Diedrich Coffee Reports Third Quarter Earnings

Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (Nasdaq: DDRX) today announced operating results for its third quarter ended March 4, 2009. For the quarter, the Company reported net income of $1,358,000 or $0.25 per share, compared to a net loss of $2,153,000, or $0.39 loss per share, for the third quarter of the prior fiscal year.

Year-to-date, the Company reported a net loss of $1,420,000, or $0.26 loss per share, compared to a net loss of $3,582,000, or $0.66 loss per share, for the comparable period in the prior fiscal year. The year-to-date results of the prior fiscal year included an after-tax gain of $767,000, or $0.14 per share, from escrow proceeds received in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 from the sale of the majority of the Company's Diedrich Coffee and Coffee People company-operated locations, which was completed in the 2007 fiscal year.

American Italian Pasta Company Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

American Italian Pasta Company (Nasdaq: AIPC), the largest producer of dry pasta in North America, today announced results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2009, which ended January 2, 2009.

The first quarter of fiscal year 2009 contained 14 weeks, one week longer than the Company's comparative first quarter of fiscal year 2008. The Company reports on a 52/53 week basis with the extra week occurring approximately every six years. Fiscal year 2009 will be a 53-week fiscal year and ends on October 2, 2009. Fiscal year 2008 was a 52-week year that ended on September 26, 2008. Thus, all year-over-year comparisons reflect a 14-week first quarter for fiscal year 2009 and a 13-week first quarter in fiscal year 2008.

Cott Announces the Phase-Out of Its Exclusive Supply Agreement With Wal-Mart in the United States

Cott Corporation (NYSE: COT) (TSX: BCB), the world's largest retailer brand soft drink provider, announces the phase-out of its exclusive supply agreement with Wal-Mart in the United States.

Cott Corporation announced that, in connection with ongoing conversations with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. about future business development and the nature of the business relationship, it has been advised by Wal-Mart of their decision to terminate, without cause, the existing, ten-year-old, exclusive supply agreement with Cott.

George Weston Limited to sell U.S. fresh baking assets to Grupo Bimbo

Divestiture provides resources to advance business opportunities

George Weston Limited ("Weston" or the "Company") (TSX:WN) announced today that its subsidiary, Dunedin Holdings S.�.r.l., has agreed to sell its fresh bread and baked goods business in the United States to Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B.de C.V., one of the world's leading and largest baking companies, for gross and net cash proceeds of approximately U.S.$2.5 billion including approximately $125 million of interest bearing assets.

The assets being sold are part of Weston Foods, Inc., Dunedin's principal U.S. operating subsidiary, and include the Arnold, Brownberry, Entenmann's, Freihofer, Stroehmann and Thomas' brand names. For the 52 weeks ended October 4, 2008 the business being sold contributed U.S. $2.2 billion of sales and U.S. $255 million of EBITDA to Weston's consolidated results.