Exhibit 99.1
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AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA COMPANY -
-RELEASE
Contact:
George Shadid,
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
816/584-5621
gshadid@aipc.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA COMPANY
TO PRESENT AT THE
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES
2005 CONSUMER CONFERENCE
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KANSAS CITY, MO, March 4, 2005 -- American Italian Pasta Company (NYSE: PLB)
will be presenting at the Banc of America Securities 2005 Consumer Conference to
be held in New York City on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 8:50 a.m. Eastern Time. A
webcast of the presentation will be available over the Internet at
http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/consumer-2005/id34102449.cfm. The
presentation will also be available at the Investor Relations section of the
company's website (www.aipc.com). The archived webcast will be available for two
weeks following the presentation.
Founded in 1988 and based in Kansas City, Missouri, American Italian Pasta
Company is the largest producer and marketer of dry pasta in North America.
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