Recommended Cash Offer

Greencore Group PLC
21 November 2000


     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  has  today posted the offer document relating  to  the  Offer  for
Hazlewood which was announced on 10 November 2000.  The first closing date of
the Offer is 3.00 p.m. on Tuesday 12 December 2000.

Greencore  has  also today posted to Greencore shareholders  a  circular  and
notice of Extraordinary General Meeting at which a resolution to approve  the
Acquisition will be proposed.  The Extraordinary General Meeting to  consider
this resolution will be held on Thursday 7 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.

21 November 2000


Enquiries:

Greencore                                                    [phone]
David Dilger
Kevin O'Sullivan

Schroder Salomon Smith Barney                               [phone]
Peter Smart
Mark Todd
David James (Corporate Broking)

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.


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