Gold Kist Hires Gleacher Partners as Additional Financial Advisor

Gold Kist Inc. (NASDAQ:GKIS) announced today that it has
retained Gleacher Partners LLC to assist the company with a review of
its strategic plans and potential alternatives to maximize shareholder
value. Gold Kist also is being advised by Merrill Lynch & Co. Alston &
Bird LLP and Richards, Layton & Finger are outside legal counsel to
Gold Kist.

   About Gold Kist
   Gold Kist is the third largest chicken company in the United
States, accounting for more than nine percent of chicken produced in
the United States in 2005. Gold Kist operates a fully-integrated
chicken production business that includes live production, processing,
marketing and distribution. Gold Kist's operations include nine
divisions located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and
South Carolina. For more information, visit the company's Web site at
http://www.goldkist.com.

   We will file a proxy statement in connection with our 2007 annual
meeting of stockholders. Our stockholders are strongly advised to read
the proxy statement when it becomes available, as it will contain
important information. Stockholders will be able to obtain the proxy
statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement and
other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for free at the Internet website maintained by the
Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Copies of the proxy
statement and any amendments and supplements to the proxy statement
will also be available for free at the Company's Internet website at
www.goldkist.com or by writing to Gold Kist Inc., Attn: Investor
Relations, 244 Perimeter Center Parkway, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30346.
In addition, copies of the proxy materials may be requested by
contacting our proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at (800) 322
2885 toll-free or by email at [e-mail]. Detailed
information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of
individuals who may be deemed participants in the solicitation of
proxies of Gold Kist Inc. stockholders is available on Schedule 14A
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2006.