MANN PACKING PARTNERS WITH GOURMET GARDEN® HERBS & SPICES

SALINAS, Calif. - November 2nd, 2009 - Mann Packing Company is partnering with Gourmet Garden® Herbs & Spices to offer a cross-promotion in the produce department designed to drive incremental sales of both product lines this winter.

Beginning Oct. 5, shoppers will save $0.55 when they buy two packages of Mann's Broccoli & Carrots, Broccoli & Cauliflower or Vegetable Medley.

The promotion will offer shoppers a saving of $0.55 off any tube of Gourmet Garden® Herbs & Spices with the purchase of a 2-pound bag of Mann's Broccoli Wokly®.

The instant redeemable coupon, applied to 150,000 packages of Mann's Broccoli Wokly®, will feature two winter-themed recipes: Italian vegetable soup and gourmet grilled Broccoli Wokly®.

"This is our first time partnering with Gourmet Garden® Herbs & Spices and we think it is a fresh way to attract shoppers to both categories," said Lorri Koster, vice president of marketing, Mann Packing. "We know shoppers are looking for healthy, fresh solutions at a good value."

Broccoli Wokly® is the crown jewel of nutrition: fresh, washed and ready-to-eat broccoli florets, perfect for sides, soups, salads or casseroles.

Gourmet Garden® Herbs & Spices makes fresh easy for everyday cooking. Distributed nationally, Gourmet Garden's line of 10 convenient 4 oz. squeezable tube herbs and spices are organically grown. The cold-chain packed item has a shelf life of up to four months in the refrigerator, or up to six months when stored in the freezer.

The Gourmet Garden® cross-promotion will run nationwide beginning Dec. 1.