ARL - Astral Foods Limited - East Balt South Africa acquisition

ARL - Astral Foods Limited - East Balt South Africa acquisition                 
Astral Foods Limited                                                            
("Astral Foods")                                                                
Registration number: 1978/003194/06                                             
JSE Code: ARL ISIN: ZAE000029757                                                
East Balt South Africa acquisition                                              
Shareholders are advised that Astral Foods has acquired a 50% interest in East  
Balt South Africa (East Balt SA) for an undisclosed amount, effective 1 July    
2008. The consideration amount for the acquisition is less than 5% of the market
capitalisation of Astral Foods and therefore this announcement is for           
information purposes only and does not require shareholder approval. The East   
Balt SA acquisition has received approval by the Competition Commission         
Authorities.                                                                    
East Balt SA bakes and sells hamburger buns, English muffins, Kaiser rolls and  
other sandwich carriers, primarily for selling to McDonald`s and Kentucky Fried 
Chicken outlets in South Africa. East Balt SA, annually, manufactures over 15   
million dozen units. The other 50% shareholder in East Balt SA is East Balt of  
Africa, LLC an Illinois limited liability company.                              
Shareholders are reminded that the cautionary announcement, released by Astral  
Foods on 9 June 2008, is not related to this announcement and shareholders are  
advised that they should continue to exercise caution when dealing in the       
company`s securities until a full announcement is made.                         
Pretoria                                                                        
2 July 2008                                                                     
Sponsor                                                                         
JPMorgan Equities Limited                                                       
Date: 02/07/2008 12:20:01 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za                     
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