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Armanino Foods of Distinction
Declares a Special Cash Dividend In Addition to Its Regular Quarterly

 HAYWARD, CA. — Dec. 15^th Armanino Foods of Distinction announced today that its directors have declared a special cash dividend of 4 cents a share in addition to its regular quarterly dividend of 1 cent a share.

 In December, Armanino Foods completed a complex stock realignment.  As a consequence, a shareholder who held 1,000 shares on Jan. 1, 2005 , now owns 5,000 shares. The regular cash dividend of 1 cent per share, is the equivalent of 5 cents per share a shareholder would have received on his or her holdings prior to the realignment, and the 4 cents per share special dividend equates to 20 cents a share on the old basis.

 This also means that for 2005, Armanino Foods shareholders who held onto their shares for the entire year will have received pre-split four quarterly dividends of 5 cents per share and one special dividend of 20 cents per share for a total of 40 cents per share.

 The regular and special dividend will be paid on January 27, 2006 to shareholders of record on January 2, 2006 .

 “We have had a great year,” said Bill Armanino , president and CEO of the company, which is a purveyor of Italian specialty foods, particularly many different types of pesto sauce that is now being used on pasta, sandwiches and pizzas and as a condiment on many types of foods.  Our base of distribution is growing and so are our sales and profits.  These dividends to our shareholders reflect our confidence in our business model.”

 Armanino Foods recently completed a reverse stock splits in which 5 shares were exchanged for each 1 share previously held.

 This means that the 1 cent a share regular dividend on a current AMNF share is equivalent to 5 cents per share on the prior basis, and the 4 cents per share dividend is equivalent to 20 cents per share pre-reverse split.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. securities laws. These forward looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected. The Company assumes no obligation to update the information included in this press release.