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(PFG PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP LOGO)                       12500 West Creek Parkway
                                                              Richmond, VA 23238
                                                            Phone (804) 484-7700
                                                              FAX (804) 484-7701

                                  NEWS RELEASE

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FOR MORE INFORMATION:
                                                    INVESTOR CONTACT:
MEDIA CONTACT:                                      KEVIN COLLIER
CHERYL MOORE                                        DIRECTOR, INVESTOR RELATIONS
DIRECTOR, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS                  (804) 287-8109
(804) 484-6273

                 PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS
                                 OF TENDER OFFER

RICHMOND, VA. (AUGUST 18, 2005) - Performance Food Group (Nasdaq/NM: PFGC)
announced today the final results of its modified "Dutch Auction" tender offer
to purchase shares of its common stock. The tender offer expired at 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on Thursday, August 11, 2005.

Based on the final count by the depositary for the tender offer, 10,071,164
shares of common stock were properly tendered and not withdrawn at prices at or
below $29.75 per share. Performance Food Group has accepted for purchase all of
these shares at a purchase price of $29.75 per share. American Stock Transfer &
Trust Company, the depositary for the tender offer, will promptly issue payment
for the shares validly tendered and accepted for purchase and will return all
other shares tendered and not accepted for purchase.

Investor questions concerning the tender offer may be directed to the
information agent, Mellon Investor Services at 877-698-6865, or the dealer
manager, Goldman, Sachs & Co. at (800) 323-5678.

Performance Food Group markets and distributes more than 64,000 national and
private label food and food-related products to approximately 44,000
restaurants, hotels, cafeterias, schools, healthcare facilities and other
institutions. For more information on Performance Food Group, visit
www.pfgc.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and
uncertainties and are based on current expectations and management's estimates;
actual results may differ materially. The risks and uncertainties which could
impact these statements include, but are not limited to, general economic
conditions; the relatively low margins and economic sensitivity of the
foodservice business; the Company's reliance on major customers; the risk that
the results of the Securities and Exchange Commission informal inquiry could
have an adverse affect on the Company; the ability to identify and successfully
complete acquisitions of other foodservice distributors; the Company's ability
to successfully develop, produce and market new products and management of the
Company's planned growth, all as detailed from time to time in the reports filed
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Notwithstanding any
statement in this press release, the safe harbor protections of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 do not apply to statements made in
connection with a tender offer.