OVERHILL FARMS INC
SymbolOFI

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Overhill Farms Announces Sales and Distribution Agreement With J. R. Simplot Company

2009-09-30 12:15 ET - News Release

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LOS ANGELES, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 09/30/09

Overhill Farms, Inc. (NYSE Amex: OFI) today announced that it has entered into a sales and distribution agreement with J.R. Simplot Company which designates Simplot as the exclusive distributor of Overhill Farms products to some of the nation's largest foodservice accounts.

"We are very pleased to forge this partnership with Simplot, which has strong, long-established relationships with leading foodservice chains across the nation," said James Rudis, Chairman and CEO of Overhill Farms. "We believe the Simplot team's broad reach and high level of professionalism will accelerate the growth of our increasingly important foodservice business, and that this agreement can be a first step in an expanding relationship with Simplot."

Mr. Rudis noted that sales to foodservice customers are now the second largest source of revenues for Overhill Farms, after sales to retail customers. He said the company will continue to service its existing foodservice accounts and new foodservice customers who are not among those assigned to Simplot.

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