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TORONTO, May 15 /CNW/ - (TSX: MEW.UN): Menu Foods Income Fund announced today that it will release its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 on Thursday, May 22, 2003.

The financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 will be released during the day and will be discussed at Menu Foods Income Fund's annual meeting. The annual meeting is to be held on May 22, 2003 at 4:00pm at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, located at 255 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario. The meeting will be chaired by Robert Luba, Trustee of Menu Foods Income Fund. Robert will be joined by Serge Darkazanli, Trustee, Menu's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Paul Henderson, Menu's Chief Operating Officer and Mark Wiens, Menu's Chief Financial Officer.

Menu is a leading North American manufacturer of private-label wet pet food products, selling its products to supermarket retailers, mass merchandisers, pet specialty retailers and other retail and wholesale outlets. Menu currently produces more than 800 million containers of wet pet food per year and is focused on the manufacture and sale of premium private-label wet pet food products.

For further information: Mark Wiens, Chief Financial Officer, Menu Foods GenPar Limited, (905) 826-3870