CHINA FOOD COMPANY PLC 
By ("China Food", "Group" or the "Company")
Update on Sale of Animal Feed Business
China Food Company Plc (AIM:CFC), a leading Chinese manufacturer of cooking and dipping sauces, today provides the following update on the sale of its animal feed business.
PwC China is managing the sale of this business and, as previously announced, by mid December PwC had received expressions of interest from seven parties which were commencing the initial due diligence process. One of these offers was from the feed business' executive team. The Company has considered the credibility of the various parties and the likely timing of an agreement, and has consequently taken the decision to grant exclusivity to the executive management team for a period of one month. The proposed consideration is at a premium to the net assets of the business which were £3.86 million as at 30 June 2013.
The Company has now signed heads of terms in relation to this proposed transaction, and the sale is expected to conclude by summer 2014. The Board will provide a further update on progress in due course.
John McLean, Chairman Tel: +44 (0) 7768 031 454
www.chinafoodcompany.com
Geoff Nash / Ben Thompson (Corporate Finance) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500
Simon Starr (Broking)
David Poutney (Joint Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Media enquiries: Abchurch Communications
Joanne Shears / Canace Wong Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7709
Joanne.shears@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com
China Food is a well-established food manufacturing business based in Shandong province in the People's Republic of China, a region with a population of circa 94 million. A recent report identified Shandong province as one of the five most attractive 'city clusters' in China, due to the high number of large cities in the province*. The Group manufactures numerous different product lines including soya sauce and bean paste, all targeting the Chinese domestic market, and sold through a network of distributors and outlets of supermarket chains in the north-eastern region of the PRC, such as Walmart, Carrefour and Jialejia.
The Chinese sauces, dressings and condiments market is expected to be worth CNY115 billion (US$15 billion) by 2013, driven by Chinese population growth and economic prosperity. The Chinese domestic market is rapidly expanding, and the Group is well positioned to benefit from China's demographic growth and increased urbanisation.
The Group's operations are highly scalable and able to support further growth, and with net assets of £32 million (as at 30 June 2013), the prospects for China Food are strong. Further information on China Food Company can be found at www.chinafoodcompany.com .
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