Barrington Foods International Inc. Pursues Funding Effort.

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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 2003

Barrington Foods International Inc. (OTC BB: BFII), announced today they have entered into a formal consulting agreement with BBX Equity Group, LLC of Las Vegas to immediately explore various funding options for working capital, and to assist with a corporate restructuring plan.

Placement documents are in process of being drafted, and the company expects initial funding via such placement may begin shortly. Further details will be announced when warranted.

Barrington Foods' principal activities are focused in the wholesaling of select food products and proprietary formula development. The company's core product line is soy- and dairy-based powdered milk products, including their foremost product, Pride & Joy(R), an infant formula. The company will be introducing other complementary products, such as dried fruit snacks, powdered juice crystals, flavor formulas and high protein drinks, in the coming months. Barrington Foods has exclusive distribution agreements for products imported into the United States, such as gourmet coffees from Vietnam and Guatemala, and are vertically integrated through the manufacture and wholesale distribution of proprietary products.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements contained in this document which are not historical fact are forward-looking statements based upon management's current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. The company is not required to update its forward-looking statements.