Blendex Company Displays at PMLA                                                         November 2008

CHICAGO -- Blendex will be displaying new items at the Private Label Manufacturers Association meeting Nov. 17-20 at O'Hare Expo Center.   This year, over 800 booths will be operated, a 10 percent increase over the booth count in 1990 and the largest show to date.

Chains say that today's economic squeeze on consumers, along with a generally better quality of private label goods, is contributing to the continued success of store brand programs.

PLMA president Brian Sharoff said a recent Gallup Poll indicated that one of three customers is buying more private label than one year ago. "Twenty percent said they intend to buy even more in the year ahead. Nearly nine of every 10 respondents said they have bought store brands," he said. Sharoff said that was the highest penetration to date.

 Blendex will be located in the Food and Beverage section, booth #1735.