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(in thousands except per share data) 03/30/02 12/29/01 							 Income Statement Data: Net sales 	 $600,753 $656,030 Gross margin 28,631 57,865 Operating income (loss) (4,371) 23,330 Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge (11,055) 15,679 Interest expense, net 7,261 8,573 Income tax expense (benefit) (13,399) 2,688 Income (loss) before extraordinary charge 1,252 12,991 Extraordinary charge - net of tax - - Net income (loss) $1,252 $12,991 Per Common Share Data: (c) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge $0.03 $0.32 Extraordinary charge - early repayment of debt - - Net Income (loss) $0.03 $0.32 Cash dividends $0.015 $0.015 Book value $9.57 $9.53 Balance Sheet Summary: Working capital $149,869 $143,360 Total assets 			 $1,195,552 $1,153,438 Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $5,126 $5,177 Long-term debt, less current maturities $410,628 $396,975 Total stockholders' equity $393,641 $391,644 Cash Flow Summary: Operating cash flow $(58,711) $81,773 Depreciation & amortization (d) $17,647 $17,399 Capital expenditures $14,898 $17,333 Business acquisitions $- $- Financing activities, net $68,015 $(6,518) Cashflow Ratios: EBITDA (e) $13,507 $41,305 EBITDA (last four qtrs.) $163,887 $157,231 EBITDA (last four qtrs.)/interest expense, net (last four qtrs.) 3.12 4.47 Senior secured debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.29 1.29 Total debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 2.51 2.56 Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales): Gross margin 4.8% 8.8% Selling, general and administrative expenses 5.5% 5.3% Operating income (loss) -0.7% 3.6% Interest expense, net 1.2% 1.3% Net income (loss) 0.2% 2.0% 				 09/29/01 06/30/01 03/31/01(a) 12/30/00 (in thousands except per share data) 					 Income Statement Data: Net sales $641,251 $645,836 $541,593 $386,032 Gross margin 61,943 75,625 29,216 47,166 Operating income (loss) 31,117 45,486 (5,272) 23,211 Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge 22,017 34,323 (12,118) 19,072 Interest expense, net 9,536 10,014 7,085 4,140 Income tax expense (benefit) 8,188 9,056 (2,316) 6,335 Income (loss) before extraordinary charge 13,829 25,267 (9,802) 12,737 Extraordinary charge - net of tax 894 - - - Net income (loss) $12,935 $25,267 $(9,802) $12,737 Per Common Share Data: (c) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge $0.34 $0.61 $(0.24) $0.31 Extraordinary charge - early repayment of debt $(0.02) $- $- $- Net Income (loss) $0.32 $0.61 $(0.24) $0.31 Cash dividends $0.015 $0.015 $0.015 $0.015 Book value $9.27 $8.96 $8.37 $8.63 Balance Sheet Summary: Working capital $203,350 $177,194 $166,456 $107,508 Total assets $1,215,695 1,204,820 $1,176,261 $714,340 Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $5,099 $59,022 $63,947 $14,242 Long-term debt, less current maturities $467,242 $444,125 $460,346 $156,546 Total stockholders' equity $380,932 $368,479 $344,261 $354,676 Cash Flow Summary: Operating cash flow $70,581 $48,738 $(47,486) $16,000 Depreciation & amortization (d) $15,962 $18,608 $12,152 $8,668 Capital expenditures $(7,615) $59,847 $27,793 $32,607 Business acquisitions $- $- $239,539 $- Financing activities, net $(31,646) $(21,804) $307,193 $436 Cashflow Ratios: EBITDA (e) $46,410 $62,664 $6,851 $31,673 EBITDA (last four qtrs.) $147,599 $126,096 $97,663 $113,257 EBITDA (last four qtrs.)/interest expense, net (last four qtrs.) 4.80 4.95 4.79 6.29 Senior secured debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.85 2.67 3.25 0.71 Total debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 3.20 3.99 5.37 1.51 Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales): Gross margin 9.7% 11.7% 5.4% 12.2% Selling, general and administrative expenses 4.8% 4.7% 6.4% 6.2% Operating income (loss) 4.9% 7.0% -1.0% 6.0% Interest expense, net 1.5% 1.6% 1.3% 1.1% Net income (loss) 2.0% 3.9% -1.8% 3.3% 				 09/30/00 07/01/00 04/01/00 01/01/00 (in thousands except per share data) Income Statement Data: Net sales $379,375 $391,979 $373,260 $354,825 Gross margin 39,657 46,665 34,029 45,477 Operating income (loss) 15,635 26,349 13,282 25,222 Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge 11,782 20,319 9,178 21,507 Interest expense, net 4,210 4,967 4,699 3,903 Income tax expense (benefit) 463 3,175 155 6,649 Income (loss) before extraordinary cha 11,319 17,144 9,023 14,858 Extraordinary charge - net of tax - - - - Net income (loss) $11,319 $17,144 $9,023 $14,858 Per Common Share Data: (c) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge $0.28 $0.41 $0.22 $0.36 Extraordinary charge - early repayment of debt $- $- $- $- Net Income (loss) $0.28 $0.41 $0.22 $0.36 Cash dividends $0.015 $0.015 $0.015 $0.015 Book value $8.33 $8.05 $7.66 $7.45 Balance Sheet Summary: Working capital $124,531 142,915 $139,465 $148,659 Total assets $705,420 $686,450 $665,158 $652,970 Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $4,657 $4,729 $5,041 $4,103 Long-term debt, less current maturities $165,037 $172,686 $175,350 $163,230 Total stockholders' equity $342,559 $332,110 $316,898 $308,496 Cash Flow Summary: Operating cash flow $69,097 $18,298 $11,588 $31,820 Depreciation & amortization (d) $9,279 $9,284 $8,878 $8,586 Capital expenditures $35,195 $21,565 $20,956 $14,412 Business acquisitions $- $- $- $- Financing activities, net $(8,628) $(4,957) $(30,465) $21,430 Cashflow Ratios: EBITDA (e) $24,907 $34,232 $22,445 $33,772 EBITDA (last four qtrs.) $115,356 $125,841 $129,812 $141,288 EBITDA (last four qtrs.)/interest expense, net (last four qtrs.) 6.49 6.95 7.44 8.39 Senior secured debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 0.69 0.69 0.68 0.52 Total debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.47 1.41 1.39 1.18 Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales): Gross margin 10.5% 11.9% 9.1% 12.8% Selling, general and administrative expenses 6.3% 5.2% 5.6% 5.7% Operating income (loss) 4.1% 6.7% 3.6% 7.1% Interest expense, net 1.1% 1.3% 1.3% 1.1% Net income (loss) 3.0% 4.4% 2.4% 4.2% 				 10/02/99 07/03/99 04/03/99 01/02/99 (in thousands except per share data) Income Statement Data: Net sales $317,261 $344,160 $329,894 $366,088 Gross margin 46,130 49,415 46,262 43,901 Operating income (loss) 28,814 29,212 25,292 26,186 Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge 22,549 25,274 21,624 21,457 Interest expense, net 4,535 4,308 4,090 4,733 Income tax expense (benefit) 6,113 6,957 7,044 5,537 Income (loss) before extraordinary charge 16,436 18,317 14,580 15,920 Extraordinary charge - net of tax - - - - Net income (loss) 16,436 $18,317 $14,580 $15,920 Per Common Share Data: (c) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge $0.41 $0.44 $0.35 $0.38 Extraordinary charge - early repayment of debt $- $- $- $- Net Income (loss) $0.41 $0.44 $0.35 $0.38 Cash dividends $0.015 $0.010 $0.010 $0.010 Book value $7.11 $6.73 $6.30 $5.95 Balance Sheet Summary: Working capital $154,242 $158,858 $150,686 $144,981 Total assets $655,762 $657,974 $626,745 $607,365 Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $4,353 $7,928 $6,338 $4,629 Long-term debt, less current maturities $183,753 $195,283 $197,971 $185,358 Total stockholders' equity $294,259 $278,447 $260,543 $246,377 Cash Flow Summary: Operating cash flow $44,926 $7,086 $(8,009) $37,449 Depreciation & amortization (d) $8,546 $8,869 $8,468 $8,653 Capital expenditures $17,479 $13,402 $25,935 $12,833 Business acquisitions				 -	 - - - Financing activities, net $(15,766) $(1,548) $10,618 $(12,938) Cashflow Ratios: EBITDA (e) $35,392 $38,203 $33,921 $34,526 EBITDA (last four qtrs.) $142,043 $145,368 $134,513 $119,673 EBITDA (last four qtrs.)/interest expense, net (last four qtrs.) 8.04 8.10 7.14 6.03 Senior secured debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 0.67 0.76 0.83 0.81 Total debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.32 1.40 1.52 1.59 Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales): Gross margin 14.5% 14.4% 14.0% 12.0% Selling, general and administrative expenses 5.5% 5.9% 6.4% 4.8% Operating income (loss) 9.1% 8.5% 7.7% 7.2% Interest expense, net 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% Net income (loss) 5.2% 5.3% 4.4% 4.3% 				 09/26/98 06/27/98 03/28/98 12/27/97 (in thousands except per share data) Income Statement Data: Net sales $340,712 $328,500 $324,446 $337,887 Gross margin 47,126 32,736 26,861 29,380 Operating income (loss) 31,444 19,043 11,398 15,371 Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge 26,063 13,970 6,219 10,270 Interest expense, net 4,824 5,195 5,093 5,036 Income tax expense (benefit) 5,773 2,135 (549) (847) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge 20,290 11,835 6,219 11,117 Extraordinary charge - net of tax - - - - Net income (loss) $20,290 $11,835 $6,768 $11,117 Per Common Share Data: (c) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge $0.49 $0.29 $0.16 $0.27 Extraordinary charge - early repayment of debt $- $- $- $- Net Income (loss) $0.49 $0.29 $0.16 $0.27 Cash dividends $0.010 $0.010 $0.010 $0.010 Book value $5.58 $5.08 $4.82 $4.67 Balance Sheet Summary: Working capital $147,040 $139,713 $132,518 $114,948 Total assets $601,439 $578,541 $574,805 $564,611 Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $5,889 $11,638 $11,589 $8,708 Long-term debt, less current maturities $199,784 $216,741 $219,394 $204,890 Total stockholders' equity $230,871 $210,369 $199,573 $193,220 Cash Flow Summary: Operating cash flow $52,784 $13,487 $(13,684) $32,429 Depreciation & amortization (d) $8,098 $8,427 $8,014 $8,052 Capital expenditures $14,084 $13,633 $10,449 $15,352 Business acquisitions				-		-	 -		 - Financing activities, net $(23,186) $(15,570) $29,450 $(23,192) Cashflow Ratios: EBITDA (e) 		 $38,718 $27,347 $19,082 $23,121 EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 	 $108,268 $102,211 $94,702 $92,438 EBITDA (last four qtrs.)/interest expense, net (last four qtrs.) 5.37 4.85 4.41 4.27 Senior secured debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.04 1.26 1.39 1.24 Total debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.90 2.23 2.44 2.31 Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales): Gross margin 13.8% 10.0% 8.3% 8.7% Selling, general and administrative expenses 4.6% 4.2% 4.8% 4.1% Operating income (loss) 9.2% 5.8% 3.5% 4.5% Interest expense, net 1.4% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% Net income (loss) 6.0% 3.6% 2.1% 3.3% 				 09/27/97 6/28/97 03/29/97 12/28/96 (in thousands except per share data) Income Statement Data: Net sales $341,274 $335,168 $303,401 $297,806 Gross margin 33,860 27,285 23,085 30,267 Operating income (loss) 25,293 12,627 9,660 16,314 Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary charge 19,142 7,071 4,674 12,937 Interest expense, net 5,770 5,572 5,284 5,449 Income tax expense (benefit) 451 (215) (280) 2,832 Income (loss) before extraordinary charge 18,691 7,286 4,954 10,105 Extraordinary charge - net of tax - - - - Net income (loss) $18,691 $7,286 $4,954 $10,105 Per Common Share Data: (c) Income (loss) before extraordinary charge $0.45 $0.18 $0.12 $0.24 Extraordinary charge - early repayment of debt $- $- $- $- Net Income (loss) $0.45 $0.18 $0.12 $0.24 Cash dividends $0.010 $0.010 $0.010 $0.010 Book value $4.41 $3.97 $3.80 $3.69 Balance Sheet Summary: Working capital $133,542 $99,829 $98,526 $100,925 Total assets $579,124 $566,725 $531,579 $525,628 Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt $11,596 $30,884 $33,645 $25,564 Long-term debt, less current maturities $224,743 $210,358 $193,546 $195,957 Total stockholders' equity $182,516 $164,239 $157,366 $152,826 Cash Flow Summary: Operating cash flow $24,710 $15,233 $(6,983) $16,655 Depreciation & amortization (d) $8,050 $7,517 $7,094 $7,135 Capital expenditures $9,456 $28,613 $7,967 $4,195 Business acquisitions			 -	 -	 -	 	 - Financing activities, net $(5,356) $13,600 $5,220 $(13,116) Cashflow Ratios: EBITDA (e) $32,661 $19,838 $16,818 $25,287 EBITDA (last four qtrs.) $94,604 $71,163 $64,373 $58,750 EBITDA (last four qtrs.)/interest expense, net (last four qtrs.) 4.29 3.24 2.93 2.69 Senior secured debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 1.45 2.00 1.99 2.09 Total debt/EBITDA (last four qtrs.) 2.50 3.39 3.53 3.77 Key Indicators (as a percentage of net sales): Gross margin 9.9% 8.1% 7.6% 10.2% Selling, general and administrative expenses 2.5% 4.4% 4.4% 4.7% Operating income (loss) 7.4% 3.8% 3.2% 5.5% Interest expense, net 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 1.8% Net income (loss) 5.5% 2.2% 1.6% 3.4% (a) The Company acquired WLR Foods on January 27, 2001 for $239.5 million and the assumption of $45.5 million of indebtedness. The acquisition has been accounted for as a purchase, and the results of operations for this acquisition have been included in our consolidated results of operations since the acquisition date. (b) Fiscal quarter ended January 1, 1999 had 14 weeks. (c) Historical per share amounts represent both basic and diluted and have been restated to give effect to a stock dividend issued on July 30, 1999. See Note F of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed in year 2001. (d) Includes amortization of capitalized financing costs of approximately $346 (e) "EBITDA" is defined as the sum of net income (loss) before extraordinary charges, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is presented because we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies. EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity or an alternative to net income as indicators of our operating performance or any other measures of performance derived in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.