hayes Lemmerz, Exide Technologies, W.R. Grace & Co., Owens Corning, Armstrong World Industries, USG Corporation, Safety-Kleen, Laidlaw, The IT Group, Encompass Services Corporation, NationsRent, Polaroid Corporation, Acterna, Magellan Health Services, National Century Financial Enterprises, Integrated Health Services, Vencor, Inc., Sun Healthcare Group, Inc., Mariner Post-Acute & Mariner Health, Genesis Health & Multicare, Conseco, Inc., and Conseco Finance Corp., Reliance Group Holdings & Reliance Financial, The FINOVA Group, Inc., Comdisco, Bridge Information Services, Loewen Group, and Harnischfeger Industries, Inc.

Additionally, BCSI co-publishes the Troubled Company Reporter -- a daily newsletter that provides news about more than 3,000 on-going troubled situations. Go to http://www.bankrupt.com/periodicals/tcr/tcr.form.html to sign-up for a 30-day free trial subscription to the TCR.

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