Country Maid Foods Inc. reaches agreement with major egg processor.

AURORA, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 1997--Country Maid Foods Inc. (OTCBB:CMFI), a holding company specializing in egg production, egg breaking and other agriculture-related entities, announced today it has reached an agreement with Rose Acre Inc. of Seymour, Ind.

Terms of the agreement call for Rose Acres, one of the largest egg producers and egg-products manufacturers in the United States, to "custom break" eggs for Country Maid Foods.

Dean Hughson, vice president of sales/marketing, is enthused about the new agreement. "By using the facilities at Rose Acres to custom process our eggs, Country Maid will expand its participation in the growing egg products industry. The demand for dried, frozen and liquid eggs is strong and we intend to be a substantial supplier to meet that demand. Additionally, we see this agreement as an important step in our plans to enlarge our markets, both domestically and internationally, and to build on our recent increases in revenue and income."

Results from the quarter ending Dec. 31, 1996, showed a 256% increase in revenues and a 510% boost in net income.

Country Maid Farms Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary, is in the business of producing eggs from poultry. At the end of 1996, this operation had approximately 500,000 hens that lay about 210,000 dozen eggs per week.

The company currently has two subsidiaries: Country Maid Farms Inc., which is a commercial egg production company with operating facilities in Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota and Country Maid Egg Products Inc., an egg-breaking operation.

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