DALLAS, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Suiza Foods Corporation (NYSE: SZA)
announced today that its Board of Directors has increased the company’s open
market share repurchase program for the company’s common stock by
$100 million.
Pursuant to the program, the company may, from time to time, purchase
shares of its common stock, subject to market conditions.
Suiza Foods Corporation, based in Dallas, Texas, is the nation’s leading
dairy processor and distributor, producing a full line of company-branded and
customer-branded products. National brands include International Delight(R),
Second Nature(R), Naturally Yours(R), Mocha Mix(R), Sun Soy(TM), kidsmilk(TM)
and fitmilk(TM). Regional brands consist of Adohr Farms(R), Barbe’s(R),
Brown’s Dairy(TM), Broughton(R), Country Fresh(R), Dairymen’s(R),
Flav-O-Rich(R), Lehigh Valley Farms(R), London’s(R), Meadow Gold(R), Model
Dairy(TM), Garelick Farms(TM), Oak Farms(R), Robinson(R), Schepps(R),
Shenandoah’s Pride(R), Suiza(TM), Louis Trauth(TM), Tuscan(R), Velda Farms(R)
and West Lynn Creamery(R), as well as Celta(R) in Spain. Suiza also sells
products under partner or licensed brands in certain regions, including
Borden(R), Lactaid(R), Foremost(R) and Pet(R). Additionally, the company owns
approximately 43% of Consolidated Container Company, one of the nation’s
largest manufacturers of rigid plastic containers.
SOURCE Suiza Foods Corporation
CONTACT: Cory M. Olson, Vice President and Treasurer of Suiza Foods
Corporation, 214-303-3645/