Broughton Shareholders Approve Merge

Broughton Foods Co. (Marietta, OH) announced that at a special shareholders meeting held today, its shareholders overwhelmingly voted to approve and adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated Sept. 10, 1998 among Suiza Foods Corp., Broughton and a wholly owned subsidiary of Suiza. With approximately 86% of all outstanding Broughton shares voting the merger was approved by over 99% of those shares voting.

Consummation of the merger is conditioned upon expiration or termination of applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and satisfaction of other conditions contained in the Agreement and Plan of Merger.

Broughton Foods Company is a manufacturer and distributor of fresh milk and dairy products in Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and parts of the eastern U.S.