ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 4, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Fresh America Corp. (Pink Sheets:FRES), a major North American food distribution company (the "Company"), today announced that it has scheduled a Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 28, 2001 at 10:00 a.m., Central Time, at the Company's corporate offices located at 1049 Avenue H East in Arlington, Texas. At the meeting, shareholders will be asked to consider and vote upon:
1. An amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation to
increase the number of authorized shares of the Company's common
stock and to decrease the stated par value of the Company's
common stock;
2. The adoption of the Fresh America Corp. 2001 Stock Option Plan;
and
3. The transaction of any other business that may properly come
before the meeting.
Shareholders of record of the Company's common stock as of the close of business on October 30, 2001 will be entitled to vote on the proposals. A proxy statement containing more detailed information with respect to the matters to be considered at the special meeting was mailed to such shareholders on or about December 3, 2001.
About Fresh America
Fresh America is an integrated food distribution management company that operates facilities located in Dallas and Houston, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Richmond, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; and Norwalk, California.