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Tootie Pie in Texas Restaurant Association Southwest Foodservice Expo BOERNE, TX--(MARKET WIRE)--Jun 19, 2008 -- The Tootie Pie Company, Inc. (OTC BB:TOOT.OB - News), a
premium baker and seller of high-quality, handmade pies,
will participate
in the 2008 Southwest Foodservice Expo produced by the Texas
Restaurant
Association, which runs this coming Sunday through Tuesday
in Houston, TX. The 2008 Southwest Foodservice Expo is the 2nd largest foodservice trade show in the nation, boasting 1000 booths and an average of 10,000 attendees per day. The expo brings together restaurateurs and foodservice professionals to present the latest culinary trends, equipment, products, and techniques, while setting the stage for business development. Don Merrill, President and CEO of Tootie Pie Company, said, "As awareness for our Award Winning Pies continues to grow, we welcome the opportunity to showcase our pies at one of the largest food shows in the country. This show provides broad exposure to key customers and prospective customers, creating opportunities for restaurant owners and operators to sample our pies and order throughout our current distribution network." Tootie Pie Company bakes and sells high-quality, handmade pies through three basic sales channels: retail, corporate and wholesale. The retail segment serves individual consumers through in-store sales, orders via telephone and internet on the Company's website. The corporate segment serves businesses that purchase pies as a way to promote their company through client and employee appreciation programs. The wholesale segment is made up of regional and national broad-line foodservice distributors who purchase pies and then resell them to their customers. For additional information, or to receive emails from us, please visit www.tootiepieco.com Forward-Looking Statements This press release may contain forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "expect," "should," "intend," "estimate," and "projects," variations of such words and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not a forward-looking statement. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's current expectations and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements are risks that are detailed in the Company's filings, which are on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Contact: Contact:
Jeff Bailey
VP of Corporate Development
210.237.4751
Jeff.Bailey@tootiepieco.com
Source: Tootie Pie Company, Inc.
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