I am excited to announce that Mike Davis has agreed to join our team as Vice-President of Procurement effective January 1, 2012. Since 1986 Mike has worked at Ralcorp where most recently he was in charge of purchasing tree nuts, cashews and peanuts. Mike's extensive knowledge of the peanut industry along with his years of experience strengthens our team and positions us to serve our growing customer base. Please join me in welcoming Mike to our company. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

H. Jack Warden

President / CEO

American Blanching Company

To Our Valued Customers and Suppliers

In order to improve our business communications, American Blanching has recently completed the installation of a new VOIP phone system. When calling our main number 229-423-4098 or 229-423-4102 you will have the option of entering the employee's extension directly or dialing -0- for the operator. This system also allows you to call most of our departments and the respective employees via a direct dial number. A directory listing of the most frequently dialed numbers can be found under the "Contact Us" link on the left side of this page. Employees who are away from their desk or unavailable to answer their phones will be able to receive your message via voicemail and will respond as soon as possible.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know. We appreciate your support.

Sincerely,

H. Jack Warden

President/CEO

    I am proud to announce that Danny Smithson recently joined our sales team as Vice-President. Danny, most recently was director of Sales Operations for the Bremner Food Group. Over his career, Danny has worked as National Sales Manager for Bremner, Regional Sales Manager for Nutcracker, Regional Sales Manager for Southern Roasted Nuts and Vice-President of Sales for American Tea & Coffee. Danny brings over 30 years of sales experience in the peanut and peanut butter industry. He joins the American Blanching Sales team consisting of Harold Conger, VP of Sales and Joe Montgomery, VP of Sales. Combined these 3 veterans have nearly 100 years of experience in the food industry and are eager to serve your needs.

                                          - Jack Warden, President & CEO

Press Release
March 7, 2011

American Blanching Company, located in Fitzgerald Georgia, today announced that Jack Warden has assumed the role of President / CEO. The position was previously held by company founder, Allen Conger. Mr. Conger will continue to work with American Blanching in a consulting and advisory role. Mr. Conger will also be involved in assisting with the startup of the new MANA plant that will begin producing a peanut based food supplement for the treatment of children suffering from severe acute malnutrition worldwide.

Mr. Warden has worked in the snack food industry for 30 years. He held various positions with the former Tom’s Foods Corporation which included Director of Engineering, Peanut Plant Manager and Bakery Plant Manager. Most recently he was General Manager for the Snyder’s / Lance facility located in Columbus, Georgia.

Since its beginning in 1990, American Blanching has grown into one of the industry’s top facilities that provide custom blanching and sorting services utilizing the latest advancements in technology. In addition, American Blanching produces granulated peanuts, custom roasted peanuts and peanut butter which is matched to the customer’s exact specifications utilizing a computer controlled processing system that monitors critical points.

For additional information please contact:

Jack WardenPresident / CEO

229-423-4098

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Harold Conger

Vice President Sales

941-473-9110

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Joe Montgomery

Vice President Sales

704-904-6505

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Danny Smithson

Vice President Sales

704-721-5331

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