Eggland's Best Eggs

EGGLAND'S BEST'S, INC.'S MANETTE RICHARDSON, RD,CDE, ELECTED PRESIDENT OF PENNSYLVANIA DIETETIC ASSOCIATION

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA—June 20, 2000--Manette Richardson, RD, CDE, director of nutrition services at Eggland's Best, Inc., the leading developer of nutritionally superior, patented* eggs, was elected president of the Pennsylvania Dietetic Association.

As president of this 3,400-member group, Richardson will oversee the activities of this organization, which include providing counsel on licensure of dietitians, public health and welfare issues, food safety and nutrition.

At Eggland's Best, Richardson is responsible for directing nutrition education programs for the company's nutritionally superior egg to consumers, food industry professionals, the media and health organizations.

Charles T. Lanktree, president and CEO of Eggland's Best, said, "Manette is an important member of our Eggland's Best team. She was involved early on with the independent clinical studies, which helped verify that Eggland's Best eggs can be eaten as part of a cholesterol conscious diet. She has worked to educate consumers about the key reasons to follow a healthy diet and to advance the standing of the dietetic profession among other health care providers."

Richardson holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana State University and has been a certified diabetic educator since 1987.