GRIFFITH LABORATORIES EXPANDS WEB SITE TO INCLUDE SIX ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES

Alsip, IL – Sept. 29, 2006. Griffith Laboratories Worldwide, Inc. expanded its global Web site today, www.griffithlaboratories.com, to include 6 additional languages. The Griffith Web site is now offered in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, and Thai. Founded in 1919, Griffith is a key player in the worldwide food ingredient industry. As global Food Architects, Griffith creates and manufactures custom-designed taste and texture ingredients for the food industry worldwide.

“Our new multilingual Web site highlights our commitment to being a truly global organization and our desire to make it easier for our customers to do business with us around the world,” explained Vice President of Global Marketing Steve Hubbard. “Since 1919, Griffith Laboratories has stayed ahead of the trends in the food industry and has helped our customers meet the challenges of constantly changing business environments. Whether that business environment is regional or global we are committed to delivering upon the values established by the company’s founders.”

Griffith Laboratories creates a wide variety of seasoning blends, dry mixes, dough blends, flavors, sauces and food bases that are used in snack foods, processed meat and poultry, ready meals and other applications. By combining consumer insight, industry experience, science and creativity the company helps customers make the world’s food better. Griffith’s customers include well-known food processors, restaurant operators and grocery retailers.

“Our new multilingual website will help us to deliver on our mission – building foods consumers love so that our customers will win in the marketplace,” said Worldwide President and Chief Executive Officer Hervé de la Vauvre. “Whether our customer’s market is local or global our vision is help make the world’s food better.”

Griffith holds more than 170 patents and was the first food ingredient company in the United States to establish a product development kitchen. Today, gourmet chefs and food scientists work together at culinary centers around the world to develop authentic tasting, delicious and marketable meals for the global food industry.

Griffith Laboratories is a privately held, family-owned manufacturer of food ingredients, providing a wide range of taste and texture components for customers throughout the food industry. As a key player in the worldwide food ingredients industry, Griffith Laboratories has established a truly global presence. Worldwide manufacturing facilities provide coverage to all major markets; additional sales locations, culinary centers, and development laboratories extend their reach throughout the world.

###