January 19, 2009

Dear Valued Customer,

In response to the recent Industry and Regulatory consumer alerts regarding Peanut Butter products, Keefe Group would like to assure our customers that the items listed below are not affected by the recent announcements by the FDA concerning a Salmonella outbreak. To date we have not received any information nor have any data indicating that any peanut butter paste used by our manufacturers for these items are implicated in the recent consumer alerts:
 

Parnell’s Pride label manufacture the product in question and below are the items we purchase from Keebler/Kellogg’s.  Attached is a letter from Kellogg’s addressing their suspension of sales on these products.

Keebler/Kellogg’s, Keefe Supply will halt all sales on the Austin products as well as allow our customers to return any products they may have purchased for a full refund.

If you have any questions, concerns or require additional information please contact us directly.            

Vice President - Purchasing- Margarita Groark                         mgroark@keefegroup.com
Vice President- Keefe Supply Company – Ken Dubinsky           kdubinsky@keefegroup.com
VP/GM Keefe Commissary Network – John Puricelli                jpuricelli@keefegroup.com   

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