Offer Update

Greencore Group PLC
7 December 2000

                                                                             
                            For immediate release
     Not for release into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan


                                      
 Greencore Group plc ('Greencore') recommended cash offer ('the Offer') for
                      Hazlewood Foods plc ('Hazlewood')

Greencore announces that, at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company
held  today, the ordinary resolution to approve the Acquisition of  Hazlewood
on  the  terms  set out in the Circular sent to shareholders on  21  November
2000, was duly passed.

The  first  closing  date of the Offer is 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday,  12  December
2000.

Terms  used in this announcement have the same meaning as in the announcement
of  the  recommended  cash offer for Hazlewood released by  Greencore  on  10
November 2000.

7 December 2000

Enquiries:

Greencore                                              [phone]
David Dilger
Kevin O'Sullivan
Ben Power

Schroder Salomon Smith Barney                         [phone]
Peter Smart
Mark Todd

Financial Dynamics                                    [phone]
Tom Baldock

Drury Communications                                   [phone]
Trish Morrissey

Salomon  Brothers  International Limited, trading as Schroder  Salomon  Smith
Barney  ('Schroder Salomon Smith Barney'), which is regulated in  the  United
Kingdom  by  The  Securities and Futures Authority  Limited,  is  acting  for
Greencore  and the Offeror and no one else in connection with the  Offer  for
Hazlewood,  and will not be responsible for anyone other than  Greencore  and
the  Offeror for providing the protections afforded to customers of  Schroder
Salomon  Smith Barney or for providing advice to any other person in relation
to the Offer.


Salomon Brothers International Limited (trading as Schroder Salomon Smith
Barney) is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Securities and Futures
Authority Limited.  Salomon Smith Barney is a service mark of Salomon Smith
Barney Inc.  Schroders is a trademark of Schroders Holdings PLC and is used
under licence.