New Pork Products Added Under Prairie Grove Farms® Label

Extended natural product line better meets consumers’ needs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 17, 2006

Contact: Pat Watkins 815-787-7970


DEKALB, Ill. – Three new products under the Prairie Grove Farms® brand have been introduced to meet growing demand from consumers. Retail and foodservice customers now can order fully cooked Natural Pork Loin Back Ribs, Natural St. Louis Style Pork Ribs and Uncured Hickory Smoked Bacon. Each new product contains no artificial ingredients and is minimally processed. These natural products contain no antibiotics, preservatives, growth stimulants, MSG or added nitrites/nitrates, except for those that naturally occur in celery juice.

“The development of these new Prairie Grove Farms products continues with our effort to provide consumers a great-tasting natural pork product,” said Pat Watkins, vice president of sales and marketing for Prairie Grove Farms, LLC. “We have received great comments on our other products, but consumers wanted more options like convenience items and processed natural pork products.”

Both cuts of the fully cooked natural pork ribs are packaged in a sauce for added convenience. They can be heated and served in minutes. The Uncured Hickory Smoked Bacon meets the growing demand for processed natural pork.“Consumers have less time but still desire the taste of a carefully prepared wholesome meal,” Watkins added. “Now, with Prairie Grove Farms’ extended product line, we can better meet that need.”

High-resolution photos of products are available upon request.

About Prairie Grove Farms, LLC

Prairie Grove Farms, LLC offers an assorted line of antibiotic-free and hormone-free natural pork, which has no artificial ingredients and is minimally processed. Prairie Grove Farms, LLC is honored to be the first pork company in the United States to receive the prestigious USDA Meat Quality Certification. The Olympic Ski and Snowboard Team selected Prairie Grove Farms pork as the center-of-the-plate choice for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Prairie Grove FarmsÒ is a registered trademark of Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation. For more information about Prairie Grove Farms pork products, visithttp://www.prairiegrovefarms.com/.

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