Centennial Specialty Foods Expands Further into California DENVER, April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Centennial Specialty Foods Corporation (Nasdaq: CHLE; Boston Stock Exchange: CSJ) announced today it has secured new distribution of four Stokes Green Chile Sauce items into 308 Albertsons grocery stores in Southern California. Shipment to the stores will begin immediately. The new items are expected to be on shelf within 30 to 45 days. Centennial is scheduling in-store product demonstrations and advertising which will begin shortly thereafter. Albertsons is the second major grocery retailer in Southern California to add the Stokes Green Chile Sauces to their Mexican food sections. "Southern California is the single largest Mexican food market in the country. We are extremely pleased that the strike there is over and we are now starting to see expansion in our business," said Bob Beckwith, Chief Marketing Officer of Centennial. "Albertsons is one of the strongest retailers in Southern California representing almost a 25% market share. With this addition, we now offer our Stokes Green Chile Sauce products in over 500 Albertsons grocery stores." Centennial presently has its products is four Albertsons divisions in the Southwestern United States. 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," in our Form 10-KSB in the section entitled, "Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results, Financial Condition or Business," 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, +1-720-488-5409, of Preserve Communications or Jeffrey Nieder, +1-303-414-4613, of Centennial Specialty Foods Corporation Web site: http://www.centennialspecialtyfoods.com/

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