FOURTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING NOTE


           THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING NOTE (this "Amendment") is made as
  of May 3 1999, by and between WHITEFORD FOODS VENTURE,  L. P., a Texas limited
  partnership (the "Borrower") and PNC BANK,  NATIONAL  ASSOCIATION,  a national
  banking  association,   successor  by  merger  to  PNC  Bank,  Ohio,  National
  Association (the "Bank").

                                   WITNESSETH:

           WHEREAS,  the  Borrower  has  executed  and  delivered  to the Bank a
  Revolving  Note dated June 13, 1994, in the original  principal  amount of One
  Million  One  Hundred  Thousand  Dollars  ($1,100,000.00),  as  amended  by an
  Amendment  to  Revolving  Note dated March 31,  1995,  a Second  Amendment  to
  Revolving Note dated July 1,1995 and a Third Amendment to Revolving Note dated
  July  1,  1998   (collectively,   the  "Note"),   evidencing   the  Borrower's
  indebtedness  to the Bank for such  loan  (the  "Loan")  pursuant  to the Loan
  Documents;

WHEREAS,  the  Borrower  and the Bank desire to amend the Note as  provided  for
below;

           NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the mutual  covenants  herein
  contained and intending to he legally bound hereby,  the parties  hereto agree
  as follows:

           1. The Note is amended as follows:


                   1.1 The amount  available under the Note is hereby  increased
 by mending  the first  page of the Note by  deleting  "$1,650,000.00"  from the
 upper left-hand corner thereof and inserting "$1,925,000.00" in its place.

                  1.2 The first paragraph of the Note is deleted in its entirety
and the following inserted in its place:


     "FOR  VALUE  RECEIVED,  WHITEFORD  FOODS  VENTURE,  L. P., a Texas  limited
     partnership  (the  "Borrower"),  hereby promises to pay to the order of PNC
     BANK,  NATIONAL  ASSOCIATION,  a national banking association (" Bank"), in
     lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds
     at its offices located at 201 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, or
     at such other  location as the Bank may  designate  from time to time,  the
     principal  sum of One Million Nine  Hundred  Twenty-Five  Thousand  Dollars
     ($1,925,000.00)  or such  lesser  unpaid  principal  amount  together  with
     accrued  and  unpaid  interest  thereon,  as may be  advanced  by the  Bank
     pursuant  to the terms of the Credit  Agreement  dated June  13,1994 by and
     among the Borrower,  the Bank, The Fifth Third Bank of Western Ohio, N. A.,
     and the  Bank,  as  Agent,  as same may be  amended  from time to time (the
     Agreement).  This Note shall serve as a master  note to  evidence  all such
     advances."






            2. Any and all references to the Note in any document, instrument or
  certificate evidencing, securing or otherwise delivered in connection with the
  Loan shall be deemed to refer to the Note as  amended  hereby.  Any  initially
  capitalized  terms used in this Amendment  without  definition  shall have the
  meanings assigned to those terms in the Note or the Loan Documents.

           3. This Amendment is deemed incorporated into the Note. To the extent
  that any term or  provision of this  Amendment  is or may be deemed  expressly
  inconsistent with any term or provision in the Loan Documents or the Note, the
  terms and provisions hereof shall control.

           4. The Borrower  hereby  represents  and warrants that (a) all of its
  representations and warranties in the Loan Documents are true and correct, (b)
  no default or Event of Default  exists  under the Note or the Loan  Documents,
  and (c) this  Amendment has been duly  authorized,  executed and delivered and
  constitutes  the  legal,   valid  and  binding  obligation  of  the  Borrower,
  enforceable in accordance with its terms.

           5. The Borrower  hereby  confirms that any  collateral  for the Loan,
  including but not limited to liens, security interests, mortgages, and pledges
  granted by the  Borrower or third  parties  (if  applicable),  shall  continue
  unimpaired and in full force and effect.

           6. This Amendment may he signed in any number of  counterpart  copies
  and by the parties hereto on separate counterparts,  but all such copies shall
  constitute one and the same instrument.

           7. This  Amendment  will be binding  upon and inure to the benefit of
 the   Borrower   and  the  Bank  and   their   respective   heirs,   executors,
 administrators, successors and assigns.

           8. Except as amended  hereby,  the terms and  provisions  of the Note
 remain  unchanged  and in full force and effect.  Except as expressly  provided
 herein,  this Amendment shall not constitute an amendment,  waiver,  consent or
 release  with  respect to any  provision  of the Loan  Documents or the Note, a
 waiver of any default or Event of Default thereunder, or a waiver or release of
 any of the Bank's rights and remedies (all of which are hereby  reserved).  The
 Borrower  expressly ratifies and confirms the confession of judgment and waiver
 of jury trial provisions.

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         Executed as of the date first written above.


                                 WHITEFORD FOODS VENTURE, L. P.,
                                 a Texas limited partnership

                                 By:    G/W FOODS, INC., a Texas corporation
                                        as general partner


                                        By: /s/ Albert D. Greenaway
                                        ---------------------------
                                        Print Name: Albert D. Greenaway
                                        Title: President



                                 PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                 a national banking association



                                 By: /s/ Timothy E. Reilly
                                 -------------------------
                                 Print Name: Timothy E. Reilly
                                 Title: Vice President






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                       FOURTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING NOTE


           THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO REVOLVING NOTE (this "Amendment") is made as
of May 3, 1999, by and between  WHITEFORD FOODS VENTURE,  L. P., a Texas limited
partnership  (the  "Borrower") and THE FIFTH THIRD BANK OF WESTERN OHIO, an Ohio
state banking corporation (the "Bank").

                                   WITNESSETH:

           WHEREAS,  the  Borrower  has  executed  and  delivered  to the Bank a
Revolving  Note dated June  13,1994,  in the original  principal  amount of Nine
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000.00),  as amended by an Amendment to Revolving
Note dated March 31,  1995,  a Second  Amendment  to  Revolving  Note dated July
1,1995 and a Third Amendment to Revolving Note dated July 1,1998  (collectively,
the "Note"),  evidencing the Borrower's  indebtedness  to the Bank for such loan
(the "Loan") pursuant to the Loan Documents;

         WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Bank desire to amend the Note as provided
for below;

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  Consideration  of  the  mutual  covenants  herein
  contained and intending to be legally bound hereby,  the parties  hereto agree
  as follows:

           1.     The Note is amended as follows:

                  1.1 The amount available under the Note is hereby increased by
amending the first page of the Note by deleting  "$1,350,000.00"  from the upper
left-hand corner thereof and inserting "$1,575,000.00" in its place.

                  1.2      The  first  paragraph of the Note is deleted in its
entirety and the following inserted in its place:

         "FOR VALUE RECEIVED,  WHITEFORD  FOODS VENTURE,  L. P., a Texas limited
         partnership  (the  "Borrower"),  hereby promises to pay to the order of
         THE FIFTH THIRD BANK OF WESTERN OHIO, an Ohio state banking corporation
         ("Bank"),   in  lawful  money  of  the  United  States  of  America  in
         immediately  available  funds at its offices  located at 201 East Fifth
         Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 45202, or at such other location as the Bank
         may designate  from time to time, the principal sum of One Million Five
         Hundred  Seventy-Five  Thousand dollars  ($1,575,000.00)or  such lesser
         unpaid  principal  amount  together  with  accrued and unpaid  interest
         thereon,  as may be advanced  by the Bank  pursuant to the terms of the
         Credit  Agreement  dated June  13,1994 by and among the  Borrower,  PNC
         Bank,  National  Association,  successor  by merger to PNC Bank,  Ohio,
         National Association, as Agent, PNC Bank, National Association, and the
         Bank, as same may be amended from time to time (the "Agreement").  This
         Note shall serve as a master note to evidence all such advances."



           2. Any and all references to the Note in any document,  instrument or
certificate  evidencing,  securing or otherwise delivered in connection with the
Loan  shall be  deemed to refer to the Note as  amended  hereby.  Any  initially
capitalized  terms  used in this  Amendment  without  definition  shall have the
meanings assigned to those terms in the Note or the Loan Documents,

           3. This Amendment is deemed incorporated into the Note. To the extent
that any term or  provision  of this  Amendment  is or may be  deemed  expressly
inconsistent  with any term or provision in the Loan  Documents or the Note, the
terms and provisions hereof shall control.

           4. The Borrower  hereby  represents  and warrants that (a) all of its
representations  and warranties in the Loan Documents are true and correct,  (b)
no default or Event of Default exists under the Note or the Loan Documents,  and
(c)  this  Amendment  has been  duly  authorized,  executed  and  delivered  and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable
in accordance with its terms.

           5. The Borrower  hereby  confirms that any  collateral  for the Loan,
including but not limited to liens, security interests,  mortgages,  and pledges
granted  by the  Borrower  or third  parties  (if  applicable),  shall  continue
unimpaired and in full force and effect.

           6. This Amendment may he signed in any number of  counterpart  copies
and by the parties  hereto on separate  counterparts,  but all such copies shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

           7. This  Amendment  will be binding  upon and inure to the benefit of
the Borrower and the Bank and their respective heirs, executors, administrators,
successors and assigns.

           8. Except as amended  hereby,  the terms and  provisions  of the Note
remain unchanged and full force and effect. Except as expressly provided herein,
this  Amendment  shall not constitute an amendment,  waiver,  consent or release
with respect to any provision of the Loan Documents or the Note, a waiver of any
default  or Event of  Default  thereunder,  or a waiver or release of any of the
Bank's  rights and  remedies  (all of which are hereby  reserved).  The Borrower
expressly  ratifies and confirms the  confession  of judgment and waiver of jury
trial provisions.

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         Executed as of the date first written above.

                            WHITEFORD FOODS VENTURE, L. P.,
                            a Texas limited partnership

                            By: G/W FOODS, INC., a Texas corporation
                            as general partner


                            By: /s/ Albert D. Greenaway
                            ---------------------------
                            Print Name: Albert D. Greenaway
                            Title: President


                            THE FIFTH THIRD BANK OF WESTERN OHIO
                            An Ohio state banking corporation


                            By: /s/ K. Douglas Compton
                            --------------------------
                            Print Name: K. Douglas Compton
                            Title: Vice President






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