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<b><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Discontinued
Operations</font></b>
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During the third quarter of Fiscal 2010, the Company completed
the sale of its Appetizers And, Inc. frozen hors d’oeuvres
business which was previously reported within the
U.S. Foodservice segment, resulting in a $14.5 million
pre-tax ($10.4 million after-tax) loss. Also during the
third quarter of Fiscal 2010, the Company completed the sale of
its private label frozen desserts business in the U.K.,
resulting in a $31.4 million pre-tax ($23.6 million
after-tax) loss. During the second quarter of Fiscal 2010, the
Company completed the sale of its Kabobs frozen hors
d’oeuvres business which was previously reported within the
U.S. Foodservice segment, resulting in a $15.0 million
pre-tax ($10.9 million after-tax) loss. The losses on each
of these transactions were recorded in discontinued operations.
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In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America, the operating results related to
these businesses have been included in discontinued operations
in the Company’s consolidated statements of income for all
periods presented. These discontinued operations generated sales
of $10.9 million and a net loss of $1.6 million (net
of a $0.5 million tax benefit) for the third quarter ended
January 27, 2010. These discontinued operations generated
sales of $63.7 million and a net loss of $4.5 million
(net of a $1.8 million tax benefit) for the nine months
ended January 27, 2010.
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