Exhibit 99.1
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AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA COMPANY -
-RELEASE
Contact:
George D. Shadid,
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
816/584-5621
gshadid@aipc.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA COMPANY
TO RELEASE SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
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KANSAS CITY, MO, April 12, 2005--- American Italian Pasta Company (NYSE: PLB)
announced today that it will report second quarter results for the quarter ended
April 1, 2005, prior to the market opening on Wednesday, April 27, 2005.
The Company will host a conference call the same day at 9:00 a.m. Central Time
(10:00 a.m. Eastern Time). Access to the conference call will be available via
the Internet and telephone. Internet users can access the call at the Investor
Relations section of the Company's website (www.aipc.com). Internet participants
should go to the website at least 15 minutes before the start of the call to
register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those without
Internet access, the conference call-in number is 913-981-5550
For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be made available
shortly after the conference call at the Company's website for 30 days, and via
telephone through midnight Friday April 29, 2005. To dial in for the replay, the
toll-free call-in number is 888-203-1112 and 719-457-0820 for International
callers. The replay password is 3059441.
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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