Offer Update

Greencore Group PLC
9 January 2001


Not for release, publication or distribution in or into Canada, Australia or
                                    Japan
                                      
 Greencore Group plc ('Greencore') recommended cash offer ('the Offer') for
                      Hazlewood Foods plc ('Hazlewood')

Greencore announces that the Offer for Hazlewood, as set out in the Offer
Document dated 21 November 2000, has become unconditional in all respects.
The Offer will remain open for acceptance until further notice.


Terms  used  in  this  announcement have the same meaning  as  in  the  Offer
Document dated 21 November 2000.

9 January 2001

Enquiries:

Greencore                               [phone]
David Dilger
Kevin O'Sullivan
Ben Power

Schroder Salomon Smith Barney          [phone]
Peter Smart
Mark Todd

Financial Dynamics                     [phone]
Tom Baldock

Drury Communications                    [phone]
Billy Murphy

Salomon  Brothers  International Limited, trading as Schroder  Salomon  Smith
Barney  ('Schroder Salomon Smith Barney'), which is regulated in  the  United
Kingdom  by  The  Securities and Futures Authority  Limited,  is  acting  for
Greencore  and the Offeror and no one else in connection with the  Offer  for
Hazlewood,  and will not be responsible for anyone other than  Greencore  and
the  Offeror for providing the protections afforded to customers of  Schroder
Salomon  Smith Barney or for providing advice to any other person in relation
to the Offer.

Salomon  Brothers  International Limited (trading as Schroder  Salomon  Smith
Barney)  is  regulated  in the United Kingdom by the Securities  and  Futures
Authority  Limited.  Salomon Smith Barney is a service mark of Salomon  Smith
Barney  Inc.  Schroders is a trademark of Schroders Holdings PLC and is  used
under licence.