Appointment

Greencore Group PLC
18 December 2001



GREENCORE GROUP PLC


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                Board and Management Changes at Greencore Group plc


The Board of Greencore Group plc announced today 18th December, 2001 that it
had co-opted its Chief Operating Officer, Anthony M. Hynes (50), as an
executive director of the company with effect from 31st December, 2001.  Mr
Hynes will replace R. Declan Scott (63) who has served as a non-executive
director of Greencore since 1995 and who will retire on 31st December, 2001
from the Board having completed his term in accordance with the Company's
Terms of Office for non-executive directors.


The  Board over time plans to extend its size and composition so that it
comprises seven non-executive and five executive directors.  Accordingly the
Board also announced that it is recommending to shareholders that the size of
the Board be increased from ten to twelve.   This will facilitate the
co-options of  R. Neil Chalk (37) as an executive director and another
non-executive director.  Neil Chalk joined Hazlewood Foods in 1994 and held
the positions of Group Finance Director and Company Secretary.  With effect
from 22nd January, 2002 he becomes Group Strategy and Development Director of
Greencore and joins its executive team at its headquarters in Dublin.



The Board also announced that two of its executive directors Kevin C.
O'Sullivan (59), Chief Financial Officer, and Benjamin J. Power (59), Chief
Administrative Officer, will be retiring next year at the normal retirement
age for executive directors.  Kevin O'Sullivan will be replaced as Chief
Financial Officer by Patrick T. Kennedy (32), currently Group Development
Director.   Caroline M. Bergin (40), currently Deputy Group Secretary and
Solicitor will become Group Company Secretary.  These changes will take place
respectively in April 2002 and July 2002.



Commenting on the changes, Greencore's chairman, Anthony D. Barry said:



            'This is a challenging and exciting time for Greencore, its Board
and its management.  The transformation of the Group is well underway and the
current and proposed Board changes will ensure that the process will be
continued seamlessly by an experienced, determined and more youthful executive
team together with an enlarged non-executive complement.



Tony Hynes joined us last April as Chief Operating Officer and has made an
exceptional contribution to date.  I am delighted to welcome him to the Board.
  I would like to thank Declan Scott for the significant and valuable
contribution he has made to Greencore over the last six years.  The Board is
immensely grateful for his support and counsel during that time.



Kevin O'Sullivan and Ben Power have given invaluable service to Greencore
during their periods of office and we will miss their energy and wisdom when
they both retire during 2002.  I am delighted, however, that Patrick Kennedy
will be taking up the mantle of Chief Financial Officer and that Caroline
Bergin will become Group Company Secretary.  These changes will bring a wealth
of experience and knowledge of the Group to the Board as well as ensure that
the change processes which have been commenced will be built upon
successfully.'


B.J. POWER

DIRECTOR & SECRETARY



GREENCORE GROUP PLC,

ST. STEPHEN'S GREEN HOUSE,

EARLFORT TERRACE,

DUBLIN 2.
         18th December, 2001.