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Fancy Feast® Elegant Medleys™ Gourmet Cat Food Introduced during Aspen Food and Wine Classic

Restaurant Inspired Feline Cuisine

June 14, 2006 (Aspen, CO) — Chef Rocco DiSpirito, yellowfin tuna Florentine, white meat chicken, whipped egg soufflé, savory broths, garden greens – all things you might find at the Aspen Food and Wine Classic held June 16-18. Visitors to the "Gallery of Elegant Menus" at the renowned Baldwin Gallery (209 South Galena Street) will find all of these, plus a cadre of dining on new restaurant-inspired Fancy Feast® Elegant Medleys™ Gourmet Cat Food.

The Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys "Gallery of Elegant Menus" will feature authentic menus and artifacts from author Rob DiSilvestre, and will be hosted by chef and cat owner Rocco DiSpirito. In addition, visitors will be able to see the new Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys offerings, which are unlike any other cat food in visual and aromatic appeal.

"I was blown away by the Elegant Medleys food appeal when I served it to my cat, said DiSpirito. "I couldn’t believe how good it looked and smelled and considering Pumpkin is the cat of a chef and he absolutely devoured it that’s an endorsement in itself. This is the first time a cat food has been showcased at the same time as the Aspen Food and Wine Classic. The "Gallery of Elegant Meals" is based on DiSilvestre’s book, Collectible Meals: Real Menus from History & Hollywood, and will feature menus, artifacts and photos of famous galas such as John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Dinner (1961), the Titanic’s Maiden Voyage (1912) and the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (1981). DiSilvestre will be on hand to discuss famous culinary events and guests will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite meals, with each vote triggering a donation of Elegant Medleys product to the Aspen Animal Shelter.

"We couldn’t have chosen a more appropriate venue to introduce this new product," said Vincent Biroscak, Fancy Feast brand manager. "Cat owners have told us that if their cat’s food looked and smelled better to them, their cat would also enjoy it more and mealtimes would be an even more magical experience for both of them. Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys entrées appeal just as much to owners as to their felines."

Like menus at upscale eateries, each Elegant Medleys recipe is artfully prepared with elegant combinations of delectable ingredients such as white meat chicken, wild salmon, yellowfin tuna and lean turkey, in a flavorful broth, sauce or soufflé, with garden greens.  Each dish contains a combination of three "foods" cats love in a variety of forms. The Elegant Medleys line will be available in July wherever cat food is sold and will retail for $.79 for a 3-ounce can.

"Like most cat owners, I love to make my cat’s dreams come true because knowing he’s happy makes me happy," said DiSpirito.

Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys Gourmet Cat Food is manufactured by Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, one of the leading global manufacturers in the pet food industry. Purina promotes responsible pet care, humane education, community involvement and the positive bond between people and their pets. The North American headquarters for Nestlé Purina PetCare is located at Checkerboard Square in St. Louis, Missouri. The company is part of Swiss-based Nestlé S.A., the world’s largest food company.

For more information, please log on to www.fancyfeast.com.

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