Cuisine Solutions Wins Gold and Bronze for Its Food at Mercury Awards in Nice; Virginia-Based Company Wins Most Prestigious Award in In-Flight Catering.

Business Editors

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2004

Cuisine Solutions (OTCBB:CUIS.OB), the leading provider in the US and Europe of fully cooked, frozen entrees and sauces utilizing the "sous-vide" technology cooking method, today announces it was awarded a gold for its enrobed pasta and rice line, and a bronze for its salmon flakes products that the company provides to the airlines for their first and business class passengers. The Mercury Award is the most prestigious award in in-flight catering sponsored by the International Flight Catering Associations (IFCA) and the International Inflight Food Service Association (IFSA).

"We work very closely with our airline and catering partners defining the specifications of each entree and sauce," says Corporate Chef Gerard Bertholon. "It is our job then to continue to find innovative ways to exceed their expectations and the passengers' expectations."

Cuisine Solutions "All-in-One" Enrobed Pastas and Rice Line is an innovative, ready to use, one-step preparation concept. Each grain of rice or pasta is perfectly cooked and evenly enrobed in sauce. The product is easy to portion, involving minimum steps and streamlining the catering operation, while reducing waste. With a 12 month shelf life, the Enrobed Pasta and Rice (including vegetarian varieties) make a flexible, delicious addition to the menu. Cuisine Solutions Salmon Flakes offer a new level of efficiency and quality to the transport catering industry. The seasoned and fully cooked salmon does not crumble when handled during portioning. The salmon will retain its shape, natural juiciness and color over an extended period of time delivering an innovative and versatile product to be used in a variety of cold or hot applications.

"Cuisine Solutions is the brand for our food, and it stands for passion, taste, class, and innovation," states CEO Stanislas Vilgrain, "We are very happy to be recognized by the in-flight industry whose criteria for the award not only include innovation, but more importantly to us, customer satisfaction."

Cuisine Solutions is the preferred global supplier for innovative, ready to serve cuisine redefining the benchmark for superior food quality and safety. Headquartered in Alexandria, VA., with production facilities in Europe and North and South America, the company creates for its customers, at a good value, fully cooked, restaurant quality entrees and sauces that are ready in minutes right from the freezer -- to retail, banquet, transportation, military and restaurant channels worldwide. Visit Cuisine Solutions online at www.cuisinesolutions.com

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