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Blount Seafood Corp. is now Blount Fine Foods

FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS (January 8, 2008) – Blount Seafood Corp., the leader in prepared gourmet soups, announced today that it has changed its corporate name to Blount Fine Foods.

The new name better describes Blount’s wide range of frozen and refrigerated soups for leading retailers, club stores and restaurants. The name also encompasses Blount’s great seafood products which will still be marketed as “Blount Seafood”.

As Todd Blount, President, explained, Blount Seafood Corporation began over 60 years ago processing shellfish for the seafood and foodservice industry. “Over the years, our product line has expanded and evolved. Now, we are known to be the leader in the gourmet soup industry as well. We wanted the name to reflect the variety of products and services that we provide.”

Blount Fine Foods, located in Fall River, Massachusetts and Warren, Rhode Island, has been at the forefront of developments in the seafood and foodservice industries since it’s founding in 1946. Blount Fine Foods has a full line of gourmet soups including hearty stews, chowders, bisques as well as vegetarian, organic and gluten free soups. For more information about Blount’s products or services, please visit their website at www.blountfinefoods.com

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