AGA Aga Rangemaster

    7th July 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

             AGA FOODSERVICE GROUP PLC - PRE-CLOSE TRADING UPDATE              

In line with established market practice, Aga Foodservice Group is issuing 
its regular trading update prior to its interim results for the half year 
ended 30th June 2006 which will be announced on Friday, 8th September 2006.

Overview

The Group again performed well in the first half of the year. Our European
consumer operations moved forward and both Aga and Rangemaster continued to
perform soundly. Investment in new energy efficient equipment is becoming more
central to the thinking of major foodservice customers given significant rises
in energy costs and this is bringing new foodservice business to us. Overall,
the first half of 2006 will be in line with market expectations - ahead of 2005
when operating profits were �16.9 million and pre tax profits were �18 million.

Consumer

The excellent range of high end branded cookers supported further progress in
the UK, driven mainly by the electric Aga and the 90cm products from
Rangemaster. Internationally, the most impressive performances were achieved in
the strong Irish and growing French markets. Cooker exports grew 40% and now
account for one-third of Aga branded cookers and over 15% for Rangemaster.

During the period, UK retail operations have performed satisfactorily. Fired
Earth categories of tiles, paint and kitchen furniture are ahead on a LFL
basis. Overall, Fired Earth sales were slightly down as we transitioned out of
rug and fabric categories to introduce our own Grange made kitchen furniture.

In the USA, Marvel, the maker of under-counter refrigerators, had a very good
first half in buoyant markets. Aga Home now encompasses the Group owned retail
operations of Domain and Grange in the USA. Aga cooker sales were well ahead
but home furnishings remain weak.

Foodservice

Aga Bakery showed good progress. As one of the global market leaders in
in-store bakery equipment and with a formidable product range, we are steadily
winning major new accounts. The UK market was particularly good as were Central
European markets, compensating for the flat French market. In the USA, our
doughnut equipment operation was again strong. We have integrated our US bakery
operations as Aga Bakery and rationalised our range of roll lines to sharpen
the focus on products that are sourced from Europe.

Our refrigeration operations had another good period. Our Chinese and
Australian activities were particularly strong. In the USA, the overall
foodservice market is growing by around 5% and our performance has improved. In
prime cooking in the UK we have a sound base to which we have added the
Infinity fryer from Falcon and combi oven ranges from Eloma, the German oven
manufacturer acquired in February this year. These products strengthen our
position in a sector now focusing more attention on the need to cut costs by
raising efficiency levels.

Second Half Initiatives

In the second half of the year the onus is on sales initiatives to capitalise
further on the products and routes to market we have developed. We expect to
add new international customers for our bakery operations and to see added
impetus for our fryer and combi oven activities. The flexibility of the
electric Aga combined with new multi-fuel models and our well established retail 
outlets in the UK and across Europe make our consumer operations better placed 
than ever moving into the second half of the year.

[-ENDS-]

Enquiries:
William McGrath, Chief Executive, Aga Foodservice Group plc    0121 711 6015
Simon Sporborg/Nina Coad, Brunswick Group                      020 7404 5959

Meetings with analysts are planned for midday today and a copy of the
presentation to be used will be available at www.agafoodservice.com.

Notes to Editors:

Aga Foodservice Group is a producer of premium range cookers and refrigerators
for the domestic, commercial and bakery markets. The Group has major consumer
brands led by Aga, Rangemaster and Marvel. In our commercial markets the onus
is on energy efficiency and quality food. The Group has established market
positions in both Europe and North America.



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