| Farm Stand Foods Acquires the John Cope™ Retail Brand |
| Friday August 19, 2005 |
| HANOVER, PA, August 19, 2005….Farm Stand Foods, LLC, a Hanover, PA based marketer of dry and frozen food products, announced today that it had acquired the John Cope™ brand and the John Cope™ retail food business from John Cope Food Products of Rheems, Pennsylvania. Farm Stand Foods will continue to market the company's retail products under the John Cope™ label. |
| "The John Cope name has been associated with quality Pennsylvania Agricultural Products for over 100 years", says Allen Bittinger, President of Bittinger-Schmid Sales, a broker for the brand, and a partner in Farm Stands Foods. "We look forward to investing the time and financial resources necessary to continue the tradition and grow the John Cope™ line. We plan to continue to work closely with John Cope Food Products." The John Cope™ brand is best known for its toasted dried sweet corn and various specialty frozen and canned vegetables. |
| "The sale of our Retail Brand Trademark and relationship with Farm Stand Foods is a great step forward in building the brand and continuing our company's heritage." says Larry Jones, President of John Cope Food Products. |
| Our customers and brokers should place orders with Bittinger-Schmid Sales at the Farm Stand Foods distribution facility in Hanover Pennsylvania. The telephone number for orders is (888) 637-3735. Orders may also be faxed to 717-637-2242. Please contact us concerning the availability of EDI at 973-635-4499 or email us at edi@farmstandfoods.com. |
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For order pick up the Farm Stand Foods Distribution Facility is located at:
Hanover Cold Storage |