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               THE HOME DEPOT SELECTS FORTUNE BRANDS' CABINET UNIT
                       TO PRODUCE ENTIRE THOMASVILLE LINE

Lincolnshire, IL, February 25, 2002 - Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE: FO), the
consumer products company, today announced that its kitchen and bath cabinet
business has been selected to produce the entire line of Thomasville brand
cabinets for all of The Home Depot's 1,200 U.S. home improvement stores.

"We are delighted to expand our relationship with The Home Depot and to combine
our strength in semi-custom cabinetry with the well-known Thomasville brand
name," said Rich Forbes, President of MasterBrand Cabinets, Fortune Brands'
cabinet unit. "Under the Thomasville name, we'll offer Home Depot customers
high-quality semi-custom cabinetry in a wide array of finishes and door styles
that can meet virtually any kitchen design need."

Thomasville brand cabinets manufactured by MasterBrand Cabinets will become
available region-by-region beginning in the second quarter of 2002. The phase-in
to all 1,200 Home Depot stores in the U.S. is expected to be complete in the
first quarter of 2003.

The Home Depot currently sells MasterBrand Cabinets' Schrock cabinetry brand at
about half of its locations. As they become available, the Thomasville brand
cabinets made by MasterBrand Cabinets will replace the current line of
Thomasville-branded cabinets, as well as the Schrock offerings. Thomasville is a
registered trademark of Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. under license to
The Home Depot.

"The fact that we'll double the number of Home Depot stores featuring our
cabinets in the coming year makes this an excellent growth opportunity," said
Bruce Carbonari, President of Fortune Brands' Home & Hardware business.

Led by brands including Aristokraft and Schrock, MasterBrand Cabinets is the
second largest cabinet manufacturer in America. The company sells cabinets
through all major distribution channels, including home centers, kitchen and
bath dealers, wholesalers and major builders.

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Fortune Brands, Inc. is a consumer products company with annual sales exceeding
$5 billion. Its operating companies have premier brands and leading market
positions in home and hardware products, office products, golf equipment and
spirits and wine. Home and hardware brands include Moen faucets, Aristokraft and
Schrock cabinets, Master locks and Waterloo tool storage sold by units of
MasterBrand Industries, Inc. Major spirits and wine brands sold by units of Jim
Beam Brands Worldwide, Inc. include Jim Beam and Knob Creek bourbons, DeKuyper
cordials, The Dalmore single malt Scotch, Vox vodka and Geyser Peak and Canyon
Road wines. Acushnet Company's golf brands include Titleist, Cobra and FootJoy.
Office brands include Day-Timer, Swingline, Kensington and Wilson Jones sold by
units of ACCO World Corporation. Fortune Brands, headquartered in Lincolnshire,
Illinois, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FO
and is included in the S&P 500 Index.

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This press release contains statements relating to future results, which are
forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date hereof. Actual results may differ
materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties,
including but not limited to changes in general economic conditions, foreign
exchange rate fluctuations, changes in interest rates, competitive product and
pricing pressures, trade consolidations, the impact of excise tax increases with
respect to distilled spirits, regulatory developments, the uncertainties of
litigation, changes in golf equipment regulatory standards, the impact of
weather, particularly on the home products and golf brand groups, expenses and
disruptions related to shifts in manufacturing to different locations and
sources, challenges in the integration of acquisitions and joint ventures, as
well as other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the
Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

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