The awards, now in their eighth
year , recognize foodservice innovators for their excellence in
research and development.

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Over 38 million vehicles use the Toll Road
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McCarthy, President and CEO of HMSHost. Our top goal is to provide Toll
Road travelers with finest array of dining and retail choices in the
country ., headquartered in Overland Park,
Kan.

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Applebee 's Neighborhood Grill + Bar brand, the largest casual dining
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Together with INDOT, we will strive to make the Toll Road
travel experience as enjoyable and convenient as possible.

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., is a leading
supplier and product innovator of foodservice disposables in North America.

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He also received an award for Best Healthy Choice Menu Selection in
2003. There currently are more than 1 ,700 Applebee's
restaurants operating system-wide in 49 states and 12 international
countries.

Additional information on Applebee's International can be
found at the company's website (www. A leader in the design
and manufacturing of single use products for the foodservice industry,
Dixie Foodservice developed the reinforced plate rims of the
UltraStrong line to provide restaurant and foodservice operators with
the enhanced performance characteristics of strength and rigidity to
service a wide variety of menu offerings."

The new Dixie innovation, Outer Horizontal Periphery (OHP ), was created
through advanced engineering and product design expertise to add greater
durability and rigidity to Dixie plates.

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Corporation, one of the world 's largest providers of food, beverage
and retail concessions to the travel industry, announced today that it
was recently awarded the food service concession rights at the Henry
Schricker and George Craig travel plazas on the Indiana Toll Road. Every year, more than one billion
travelers are exposed to HMSHost operations. demand for foodservice disposables expected to grow 4.dixiefoodservice.

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The
Toll Road crosses the northern edge of Indiana, covering 157 miles
between Angola and Hammond.

"The performance of a plate is extremely important to today's foodservice
operator," said Fran Alexay , Director of Marketing, Dixie Foodservice. The reinforced tableware helps
prevent unwanted messy leaks and spills, providing foodservice operators
with a dependable, cost effective and more sanitary alternative to
permanent ware and other disposables. Neenah Technical Center, Georgia-Pacific Corp .

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With U. "Improving our UltraStrong
line is the latest example of how Dixie Foodservice applies technology to
design to achieve superior single-use tableware products that create an
optimal dining experience for consumers and an efficient and cost-effective
solution for operators.

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PRESS RELEASE Dixie Foodservice Strengthens Tableware Design +amp; Durability

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The contract term is ten years with estimated revenues in excess
of $60 million over the life of the contract. The company has won international recognition for
its original concepts, creative store designs, and outstanding
customer service.----Kurt Hankins,
senior vice president of menu development and innovation for
Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar (Nasdaq: APPB), has been awarded
the 2005 MenuMasters Award for top Chef Innovator from Nation's
Restaurant News.

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Hankins, who joined Applebee 's in 2001, will receive the award
during a ceremony May 21 in Chicago. "Kurt has continually upgraded our menu for improved
variety, flavor, quality and portion size. "By
presenting stronger products , Dixie helps ensure that foodservice
operations, from quick-casual to bakeries and delis, can provide patrons
with a greater variety of meal options without performance worry of
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Applebee's Hankins Wins MenuMasters Chef Innovator Award from Nation's Restaurant News

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"Kurt Hankins and his team continue to bring innovative,
great-tasting dishes to our guests," said Lloyd Hill, chairman and CEO
of Applebee's.
Dixie Foodservice today announced that it has
reinforced its UltraStrong plates with an enhanced rim design, making
it 30 percent stronger than their current plate(1). OHP is a key composite in Dixie's
UltraStrong products -- now 30 percent stronger than its toughest
Superware line -- and since UltraStrong is offered in the new
Sage products design , operators can take advantage of an upscale,
contemporary style without sacrificing strength.

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Located outside Elkhart, Indiana, both the Schricker and Craig
plazas will feature strong concept lineups including: Burger King,
Starbucks Coffee, Uno's Pizza, and Fresh Attractions.

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HMSHost Awarded Food Service Concessions at Two Travel Plazas on Indiana Toll Road

Operations began at both
plazas on February 1st. "We are extremely pleased to
introduce so many exciting concepts. As a result of his efforts,
more than 90 percent of our menu is new or improved over the last
three years.3 percent
annually through 2007(2), Dixie fortified its disposable products to enable
restaurants and other foodservice operations to reap the benefits of
disposable tableware and provide a more reliable, sanitary and enjoyable
in-house and To-Go dining experience for customers."

The new UltraStrong and Sage products are now available for
foodservice operator in-house, To-Go and catering needs.

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HMSHost will
also operate Travel Mart, a full-service convenience store concept.
"HMSHost wishes to thank the Indiana Department of Transportation
for the opportunity to serve Toll Road travelers ," said John J. HMSHost operates in more than 100 motorway travel
plazas throughout North America . Visit Dixie
Foodservice at www.

ABOUT DIXIE FOODSERVICE

Dixie Foodservice, a business of Georgia-Pacific Corp. Freedonia Group, January 2004, Foodservice Disposables to 2007

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It is the second MenuMasters Award Hankins has won for Applebee's.
For more information about Dixie 's full line of foodservice disposables and
To-Go packaging products, contact your Dixie Foodservice sales
representative, call 1-800-257-9744 or visit us at
www.

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About HMSHost

HMSHost is world-renowned for creating innovative concession plans
in travel venues.

The newly reinforced UltraStrong plates are available in Dixie's
contemporary Sage product design as well as traditional all-white,
providing an ideal solution for foodservice operations seeking to improve
the performance of their tableware as well as the image of their operation.

"Dixie continues to evolve and improve its product offerings in order to
meet the needs of today's marketplace and exceed the expectations of
operators and their patrons," added Alexay.