Disposal

Greencore Group PLC
20 September 2002

GREENCORE GROUP PLC





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SALE OF ERIN AND RODGERS BY GREENCORE





GREENCORE GROUP plc ('GREENCORE') ANNOUNCES TODAY THAT IT HAS COMPLETED THE SALE
OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES ERIN FOODS LIMITED, ERIN FOODS MANUFACTURING LIMITED
(TOGETHER ' ERIN') AND WILLIAM RODGERS  (FOODS) LIMITED ('RODGERS'), HAVING
RECEIVED REGULATORY APPROVAL, TO CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY ('CAMPBELL') FOR  €27.2
MILLION.



ERIN, WHICH IS BASED IN THURLES, IRELAND MANUFACTURES A RANGE OF BRANDED AND OWN
LABEL DRIED SOUPS, SAUCES AND SNACK MEALS.  RODGERS, WHICH IS BASED IN
KIRKBY-IN-ASHFIELD, UK, MANUFACTURES PASTA IN SAUCE AND SAVOURY RICE AND A
VARIETY OF DRIED PACKAGED GROCERIES IN PRIVATE LABEL FORMATS.



COMMENTING ON THE SALE, GREENCORE'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE, DAVID DILGER SAID 'WE ARE
VERY PLEASED TO HAVE COMPLETED THIS TRANSACTION WITH CAMPBELL.  ERIN FOODS WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFIT FROM BECOMING A PART OF THE WORLD'S LEADING SOUP COMPANY'.







C.M. BERGIN

GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY





GREENCORE GROUP PLC

ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN HOUSE

EARLSFORT TERRACE

DUBLIN 2
                                                      20th September, 2002.




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