Centennial Specialty Foods Expands Distribution With Albertsons DENVER, April 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Centennial Specialty Foods Corporation (Nasdaq: CHLE; Boston: CSJ) announced today it has added 5 new Stokes Green Chile Sauce items into the Arizona division of Albertsons, which services 90 Albertsons grocery stores in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Nevada. This division of Albertsons, which previously carried only the Stokes Green Chile Sauce With Pork, will now carry all five 15 oz. varieties of Stokes sauces, plus the 28 oz family size product. Shipment to the Albertsons stores has already begun and the new items will be on the shelf within 30 to 45 days. Centennial is continuing to focus on expanding its product distribution throughout the Southwestern United States. "Expanding distribution with Albertsons into their Arizona division, on the heels of our recent success with Bashas, builds some real nice momentum towards our expansion efforts," said Bob Beckwith, Chief Marketing Officer of Centennial. "Albertsons not only has a strong local presence, but is a major national chain. We now have the Denver and Arizona divisions of Albertsons carrying our entire line of products. We are continuing to build a solid relationship with Albertsons which is important as we move towards the California market, where there are two additional Albertsons divisions representing almost 500 stores." Centennial Specialty Foods Corporation is a manufacturer and distributor of ethnic Southwestern food products. Its products are sold under the Stokes and Ellis labels, two well-known Southwestern brands that date back almost 100 years. Principal channels of distribution for Centennial's products are grocery retailers, superstores and club stores in Colorado and, to a lesser extent, several major metropolitan markets in adjoining states. More information about Centennial can be found on its website at http://www.centennialspecialtyfoods.com/ Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: Certain matters discussed in this press release could contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current trends or expected results. We identify forward-looking statements through our use of words such as "expect," "believe," "project," "anticipate," and similar expressions. These risks that may affect our ability to achieve forward-looking statements are discussed in our final prospectus in the section entitled "Risk Factors" and other documents that are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Stokes and Ellis are registered trademarks of Centennial Specialty Foods Corporation. DATASOURCE: Centennial Specialty Foods Corporation CONTACT: Stephanie Hinkle of Preserve Communications, +1-720-488-5409, for Centennial Specialty Foods Corporation; or Jeffrey Nieder of Centennial Specialty Foods Corporation, +1-303-414-4613 Web site: http://www.centennialspecialtyfoods.com/

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