Bridgford Foods Corporation traces its roots back almost 75 years to February 1932, when Hugh H. Bridgford (1908-1992) opened a retail meat market in San Diego, California. The business evolved first into several retail meat markets, then meat wholesaling to hotels and restaurants, frozen food distribution, meat packing, and frozen food manufacturing. The Company is now headquartered in Anaheim, California about four miles from Disneyland. In addition to processing operations in Anaheim the Company has four additional factories, two in Dallas, Texas, one in Chicago, Illinois, and our newest factory in Statesville, North Carolina.

Bridgford Foods pioneered the manufacture and sale of frozen bread dough to supermarkets starting in 1962. The first products were made at the Anaheim meat processing factory. Additional bread plants were added in Secaucus, New Jersey (now closed) in 1964, Dallas in 1968, a second plant in Dallas in 1985, and Statesville, North Carolina in 1996. Meat processing, with heavy emphasis on dry and semi-dry sausage, is also done in Chicago, Illinois in a plant acquired in 1975.

Uniqueness, high quality and consistency of products have been the main objectives of Bridgford Foods Corporation. Bridgford products have been awarded 109 gold medals by the California State Fair and Exposition. Bridgford Foods was selected as one of The 200 Best Small Companies in America by Forbes Magazine in 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993.

The Company's principal products include sliced lunch meats and sandwiches for retail markets in the Southwestern U.S., frozen bread dough products for both the food service and retail food industries, shelf-stable dry and semi-dry sausage products for both retail and food service establishments, an assortment of frozen Micro-Ready sandwiches, a new line of shelf-stable sandwiches, and heat and serve monkey breads.

Bridgford Foods Corporation presently employs 675 people. Products are sold in all 50 states, Canada, and several overseas markets. The Company's common stock (9.9 million shares outstanding) is traded in the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol "BRID." There are approximately 2,000 shareholders. Members of the Bridgford family own or control approximately 75% of the common stock. Nine members of the Bridgford family are employed in management positions by the Company.

Bridgford Foods Corporation is managed by a five member Executive Committee which reports to the Board of Directors. Members are Allan L. Bridgford, Senior Chairman of the Board of Directors; Wm. L. Bridgford, Chairman of the Board; Raymond Lancy, Chief Financial Officer; John Simmons, President; and Hugh Wm. Bridgford, Chairman of the Executive Committee.

Directors Allan L. Bridgford, Senior Chairman; Hugh Wm. Bridgford, Vice President; William L. Bridgford, Chairman; Richard A. Foster, Retired (formerly President, Interstate Electronics Corporation); Robert E. Schulze, Retired (formerly President and member of the Executive Committee, Bridgford Foods Corporation); Paul R. Zippwald, Retired (formerly Regional Vice President, Bank of America); Todd C. Andrews, Vice President and Controller, Public Storage, Inc.; D. Gregory Scott, Managing Director, Peak Holdings, LLC.

Officers Allan L. Bridgford, Senior Chairman and member of the Executive Committee; Hugh Wm. Bridgford, Chairman Executive Committee and Vice President; William L. Bridgford, Chairman and member of the Executive Committee; Bruce Bridgford, President, Bridgford Foods of California; Raymond F. Lancy, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and member of the Executive Committee; John V. Simmons, President; Daniel R. Yost, Senior Vice President, Frozen Food Division; Chris Cole, Vice President; Cindy Matthews-Morales, Secretary; Michael Bridgford, Assistant Secretary.