PLB American Italian Pasta

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Italian Pasta Company (NYSE:PLB) announced today that Horst Schroeder has resigned his position as Chairman of the Board of Directors effective October 17, 2005. Mr. Schroeder has served as the Chairman since June 1991 and remains a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Schroeder will continue to receive the base compensation called for under his existing consulting agreements with the Company through September 30, 2006. The Company also announced that William R. Patterson has been elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Patterson has been a Director since 1997 and will also continue to serve as the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Founded in 1988 and based in Kansas City, Missouri, American Italian Pasta Company is the largest producer and marketer of dry pasta in North America. The Company has five plants that are located in Excelsior Springs, Missouri; Columbia, South Carolina; Tolleson, Arizona; Kenosha, Wisconsin and Verolanuova, Italy. The Company has approximately 600 employees located in the United States and Italy. DATASOURCE: American Italian Pasta Company CONTACT: George Shadid, EVP & Chief Financial Officer of American Italian Pasta Company, +1-816-584-5621, Web site: http://www.aipc.com/

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