Superior Group of Companies (SGC) 10-Q 2003 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

          In connection with the Quarterly Report of Superior Uniform Group, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Gerald M. Benstock, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

          (1)          The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2)          The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ GERALD M. BENSTOCK

Gerald M. Benstock
Chief Executive Officer

May 13, 2003