C&C Packing

Apr 18, 2016

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - April 18, 2016) -  Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (TSX: PBH ), a leading producer, marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products, announced today that it has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets and business undertakings of Montreal based C&C Packing Inc. and its affiliate, Premier Meat Packers (2009) Inc. (collectively "C&C"), effective April 15, 2016. C&C, with annual sales of approximately $250 million, is a leading supplier of a variety of fresh and frozen meat products to retailers and foodservice distributors across central and eastern Canada. Premium Brands owns a broad range of leading specialty food manufacturing and differentiated food distribution and wholesale businesses with operations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nevada, Ohio and Washington State. The Company services a diverse base of customers located across North America and its family of brands and businesses includes Grimm's, Harvest, McSweeney's, Bread Garden Go, Hygaard, Hempler's, Isernio's, Quality Fast Foods, Direct Plus, Harlan Fairbanks, Creekside Bakehouse, Stuyver's Bakestudio, Centennial Foodservice, B&C Food Distributors, SJ Fine Foods, Shahir, Wescadia, Duso's, Maximum Seafood, Ocean Miracle Seafood, SK Food Group, OvenPride, Hub City Fisheries, Audrey's, Deli Chef, Piller's and Freybe and Expresco. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward looking statements with respect to the Company, including its business operations, strategy and financial performance and condition. These statements generally can be identified by the use of forward looking words such as "may", "could", "should", "would", "will", "expect", "intend", "plan", "estimate", "project", "anticipate", "believe" or "continue", or the negative thereof or similar variations. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward looking statements are reasonable and represent the Company's internal expectations and belief as of April 18, 2016, such statements involve unknown risks and uncertainties beyond the Company's control which may cause its actual performance and results in future periods to differ materially from any estimates or projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include, among other things: (i) changes in the cost of raw materials used in the production of Premium Brands' products; (ii) seasonal and/or weather related fluctuations in Premium Brands' sales; (iii) reductions in consumer discretionary spending resulting from changes in economic conditions and/or general consumer confidence levels; (iv) changes in the cost of products sourced from third party manufacturers and sold through Premium Brands' proprietary distribution network; (v) changes in Premium Brands' relationship with its larger customers; (vi) access to commodity raw materials; (vii) potential liabilities, losses and expenses resulting from defects in Premium Brands' products and/or product recalls; (viii) changes in consumer food product preferences; (ix) competition from other food manufacturers and distributors; (x) execution risk associated with the Company's growth and business restructuring initiatives; (xi) risks associated with the Company's business acquisition strategies; (xii) changes in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar; (xiii) new government regulations affecting the Company's business and operations; (xiv) the Company's ability to raise the capital needed to fund its various growth initiatives; (xv) labour related issues including potential labour disputes with employees represented by labour unions and labour shortages; (xvi) the loss of and/or the inability to attract key personnel; (xvii) fluctuations in the interest rates associated with the Company's funded debt; (xviii) failure or breach of the Company's information systems; (xix) financial exposure resulting from credit extended to the Company's customers; (xx) the malfunction of critical equipment used in the Company's operations; (xxi) livestock health issues; (xxii) international trade issues; and (xxiii) changes in environmental, health and safety standards. Details on these risk factors as well as other factors can be found in the Company's 2015 MD&A, which is filed electronically through SEDAR and is available online at www.sedar.com . Unless otherwise indicated, the forward looking information in this document is made as of April 18, 2016 and, except as required by applicable law, will not be publicly updated or revised. This cautionary statement expressly qualifies the forward looking information in this press release. Contact Information