Centennial Specialty Foods Expands Further into California

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, [phone], of Preserve Communications

or Jeffrey Nieder, [phone], of Centennial Specialty Foods Corporation



Web site:  http://www.centennialspecialtyfoods.com/ 

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